NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302v2 Reference Manual
4-12 Advanced Configuration
v1.0, May 2006
•You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this WG302v2.
• You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent/child
AP pair.
The figure below shows an example of a Repeater Mode configuration.
To set up a repeater with wireless client association, follow the steps below:
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the ProSafe 802.11g devices.
• Configure AP 1 on LAN Segment 1 with the MAC address of AP 2 in the Remote MAC
Address field.
• Configure AP 2 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field.
2. Verify the following for all access points:
• The LAN network configuration of the ProSafe 802.11g devices are configured to operate
in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the
same network.
• If using DHCP, all ProSafe 802.11g devices should be set to “Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client)” in the IP Address Source portion of the Basic IP Settings
menu.
Figure 4-7
Router
Internet
192.168.0.1
PCs
AP 2
AP in Repeater Mode
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 2
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 2
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 1
Parent AP in Repeater Mode
AP 1