NETGEAR WG302v2 Network Card User Manual


 
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