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Step 8

In the navigation tree, choose

Advanced

>

DDNS

.

The DDNS configuration page is then displayed.

Step 9

Click

New

.

Step 10

Select

Others

for

Service provider

.

The DDNS function of the router provides parameter setting templates of multiple DDNS

providers. After a template is selected, the router sets relevant parameters automatically. You can

change the parameter settings as required. You can also set all the parameters again as required.

Step 11

Set the parameters provided by the DDNS provider.

Step 12

Click

Submit

.

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5.10 Expanding the Coverage of a WLAN

Function Overview

The router supports the WDS function. Through the WDS function, two routers can be

connected wirelessly, thus expanding the coverage of a WLAN.

Table 6-3 lists three WDS working modes, functions in each working mode, and relevant

setting requirements.

Table 5-1

WDS working modes

Working

Mode

Function

Setting Requirements

Bridge

Two WLANs can be connected

wirelessly in this mode but

other wireless clients cannot be

connected to the router.

On each router, add the wireless

MAC address of the peer router to

the WDS MAC list.

Repeater

It

is

used

to

expand

the

coverage of a WLAN. The

router can set up a connection

with another wireless router or

wireless client.

On each router, add the wireless

MAC address of the peer router to

the WDS MAC list.

Lazy

The function in this mode is the

same as that in repeater mode.

No WDS MAC list, however, is

required to be configured on the

router in lazy mode.

No WDS MAC list is required to be

configured on the router in lazy

mode. The MAC address of the

router in lazy mode, however, needs

to be added to the WDS MAC list of

the peer router.

When configuring the WDS function, you should comply with the following principles:



Both wireless routers should support the WDS function.



The WDS function should be enabled on both wireless routers.



On each router, add the wireless MAC address of the peer router to the WDS MAC

list. No WDS MAC list is required to be configured on the router in lazy mode but a

WDS MAC list should be configured on the peer router.



The settings of the following parameters on both wireless routers should be the same:

−

Wireless channel

−

Encryption mode

−

Encryption password

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

The security modes set on the two wireless routers can be different but the encryption

modes should be the same.



The SSIDs of the two WLANs can be different but it is recommended that the two

WLANs use the same SSID. Thus, wireless terminals can use one SSID to connect to the

WLAN that is expanded.



If the repeater mode is used for expanding the coverage of a WLAN, note that:

−

The IP addresses of the LAN interfaces of the two routers should be in the same

network segment. In addition, the IP addresses should be different.

−

Enable the DHCP server function only on the wireless router that is used to

connect to uplink devices. Disable the DHCP function and enable the DHCP

relay function on other wireless routers.

Configuration Example

For example, you have router A in your spacious house. The signals of router A cannot

cover the area that is far from the router. In this case, you can add another router, that is,

router B. By configuring the WDS function on the two routers, you can expand the

coverage of a WLAN.

The parameters of the routers are planned as follows:

Router A:



Set the IP address of the LAN interface to

192.168.3.166

(default value).



Set the subnet mask of the LAN interface to

255.255.255.0

(default value).



Enable the DHCP server function (default value).



Select

SSID1

for

SSID

(default value).



Set the name of

SSID1

to

mySSID

.



Set the WLAN channel to

1

.



The WLAN encryption settings are as follows:

−

Set the security mode to

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

.

−

Set the encryption mode to

AES

.

−

Set the password used for accessing the WLAN to

MyPassword@2012

.



Enable the WDS function and set the WDS mode to

Repeater

.



Add the wireless MAC address of router B to the WDS MAC list.

Router B:



Set the IP address of the LAN interface to

192.168.3.88

.

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

Set the subnet mask of the LAN interface to

255.255.255.0

.



Disable the DHCP server function.



Enable the DHCP relay function.



Select

SSID1

for

SSID

(default value).



Set the name of

SSID1

to

my SSID

that is the same as the setting on router A.



Set the WLAN channel to

1

that is the same as the setting on router A.



The WLAN encryption settings are as follows (the same as the settings on router A):

−

Set the security mode to

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

.

−

Set the encryption mode to

AES

.

−

Set the password used for accessing the WLAN to

MyPassword@2012

.



Enable the WDS function and set the WDS mode to

Repeater

.



Add the wireless MAC address of router A to the WDS MAC list.

The configuration procedure is as follows:

The following procedure describes how to change the parameter settings as required. You can

retain the default settings of the parameters that do not need to be changed.

Step 1

Find and record the wireless MAC addresses of router A and router B.

The value of Wireless MAC is a character string that is similar to

00-11-09-11-04-DD

, and can be obtained by using the wireless card client to scan the

corresponding SSID. Suppose the wireless MAC address of router A is

AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA

and that of router B is

BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB

.

Step 2

Set the WLAN parameters of router A.

1.

Log in to the Web-based configuration utility of router A.

2.

In the navigation tree, choose

Basic

>

WLAN

.

The WLAN configuration page is displayed.

3.

Set the following parameters.

−

Channel: 1

−

SSID Index: SSID1

−

SSID: MyNewSSID

−

Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

−

WPA Pre-Shared Key: MyPassword@2012

−

WPA Encryption: AES

4.

Click

Submit

.

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Step 3

Configure the WDS function of router A.

1.

In the navigation tree, choose

Basic

>

WLAN

.

The WLAN configuration page is displayed.

2.

Click

WLAN WDS

.

3.

Select

Enable

.

4.

Select

Repeater

for

WDS MODE

.

5.

Click

New

.

6.

Select

mySSID

for

Select SSID

.

7.

In

MAC Address

, enter

BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB

.

This MAC address is the wireless MAC address of router B and is recorded in Step 1.

8.

Click

Submit

.

Step 4

Set the WLAN parameters of router B.