Cisco WAP300N, User Manual

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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys WAP300N
How to set up Wireless Bridge Mode
To set up Wireless Bridge mode:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 8)
2.
Click the
Wireless
tab, then click the
Basic Wireless Settings
page
Local Wi-Fi MAC Address —The Wi-Fi MAC address of this device
Remote Wireless Bridges’ Wi-Fi MAC Addresses —Enter the Wi-Fi
MAC addresses of other WAP300N wireless bridges that you want this
WAP300N to connect to
Wireless Band —Select the 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz radio band The 5 GHz band
is less crowded than the 2 4 GHz band, so that band is more likely to be
free from interference
Channel Width —For best performance in a Wireless-N network, select
40 MHz only (available only in the 5 GHz radio band) or Auto In Auto
mode, this device and other WAP300N devices connected to this one
automatically switch to the 40 MHz mode if there is no interference
Channel
—Choose the operating channel for your wireless network
CAUTION
While in Wireless Bridge mode, this device can communicate with
other WAP300N devices only if they are also in Wireless Bridge mode
and the wireless settings are all identical
Example 1
You want to connect two wired networks together using Two WAP300N
devices One WAP300N will need to be on each network We will call one (A)
and the other (B) To make this work:
1. Enter (A)’s Local Wi-Fi MAC Address into (B)’s Remote Wireless Bridges’ Wi-
Fi MAC Addresses field
2.
Enter (B)’s Local Wi-Fi MAC Address into (A)’s Remote Wireless Bridges’ Wi-
Fi MAC Addresses field
Example 2
You want to connect three wired networks together using three WAP300N
devices One WAP300N will need to be on each network In this example, they
will be called (A), (B), and (C) To make this work:
1. Enter (A)’s and (C)’s Local Wi-Fi MAC Addresses into (B)’s Remote Wireless
Bridges’ Wi-Fi MAC Addresses field
2.
Enter (B)’s Local Wi-Fi MAC Address into (A)’s Remote Wireless Bridges’ Wi-
Fi MAC Addresses field
3.
Enter (B)’s Local Wi-Fi MAC Address into (C)’s Remote Wireless Bridges’ Wi-
Fi MAC Addresses field
This establishes a wireless connection between (A) and (B) and another
connection between (B) and (C) This approach links all three wired
networks together
CAUTION
Do not create a loop in your network In the above example, a
loop would be adding an (A)-to-(C) wireless connection, while you
already had an (A)-to-(B) and (B)-to-(C) wireless connection