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6. Configuring for Universal Wireless Repeater
Note :
1. This section will walk you through the steps of sharing (bridging) an internet connection in one building, and extending that
same internet to another building with repeat Access Point.
2. A repeater is just a very normal client which, at the same time, can also be an access point, independent of the SSID and
type of encryption used.
3. The
“
Main Base Station
” provides Access Point with SSID “
Main_AP
”, and the “
Client Station
” provide repeat Access
Point with SSID “
Repeater_Main_AP
”.
4. The
Wireless clients
and “
Main Base Station
” need the
same
subnet
.
5. The examples below are for
Universal Wireless Repeater
.
Note :
1. To protect your network from any unauthorized access it is recommended to enable wireless encryption.
2. The examples below are for WEP. If you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, make sure your wireless
adapters support WPA or WPA2. If your wireless adapters do not support WPA or WPA2, then select WEP.
1. Follows steps in Section 5
Configuring for
Client Bridge
.
2. Select
Enable
to active
Repeater AP
on
step 7. Enter the desired
ESSID
and click
Next
button.
