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Increasing the Range of the WLAN Connection
WDS: Expanding the WLAN range using a WDS repeater
Note the following for WDS configuration:
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To expand the range of your wireless network, you need
at least one additional WLAN base station. The wireless
network of your FRITZ!Box can be expanded to a WDS
(Wireless Distribution System) with up to three WLAN
base stations.
•
All WLAN base stations implemented in the WDS must
support WDS and be configured for this technology.
•
All WLAN base stations implemented as repeaters in the
WDS must be located within the radio range of the WDS
base station.
•
The FRITZ!Box can function as a WDS base station to es-
tablish the Internet connection for other WDS repeaters,
or as a WDS repeater to expand the range of a WDS base
station.
•
All WDS connections between the WDS base station
and the WDS repeaters must be secured using the
same encryption (e.g. WPA/WPA2).
Note that the WPA2
encryption method is available only when your network
consists of AVM devices, since in the WLAN standard on-
ly WEP encryption has been specified for WDS connec-
tions.
•
All WLAN base stations in the WDS must use the same
radio channel.
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