NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500v2 User Manual
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Customizing Your Network Settings
v1.0, May 2009
Setting Up a Repeater Unit
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless
connection to the base station.
To configure a WNR3500v2 router as a repeater unit:
1.
If you are using the same model of wireless router for both the base station and repeaters, you
must change the LAN IP address for each repeater to a different IP address in the same subnet
(see
“Using the LAN IP Setup Options” on page 5-1
).
2.
Check the Wireless Settings screen, and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit
exactly. The wireless security option must be set to
WEP
or
None
.
3.
In the Wireless Repeating Function screen, select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
In the
Repeater IP Address
field, the router’s IP address is automatically filled in. This IP
address must be in the same subnet as the base station but different from the LAN IP of the
base station.
4.
Fill in the
Base Station MAC Address
field.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
6.
Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the wireless router should be able to
connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or
server connected to the other AP.
Note:
If you are using the WNR3500v2 router base station with a different model
wireless router as the repeater, you might need to change additional configuration
settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless
repeater AP.
Note:
Failing to change the LAN IP address will cause an IP address conflict in the
network because the factory default LAN IP is the same for both units.
