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Connect a PC’s Ethernet port to another RJ-45 port on the main router (the
fi
rst
AirStation).
You will use this PC to con
fi
gure the settings of the AirStations.
Here’s the whole setup, ready for initial con
fi
guration.
*
Note:
Each AirStation may be part of 6 different bridges.
Remember that each layer
of bridges takes about half your total network speed, so avoid con
fi
guring daisy-chains
more than 4 bridges long.
A star-pattern is always better, with a central router serving
multiple bridges.
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Once the AirStations are powered on, you will
want to make sure that they are in factory
default con
fi
guration.
On the bottom of each,
hold down the “INIT” button for three seconds.
This will reset them to factory defaults.
They
will take 30-60 seconds to reboot afterwards.
Power on your PC.
Make sure that it
is con
fi
gured to “obtain an IP address
automatically” from DHCP.
Open a web
browser and in the address
fi
eld, enter
192.168.11.1
.
This is the default IP address of
your
fi
rst AirStation.
A login window will pop up.
The default
username is “root”.
Leave the password
fi
eld
blank and click OK.
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The Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utility for your
fi
rst
AirStation will open.
Click on the
Advanced
tab.
On the left side menu, click on
Wireless Con
fi
g
, and then
Basic
.
Change the
Wireless Channel
from
Auto
to a channel.
Make a note of the channel that you’ve chosen, because all
of your wireless devices will need to be con
fi
gured to use
this same channel.
Change
Framebursting
from
125 High
Speed Mode
to
Framebursting
or
Do not use
(
Framebursting
is recommended if all your client devices support it).
Click
Apply
.
Your AirStation will reboot in 30-60 seconds.
Optional:
Note the
SSID
of this AirStation.
By default,
this value will be different for each AirStation.
For easy
roaming, you may want to change the SSIDs of both
AirStations to a constant value.
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On the left-side menu, click on
Wireless Con
fi
g
, and
then
Repeater
.
Repeater-Bridge (WDS)
must be set to
Enable
.
If it is
not, change it to
Enable
in the drop down menu and
click
Apply
.
After the AirStation reboots, the screen
will refresh.
Click
Edit Registered WDS Partners
.
Under
Add New WDS Partner Access Point
, enter the
wireless MAC address of the second AirStation, the
one that you want to form a bridge with.
You can
get this from the bottom of the second AirStation (see
above).
Enter it with each pair of digits separated
by a colon, e.g. 000D0B10F778 would be entered
“00:0D:0B:10:F7:78”.
Press
New Partner
when done.
The AirStation will reboot, and when the screen
refreshes, the second AirStation’s MAC address will
be listed under
Bridgeable Access Points
.
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Now, you need to con
fi
gure the second
AirStation with the MAC address of the
fi
rst one.
In your browser’s address
fi
eld,
enter “192.168.11.100”.
This will take
you into the Web-Based Con
fi
guration
Utility for the second AirStation.
Once again, the username is “root” and
the password is blank.
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