NETGEAR AC1450 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode

You can use your AC1450 Smart WiFi Router in Bridge mode to connect multiple devices

wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To do this, you need two WiFi routers: one set up as

a router and the other set up as a bridge.

AC1450 Smart WiFi Router in Bridge mode

AC1450 Smart WiFi Router

Figure 10. Router in Bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection

Installing your AC1450 Smart WiFi Router as a bridge offers the following benefits:

•

You can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.

•

Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.

•

Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray Player, and game consoles

at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.

•

Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.

For example, you could install the first router in a room like a home office that has your

Internet connection. Then set up the second router in Bridge mode. Then place the router in

Bridge mode in a different room that has your home entertainment center. Cable the router in

Bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console or Blu-ray player, and use its 802.11ac

WiFi connection to the first router.

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To set up Bridge mode:

1.

Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this router will connect:

You need to know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and operating

frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).

2.

On the AC1450 Smart WiFi Router that will run in Bridge mode, select

Advanced >

Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

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3.

Scroll down and select the

Use other operation mode

check box and the

Enable Bridge

mode

radio button.

The screen adjusts.

4.

Click the

setup bridge mode wireless settings

button.

5.

Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect.

a.

Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).

For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.

b.

In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID).

c.

In the Security Option section, select a radio button.

d.

If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect

wirelessly to the other router).

6.

Click

Apply

.

The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen

displays.

7.

Click

Apply

on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen.

Your changes take effect.

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Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a

wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through

multiple access points. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and

wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless

repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the

Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless repeating

scenario.

Repeater

Base station

access point

Figure 11. Wireless repeating scenario

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 router 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 router 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.

The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. If you

enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless

repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However, if you enable the wireless base

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station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base

station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.

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 station, and then set up the repeater.

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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

24.)

2.

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

.

3.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box.

4.

Select the

Wireless Base Station

radio button.

5.

(Optional) Select the

Disable Wireless Client Association

check box to prevent wireless

clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate

with the base stations.

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6.

In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access

points that should function as repeaters.

If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access

points.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Repeater

To avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station, uUse a wired Ethernet

connection to set up the repeater unit.

Note:

If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR

router as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration

settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function

on the access point that is the repeater.

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To configure the router as a repeater:

1.

Log in to the router that you want to use as a repeater.

2.

Select

Basic > Wireless Settings

and

verify that the wireless settings match the base unit

exactly.

The wireless security option has to be set to

WEP

or

None

.

3.

Select

Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function

.

4.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box.

5.

Select the

Wireless Repeater

radio button.

6.

Fill in the Repeater IP Address field.

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