NETGEAR R6250 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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3.

Click

Add

.

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

wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.

4.

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 display in the Attached Devices screen.

5.

Click

Add

.

The screen changes back to the list screen.

6.

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

7.

Select the

Turn Access Control On

check box.

8.

Click

Apply

.



To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list:

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.

2.

In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device that you want to edit or

delete.

3.

Do one of the following:

•

Click the

Edit

button.

The Edit Wireless Card screen displays.

a.

Edit the address information.

b.

Click the

Accept

button.

•

Click the

Delete

button.

The address is removed from the table.

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Wireless Access Point (AP)

You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as

another router.



To set up the router as an AP:

1.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the

other router.

Cable this port to a LAN port

on the other router

2.

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

3.

Select the

Enable Access Point Mode

check box.

The AP Mode section of the screen expands.

4.

Select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use:

•

Get an IP address dynamically from the other router

. The other router on the

network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.

•

Fixed IP address (not recommended)

. Use this setting if you want to manually

assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option

effectively requires advanced network experience.

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Note:

If the other router or gateway in your network has wireless capability,

NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on this router

to avoid interference. You can also disable the wireless radio on the other

router or gateway and use your router only for wireless client access.

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a

wireless distribution system (WDS). 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

Figure 11. Wireless repeating scenario

Note:

To use the wireless repeating function, you need to select None as

the security option in the Wireless Settings screen, and you cannot

select Auto Channel.

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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 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 need to be the same and the wireless security option has to be set to

None. (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.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate

with the base stations.

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.

Note:

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.

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