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The access point in repeater mode connects to clients as an access point and connects to the
upstream restricted access point as a client itself. Using an access point in Repeater mode is
not suggested unless absolutely necessary because cells around each access point in the
scenario must overlap by minimum of 50%.This configuration drastically reduces the range at
which clients can connect to the repeater access point. Additionally, the repeater access point
is communicating with the client as well as the upstream access point over the wireless link,
reducing throughput on the wireless segment. Users attached to the repeater access point will
likely experience low throughput and high latencies in the scenario. It is typical for wired
Ethernet port to be disabled while in repeater mode.
3.5.5 WPS
You could setup security easily by choosing PIN or PBC method to do Wi-Fi protected setup.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup was designed to ease setup of security enabled WiFi networks in the
home and small office environment. It supports methods that are familiar to most consumers to
