Chapter 5: Advanced Configuration
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N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual
Configuring a Repeater with Wireless Client Association
In the repeater mode with wireless client association, the wireless modem router sends all
traffic to a remote AP. For the repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote
“parent” access point. Alternatively, you can configure the wireless modem router as the
parent by entering the address of a “child” access point. Note that the following restrictions
apply:
•
You
do not
have the option of disabling client associations with this wireless modem
router.
•
You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent
AP, although if the wireless modem router is the parent AP, it can connect with up to four
child APs.
The following figure shows an example of a Repeater mode configuration.
Figure 46.
To set up a repeater with wireless client association:
1.
Configure the operating mode of the devices.
•
Configure AP 1 (the wireless modem router in
Figure 46
) on with the MAC address of
AP 2 and AP 3 in the first two
Remote MAC Address
fields.
•
Configure AP 2 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the
Remote MAC Address
field.
•
Configure AP 3 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the
Remote MAC Address
field.
2.
Verify the following for both access points:
•
The LAN network configuration of each AP is configured to operate in the same LAN
network address range as the LAN devices.
•
The APs must be on the same LAN. That is, the LAN IP addresses for the APs must
be in the same network.
Internet
PCs
Wireless PC
192.168.0.1
AP 1 (parent AP in repeater mode)
AP 3 in repeater mode
Wireless PC
associated
with AP 3
AP 2 in repeater mode
associated
with AP2
Wireless PC
with AP 1
associated
N300 wireless modem router
