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Note:
To avoid interference, NETGEAR recommends that you use different
wireless settings for each wireless router or gateway on the network. You could
also disable the wireless radio on the other router or gateway.
5.
Click the
Apply
button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and
restart your web browser, and type
in the address field.
Wireless Distribution System
You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a
wireless distribution system (WDS).
Note:
To use the wireless repeating function, you need to select the None
radio button as the security option in the Wireless Settings screen,
and you cannot select Auto Channel.
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
access point
Figure 8. Wireless repeating scenario
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A WDS system includes a base station and 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 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
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. 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.
•
The wireless security option has to be set to
None
.
•
You must select a channel (wireless repeating does not support the Auto Channel
setting).
For information about how to adjust these settings, see
Basic Wireless Settings
on
page
24.)
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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.
If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations, leave the
check box cleared.
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
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, you should disable the
DHCP server function on the access point that is the repeater.
To configure the router as a repeater:
1.
Log in to the router that will be the repeater.
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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.
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.
7.
(Optional) Select the
Disable Wireless Client Association
check box to prevent wireless
clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only.
If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater, leave the check box
cleared.
8.
In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that
should function as the base station.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
10.
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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Dynamic DNS
If your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can
register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain
Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP
address, you do not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can
change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service. This type
of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at
your domain to your frequently changing IP address.
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic
DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by
DynDNS.org. First visit their website at
and obtain an account and
host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address
changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to
your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for
example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org.
To set up Dynamic DNS:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS
.
2.
Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs are in
the Service Provider list.
For example, for DynDNS.org, select
www.DynDNS.org
.
3.
Select the
Use a Dynamic DNS Service
check box.
4.
Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider.
5.
Type the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you.
6.
Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.
Enter the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name.
7.
Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.

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