Advanced Settings
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)
You can set the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router up to be used as a wireless access point
(AP). This enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to
another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP
service.
Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to
link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Repeater
Base station
access point
access point
Figure 4. Wireless repeating scenario
Note:
If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either
WEP
or
None
as a security option in the Wireless Setup screen. The
WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode
Up to 54
Mbps
in the Wireless Setup screen.
Wireless Base Station
. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and
from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers.
