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Specify Network Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
8.
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).
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen
displays.
10.
Click the
Apply
button on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen.
Your changes take effect.
Set Up a Wireless Distribution System
The router can act as router a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a wireless
distribution system (WDS). A WDS expands 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
access point
Figure 13. Wireless repeating scenario
Note:
To use the wireless repeating function, your router cannot have security
enabled and cannot use the auto channel feature.
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You must set up a wireless base station and a wireless repeater:
•
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 must 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 must 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
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.
Before you an set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the
following conditions:
•
Use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•
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 must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC
address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1.
Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option must be set to
None
.
2.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
3.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
4.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
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Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
5.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function
.
6.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
7.
Select the
Wireless Base Station
radio button.
8.
To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client
associations only, select the
Disable Wireless Client Association
check box.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate
with the base stations.
9.
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.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless
connection to the base station.
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, disable the DHCP server
function on the access point that is the repeater.
To configure a NETGEAR router as a repeater:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network of the router to be the repeater.
2.
Type
or
.
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Smart
WiFi
Router Model
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A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
Wireless
and
verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly.
The wireless security option must be set to
None
.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > Wireless Repeating Function
.
6.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
7.
Select the
Wireless Repeater
radio button.
8.
In the
Repeater IP Address
field, type the IP address of the repeater router.
This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the
LAN IP address of the base station.
9.
To prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client
associations only, select the
Disable Wireless Client Association
check box.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate
with the repeater.
10.
In the
Base Station MAC Address
field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that
will be the base station.
11.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
12.
Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the
Internet or share files and printers with any other computer or server connected to the
other access point.
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11.
Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and
home network.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Update the Router Firmware
•
Change the admin Password
•
Recover the admin Password
•
View Router Status
•
View Logs of Router Activity
•
Monitor Internet Traffic
•
Create Custom Static Routes
•
View Devices Currently on the Network
•
Manage the Router Configuration File
•
Remote Management

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