NETGEAR R6200 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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To set up the R6200 WiFi Router in Bridge mode:

1.

Make sure that the first router (the one cabled to the modem) has an Internet connection

and that wireless devices can connect to it. Make a note of the following items: SSID,

security mode, wireless password, operating frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).

2.

Log in to the router that you want to set up in Bridge mode, and select

Advanced >

Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

3.

Scroll down to view the Use other operating mode setting and select the

Enable Bridge

mode

radio button.

The following screen displays:

4.

Click the

Setup bridge mode wireless settings

button, and specify the settings of the

wireless network to which your bridge mode router will connect:

a.

In the Choose a Wireless Network drop-down list, select the wireless network

frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) of the router you are connecting to.

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b.

Type the wireless network name (SSID) of the router you are connecting to.

c.

Select the security option for the router you are connecting to.

d.

Type the passphrase of the router you are connecting to.

e.

Click

Apply

.

5.

Click

Apply

again on Wireless Settings screen.

The R6300 router reboots and connects to the base router within a few minutes.

Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless

network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device.

Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address,

containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for

example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless

card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label, you can display the

MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find

the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.



To restrict access based on MAC addresses:

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

and click the

Setup Access

List

to display the Wireless Card Access List.

2.

Click

Add

to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list.

The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active

wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.

3.

If the computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Cards list, select that radio

button; otherwise, type a name and the MAC address. You can usually find the MAC

address on the bottom of the wireless device.

Tip:

You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices

screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this, use each

wireless computer to join the wireless network. The computer should

then appear in the Attached Devices screen.

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4.

Click

Add

to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes

back to the list screen.

5.

Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly.

6.

Select the

Turn Access Control On

check box.

7.

Click

Apply

.

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the R6200 WiFi Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this

enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another

wireless 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 8. 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.

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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 R6200 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.

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 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.

Wireless Repeating Function



To view or change the wireless repeater settings for the router:

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating

.

Scroll to

view

more

settings

The following settings are available:

•

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

. Select the check box for the 2.4

GHz or 5 GHz

network to use the wireless repeating function.

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•

Wireless MAC of this router

. This field displays the MAC address for your router for your

reference. You will 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 router is the repeater, select this check box.

Repeater IP Address

. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other

access point.

Disable Wireless Client Association

. If your 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 router is the repeater, enter the MAC address for the

access point that is the base station.

•

Wireless Base Station

. If your router is the base station, select this check box.

Disable Wireless Client Association

. If your router is the repeater, 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 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.

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.



To set up the base station:

1.

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.

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