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NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802T v2 Reference Manual
5-4 Advanced Wireless Bridging
v1.0, September 2008
The following figure illustrates a multi-point bridge setup over three LAN segments.
To configure wireless access points in a multi-point configuration:
1. Set the Operating Mode of the three NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Points as follows (see
Figure 5-1):
• Configure AP2 on LAN Segment 1 in Point to Multi-Point Bridge Mode. Add the Remote
MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2. (see Figure 5-2)
• Because it is in the central location, configure AP1 on LAN Segment 2 in Multi-Point
Bridging mode. Add the MAC addresses of the adjacent Point-to-Point APs (AP2 and
AP3).
• Configure AP3 on LAN 3 in Point to Multi-Point Bridge mode. Add the Remote MAC
Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2.
2. Verify the following parameters for all three wireless access points:
• That the LAN network configuration of each of the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Points
is configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the other LAN devices
(routers, hubs and switches).
• That only one profile of AP1 is configured in Multi-Point Bridging mode.
• That all APs are on the same LAN. That is, all the wireless access point LAN IP addresses
are in the same network.
Figure 5-3 Multi-point bridge configuration
AP2
AP1
PCs
PCs
PCs
Router
Hub or Switch
Hub or Switch
Wireless PC Card
in a Notebook Computer
192.168.0.1
Internet
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
AP3
LAN
Segment 1
LAN
Segment 3
LAN
Segment 2