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The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario:
Figure 66.
To set up a wireless network using WDS,
t
he following conditions must be met for both APs:
•
Both APs must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode (see
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings
on page
18 or
Using Push 'N' Connect
(WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network
on page
24).
•
Both APs must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the AP LAN IP addresses are
in the same network.
•
All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the APs.
•
When the N300 wireless modem router is in dual band mode (the Mode field on the
Wireless Settings screen is set to Up to 300 Mbps at 5 GHz and 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz), the
WDS function works only in 5 GHz 11N mode. To use the 2.4 GHz 11g protocol with
WDS, set the Mode field in the Wireless Settings screen to Up to 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz. If
you make changes in the Wireless Settings screen, click
Apply
so that they take effect.
Wireless Repeating Function
You can view or change wireless repeater settings for the N300 wireless modem router. From
the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click
Wireless Repeating Function
to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen.
Repeater AP
Base Station AP
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Figure 67.
The N300 wireless modem router supports two modes of the wireless repeating function, and
allows you to control wireless client association:
•
Wireless Repeater
. The N300 wireless modem router sends all traffic from its local
wireless or wired computers to a remote AP. To configure this mode, you must know the
MAC address of the remote parent AP.
•
Wireless Base Station
. The N300 wireless modem router acts as the parent AP, bridging
traffic to and from the child repeater AP, as well as handling wireless and wired local
computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child
repeater AP.
•
Disable Wireless Client Association
. Usually this check box is cleared so that the N300
wireless modem router is an access point for wireless computers.
If this check box is selected, the N300 wireless modem router communicates wirelessly
only with other APs whose MAC addresses are listed in this screen. The N300 wireless
modem router still communicates with wire-connected LAN devices.
Setting Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC
address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, and then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1.
Set up both units with exactly the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and
security). Note that the wireless security option must be set to
None
or
WEP
.
2.
Log in to the N300 wireless modem router base unit. Select
Advanced > Wireless
Repeating Function
to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen.
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Figure 68.
3.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box and the
Wireless Base
Station
radio button.
4.
Enter the MAC address for the repeater units.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Setting 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 N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem
Router DGND3300v2 base station with a non-NETGEAR N300
wireless modem router as the repeater, you might need to change
additional configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the
DHCP server function on the wireless repeater
AP.
To configure a N300 wireless modem router as a repeater unit:
1.
If you are using the same model of N300 wireless modem router for both the base
station and repeaters, you must change the LAN IP address for each repeater to a
different IP address in the same subnet (see
Using the LAN Setup Options
on
page
112).
Note:
Failing to change the LAN IP address will cause an IP address
conflict in the network because the factory default LAN IP is the
same for both units.
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2.
Log in to the router that will be the repeater. Check the Wireless Settings screen, and verify
that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security option must be
set to WEP or None.
3.
In the Wireless Repeating Function screen, select the
Enable Wireless Repeater Mode
radio button.
This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station but different from the
LAN IP of the base station.
4.
Fill in the Base Station MAC Address field.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
6.
Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the N300 wireless 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 AP.
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8.
Advanced Settings (Part 2)
Fine-tuning your network
This chapter describes features to help you manage your N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+
Modem Router DGND3300v2.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Common Connection Types
on page
130
•
Assessing Your Speed Requirements
on page
131
•
Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth
on page
132
•
Optimizing Wireless Performance
on page
133
•
Changing the MTU Size
on page
134
•
Universal Plug and Play
on page
135
Common Connection Types
Common connection types and their speed and security considerations are:
•
Broadband Internet
. Your Internet connection speed is determined by your modem type,
(ADSL), as well as the connection speed of the sites to which you connect, and general
Internet traffic. ADSL modem connections are asymmetrical, meaning they have a lower
data rate
to
the Internet (upstream) than
from
the Internet (downstream). Keep in mind
that when you connect to another site that also has an asymmetrical connection, the data
rate between your sites is limited by each side’s upstream data rate. A typical residential
ADSL connection provides a downstream throughput of about 1 to 3 megabits per
second (Mbps). Newer technologies such as ADSL2+ and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) will
increase the connection speed to tens of Mbps.
•
Wireless
. Your N300 wireless modem router provides a wireless data throughput of up to
300 Mbps using technology called multiple input, multiple output (MIMO), in which
multiple antennas transmit multiple streams of data. The use of multiple antennas also
provides excellent range and coverage. With the introduction of the newer WPA and
WPA2 encryption and authentication protocols, wireless security is extremely strong.
To get the best performance, use RangeMax NEXT adapters for your computers.
Although your N300 wireless modem router is compatible with older 802.11b and 802.11g
adapters, the use of these older wireless technologies in your network can result in lower
throughput overall (typically less than 10 Mbps for 802.11b and less than 40 Mbps for
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