Advanced Configuration
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WN804 Access Point
Note:
To use the wireless repeating function, you need to select None as
the security option in the Wireless Settings screen, and you cannot
select Auto Channel.
Wireless base station
. The access point acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic
to and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired
local computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child
repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.
Wireless repeater
. The access point sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired
computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC
address of the remote parent access point.
For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have to meet the
following conditions:
•
Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•
Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point
LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
•
All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same
LAN network address range as the access points.
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to know the
MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base statiomn. Then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1.
Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode need to be the same, and the wireless security option has to be set
to None. (See
Basic Wireless Settings
on page
25.)
2.
Select
Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating
.
3.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
