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N300 WiFi Router (N300R) User Manual
4-16 Customizing Your Network Settings
May 2012
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 N300R router as a repeater unit:
1. If you are using the same model of WiFi 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 4-1 ).
2. Log in to the router that will be the repeater. Check the Wireless Settings screen, and verify
that the wireless settings match the base station exactly. If the settings are different, be sure to
configure the wireless settings to match the base station settings (see
“Setting Up and Testing
Basic Wireless Connectivity” on page 1-11 ).
3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen, select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box and the Wireless Repeater radio button.
4. Fill in the IP Address field. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but
different from the LAN IP of the base station.
5. Fill in the Base Station MAC Address field.
6. Click Apply to save your changes.
7. Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the WiFi 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 N300R base station with a non-On Networks WiFi 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.