NETGEAR WNR2000v2 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario:

In the scenario shown, the following conditions must be met for both

APs:

•

Both

APs must use the same SSID, wireless channel, authentication mode (if any), and

encryption mode (see information about

WEP in “Configuring

WEP

W

ireless Security” on

page

2-

9”).

•

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.

•

If

you

are

using

DHCP

,

the

Get

Dynamically

Fr

om

ISP

Gateway

radio

button

in

the

Internet

IP

Address

section

of

the

Basic

Settings

screen

should

be

selected

for

all

AP

devices

in

the

IP

Address Source section.

Figure 4-9

Wireless Router WNR2000 (AP 1) is in Wireless Base Station mode.

Internet

PCs

This wireless computer is

associated with AP 2.

This wireless computer is

associated with AP 1.

Modem

AP 2 is in

Repeater mode.

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W

ireless Repeating Function

Y

ou can view or change wireless repeater settings for the wireless router. From the main menu,

under

Advanced,

click

W

ir

eless

Repeating

Function

to

display

the

W

ireless

Repeating

Function

screen.

The wireless router supports two modes of the wireless repeating function, and allows you to

control wireless client association:

•

W

ir

eless

Base

Station

mode

.

The

wireless

router

acts

as

the

parent

AP

,

bridging

traf

fic

to

and

from the child repeater

AP

, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers.

T

o

configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child repeater

AP

.

•

W

ir

eless

Repeater

mode

.

The

wireless

router

sends

all

traf

fic

from

its

local

wireless

or

wired

computers to a remote

AP

.

T

o configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the

remote parent

AP

.

•

Disable

W

ir

eless

Client

Association

.

Usually

this

check

box

is

cleared

so

that

the

router

is

an

access point for wireless computers.

If this check box is selected, the router communicates wirelessly only with other

APs whose

MAC addresses are listed in this screen.

The router still communicates with wire-connected

LAN devices.

Figure 4-10

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Setting Up the Base Station

The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode.

The units cannot be daisy

chained.

Y

ou

must

know

the

wireless

settings

for

both

units.

Y

ou

must

know

the

MAC

address

of

the remote unit. First, set up the base station, and then set up the repeater

.

T

o 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.

From the main menu of the browser interface on the wireless router base unit, under

Advanced, click

W

ir

eless Repeating Function

to display the

W

ireless Repeating Function

screen.

3.

Select the

Enable

W

ir

eless Repeating Function

check box and the

W

ir

eless Base Station

radio button.

4.

Enter the MAC address for the repeater units.

5.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Figure 4-11

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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.

T

o configure a WNR2000v2 router as a repeater unit:

1.

If

you

are

using

the

same

model

of

wireless

router

for

both

the

base

station

and

repeaters,

you

must

change

the

LAN

IP

address

for

each

repeater

to

a

dif

ferent

IP

address

in

the

same

subnet

(see “Using the LAN IP Setup Options” on page

4-

1).

2.

Check the

W

ireless 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

W

ireless

Repeating

Function

screen,

select

the

Enable

W

ir

eless

Repeater

Mode

radio

button.

In the

Repeater IP

Addr

ess field

, the router

’

s IP address is automatically filled in.

This IP

address must be in the same subnet as the base station but dif

ferent from the LAN IP of the

base station.

4.

Fill in the

Base Station MAC

Addr

ess

field.

5.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

6.

V

erify connectivity across the LANs.

A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the wireless 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

.

Note:

If you are using the WNR2000v2 router base station with a different model

wireless 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.

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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Chapter 5

Fine-Tuning Your Network

This chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the Wireless-N 300 Router Model

WNR2000v2 to allow specific applications to access the Internet or to be accessed from the

Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’s performance.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

“Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network

”

•

“Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers” on page 5-6

•

“Configuring Port Triggering” on page 5-10

•

“Using Universal Plug and Play” on page 5-14

•

“Optimizing Wireless Performance” on page 5-15

•

“Changing the MTU Size” on page 5-16

•

“Quality of Service” on page 5-18

•

“Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies” on page 5-24

Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network

By default, the WNR2000v2 router blocks any inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers

except for replies to your outbound traffic. However, you might need to create exceptions to this

rule for the following purposes:

•

To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network.

•

To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when their replies are not

recognized by your router.

Your router provides two features for creating these exceptions: port forwarding and port

triggering. This section explains how a normal outbound connection works, followed by two

examples explaining how port forwarding and port triggering operate and how they differ.

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