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Chapter 4. Advanced Configuration
ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
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All access points must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP addresses
must be in the same network.
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If you are using DHCP, all of the access points should be set to
Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client)
in the IP address source portion of the Basic Settings
screen.
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All ProSafe Wireless Access Points use the same SSID, channel, authentication
mode, if any, and encryption.
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All point-to-point access points must have the AP2 MAC address in their Remote AP
MAC Address fields.
4.
Verify connectivity across the LANs.
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A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share
files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN
segments.
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Wireless stations will be able to connect to the ProSafe Wireless Access Points in the
previous illustration. If you require wireless stations to access any LAN segment, you
can add additional access points configured in wireless bridge mode to any LAN
segment.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Note:
You can extend this multi-point bridging by adding additional
WNAP320s configured in Point-to-Point Bridge mode for each
additional LAN segment. Furthermore, you can extend the range of
Configuring the WNAP320 as a Wireless Repeater
To configure the WNAP320 as a wireless repeater as shown in Figure
1.
Select
Configuration > Wireless Bridge > Bridging and Repeating
. The
Bridging
and Repeating
screen displays.
2.
Configure the operating mode of the access points.
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Configure WNAP320 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Repeater mode with the remote
MAC address of AP2.
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Configure WNAP320 (AP2) in Repeater mode with MAC addresses of AP1 and AP3.
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Configure the WNAP320 (AP3) in Repeater mode with the remote MAC address of
AP2.
