User’s Guide for the WG602 v3 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
5-4 Advanced Configuration
202-10060-01, September 2004
How to Configure Wireless Multi-Point Bridging
Figure 5-3: Wireless Bridging
1.
Configure the Operating Mode of the WG602 v3 Access Points.
– 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 AP2 on LAN Segment 2 in Wireless
Multi-Point Bridging mode. Add the MAC addresses of the adjacent Point-to-Point APs
which are configured to communicating with it.
– Configure the 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 WG602 v3 Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• Only one AP is configured in Wireless Multi-Point Bridging 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.
AP2
ETHERNET
LAN
Segment 1
192.168.0.1
Router
Hub orSwitch
LAN
Segment 3
LAN
Segment 2
Hub orSwitch
AP3
ETHERNET
AP1
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
WirelessPCCard
inaNotebookComputer
Point-to-Multipoint
Mode
Point-to-Point
Mode
Point-to-Point
Mode
