Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102
5-6 Advanced Configuration
v1.0, September 2005
A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and
printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.
How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging
Figure 5-5: Multi-Point bridging
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG102 Access Points.
• WAG102 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.
• Because it is in the central location, configure WAG102 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required
in AP2.
• Configure the WAG102 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
2. Verify the following parameters for all access points:
• Verify that the LAN network configuration the WAG102 Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• Only one AP is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the others are in
Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
• All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the
same network.
'Master'APin
Point-to-Multi-Point
BridgeMode
LAN
Segment 1
192.168.0.1
Router
APin
Point-to-Point
BridgeMode
HuborSwitch
LAN
Segment 3
APin
Point-to-Point
BridgeMode
LAN
Segment 2
HuborSwitch
AP1
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC
AP3
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC
AP2
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC