NETGEAR D6200 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the WiFi DSL modem router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). This

setup enables the WiFi DSL modem router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater

connects to another wireless WiFi DSL modem router as a client where the network to which

it connects becomes the ISP service.

Wireless repeating is a type of wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless

network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to

link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.

Repeater

Base station

access point

Figure 10. Wireless repeating scenario

Note:

If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either

WEP

or

None

as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen.

The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode

Up to

54 Mbps

in the Wireless Settings screen. For more information, see

Basic Wireless Settings

on page 33.

Wireless base station

. The WiFi DSL modem router acts as the parent access point,

bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and

wired local computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the

child repeater access point.

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Wireless repeater

. The WiFi DSL modem 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 D6200 WiFi DSL modem 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 station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a

wireless WiFi DSL modem router or wireless base station, dual-band concurrent mode is not

affected.

For you to set up a wireless network with WDS,

t

he following conditions have to be met for

both access points:

•

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 the access point

LAN IP addresses are in the same network.

•

All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) have to be configured to operate in the

same LAN network address range as the access points.

Wireless Repeating Function

Use the Wireless Repeating Function screen to view or change the wireless repeater

settings.



To view or change the wireless repeater settings:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

.

2.

Configure the following settings:

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•

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

. Select the check box for the 2.4 GHz or 5

GHz network to use the wireless repeating function.

•

Wireless MAC of this router

. This field displays the MAC address for your WiFi DSL

modem router for your reference. You need to enter this MAC address in the

corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are

using.

•

Wireless Repeater

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, select this radio

button.

Repeater IP Address

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, enter the IP

address of the other access point.

Disable Wireless Client Association

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the

repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it.

Only LAN client associations are allowed.

-

If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box.

-

If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point (repeater with

wireless client association), leave this check box cleared.

Base Station MAC Address

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, enter

the MAC address for the access point that is the base station.

•

Wireless Base Station

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base station, select

this radio button.

Disable Wireless Client Association

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base

station, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it.

Only LAN client associations are allowed.

Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4)

. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base

station, it can act as the “parent” of up to 4 other access points. Enter the MAC

addresses of the other access points in these fields.

3.

Click

Apply

.

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.

Set up both units with the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security). The

wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.



To set up the base station:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

.

2.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box and select the

Wireless Base

Station

radio button.

3.

Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units.

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4.

Click

Apply

.

Set Up a Repeater Unit

Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless

connection to the base station.

Note:

If you are using the D6200 base station with a non-NETGEAR WiFi

DSL modem router as the repeater, you might need to change more

configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP

server function on the wireless repeater AP.



To configure the WiFi DSL modem router as a repeater unit:

1.

Log in to the WiFi DSL modem router that is to be the repeater.

2.

Select

BASIC > Wireless Settings

and

verify that the wireless settings match those of the

base unit exactly.

The wireless security option has to be set to

WEP

or

None

.

3.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function

.

4.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box and the

Wireless Repeater

radio button.

5.

Fill in the Repeater IP Address field.

This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the

LAN IP address of the base station.

6.

Click

Apply

.

7.

Verify connectivity across the LANs.

A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the WiFi DSL modem router should

be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other wireless or

wired computer or server connected to the other access point.

Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

By default, the WiFi DSL modem router blocks inbound traffic from the Internet to your

computers except replies to your outbound traffic. You might need to create exceptions to this

rule for these purposes:

•

To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network.

•

To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when their replies are not

recognized by your WiFi DSL modem router.

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Your WiFi DSL modem router provides two features for creating these exceptions: port

forwarding and port triggering. The next sections provide background information to help you

understand how port forwarding and port triggering work, and the differences between the

two.

Remote Computer Access Basics

When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet, your

computer sends your WiFi DSL modem router a message containing the source and

destination address and process information. Before forwarding your message to the remote

computer, your WiFi DSL modem router has to modify the source information and create and

track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your computer.

Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses:

1.

You open a browser, and your operating system assigns port number 5678 to this

browser session.

2.

You type http://www.example.com into the URL field, and your computer creates a web page

request message with the following address and port information. The request message is

sent to your WiFi DSL modem router.

•

Source address

. Your computer’s IP address.

•

Source port number

. 5678, which is the browser session.

•

Destination address

. The IP address of www.example.com, which your computer

finds by asking a DNS server.

•

Destination port number

. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server

process.

3.

Your WiFi DSL modem router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this

communication session between your computer and the web server at www.example.com.

Before sending the web page request message to www.example.com, your WiFi DSL

modem router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the

request message, performing Network Address Translation (NAT):

•

The source address is replaced with your WiFi DSL modem router’s public IP

address. This requirement is necessary because your computer uses a private IP

address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet.

•

The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the WiFi DSL modem

router, such as 33333. This requirement is necessary because two computers could

independently be using the same session number.

Your WiFi DSL modem router then sends this request message through the Internet to

the web server at www.example.com.

4.

The web server at www.example.com composes a return message with the requested web

page data. The return message contains the following address and port information. The

web server then sends this reply message to your WiFi DSL modem router.

•

Source address

. The IP address of www.example.com.

•

Source port number

. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server

process.

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