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Wireless Point to Multi-Point Configuration 

 

 

 

Access Point 1  

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Access Point 2

 

 

 

 

 

On Access Point 1, in the Wireless 
Bridge Page, enable 

Wireless 

Bridinging and Repeating

 and select 

the option for 

Wireless Point to 

Multi-Point Bridge.

 

 

  Enable as many profiles as you have 

Access Points; each profile will 
associate your central Access Point to 
one of the remote Access Points. 

 

 

Make note of the

 

MAC Adress of 

Access Point 1:  

 

 

 

 

 

On Access Point 2, in the Wireless 
Bridge Page, enable 

Wireless 

Bridinging and Repeating

 and select 

the option for 

Wireless Point to 

Multi-Point Bridge.

 

 

  Enable 

one

 profile to associate this 

remote Access Point to the central 
location. 

 

 

Make note of the

 

MAC Adress of 

Access Point 2:  
 

 

 

Repeat the steps for Access Point 2 on each of the other Access Points, making sure you take 
note of all the MAC Addresses. 

 
Once you have gathered all the MAC addresses, and Wireless Briding and Repeating has been 
enabled on all the Access Points, go back to Access Point 1 and select the first profile you 
enabled. Click on the 

Edit

 button at the bottom of the screen to change the details of the profile: 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ProSafe WNDAP330

Page 1: ...ng concepts described are valid for all the other Netgear products supporting WDS with new firmware from May 2009 Bridging and Repeating can be used in either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz bands alternatively Table of Contents Introduction WDS 2 Setup minimum requirements SSID Radio Channel Encryption 2 Wireless Repeating 3 Wireless Point to Point Bridge 6 Wireless Point to Multi Point Bridge 8 Final Notes 11 ...

Page 2: ...i point Bridging Setup minimum requirements SSID Radio Channel Encryption In order to setup any of the three available Bridging and Repeating options the following parameters must be set and be identical on all the APs Wireless mode Wireless channel except Auto The Encryption level this should be the same on each Point to Point link To perform the configuration access the GUI Default URL http 192 ...

Page 3: ...nect two locations in the same network This option does not allow Wireless client association and the SSID will not be visible Since Repeater configurations communicate in half duplex mode the bandwidth decreases as you add Repeaters to the network Also you can extend the range of the wireless network with NETGEAR wireless antenna accessories ...

Page 4: ...ect the option for Repeater Access Point 2 Note that two profiles will be enabled used in Access Point 2 As it is in the middle it must connect to both Access Point 1 and Access Point 3 Access Point 3 Make note of the following MAC Adress of Access Point 1 MAC Adress of Access Point 2 MAC Adress of Access Point 3 ...

Page 5: ...Enter your Network Authentication details Make sure the settings you use here are set identically in all Access Points Enter the MAC Adress of Access Point 3 in the Remote MAC Address field Enter your Network Authentication details Make sure the settings you use here are set identically in all Access Points Access Point 3 Enter the MAC Adress of Access Point 2 in the Remote MAC Address field Enter...

Page 6: ...s Point to Point Bridge This option is designed to bridge wirelessly two locations in the same network By default when enabling this option Wireless client association will be possible but this can be disabled ...

Page 7: ... the Edit button at the bottom of the screen to change the details of the profile you have enabled Access Point 1 Enter the MAC Adress of Access Point 2 in the Remote MAC Address field Enter your Network Authentication details Make sure the settings you use here are set identically in both Access Points Access Point 2 Enter the MAC Adress of Access Point 1 in the Remote MAC Address field Enter you...

Page 8: ...designed to allow connection of one central AP Master to other Bridge Mode stations Each of the stations will communicate sending traffic directly to the Master By default this option support the association with Wireless Clients which cannot be disabled ...

Page 9: ... Bridge Page enable Wireless Bridinging and Repeating and select the option for Wireless Point to Multi Point Bridge Enable one profile to associate this remote Access Point to the central location Make note of the MAC Adress of Access Point 2 Repeat the steps for Access Point 2 on each of the other Access Points making sure you take note of all the MAC Addresses Once you have gathered all the MAC...

Page 10: ...cally in each and all of the Access Points On Access Point 2 select the profile you enabled and click on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen to change the details of the profile Access Point 2 3 4 and 5 Enter the MAC Adress of Access Point 1 in the Remote MAC Address field Enter your Network Authentication details Make sure the settings you use here are set identically in both Access Point...

Page 11: ...1gn or 11an speeds are selected Bridging and Repeating can be setup using 2 4GHz or 5GHz alternatively When switching from 2 4 GHz to 5 GHz please note that The Wireless channel will reset to Auto Bridging and Repeating will be disabled All the Security profile will be reset to default ...

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