Specifications

Increasing the Range of the WLAN Connection

Setting Up a WDS

To use WDS (Wireless Distribution System) to increase the

range of your WLAN radio network, you need another WLAN

base station in addition to the FRITZ!Box. This can be a sec-

ond FRITZ!Box or any other WLAN base station that supports

WDS. The first WLAN base station then works as a WDS base

station and the second as a WDS repeater.

The WDS base station and WDS repeater are connected to

each other via WLAN. The WDS base station then can use the

WDS repeater to reach even computers that are outside its

own range, but within the range of the WDS repeater.

WDS: Expanding the WLAN range using a WDS repeater

Note the following for WDS configuration:

• To expand the range of your wireless network, you need

at least one additional WLAN base station. The wireless

network of your FRITZ!Box can be expanded to a WDS

(Wireless Distribution System) with up to three WLAN

base stations.

• All WLAN base stations implemented in the WDS must

support WDS and be configured for this technology.

• All WLAN base stations implemented as repeaters in the

WDS must be located within the radio range of the WDS

base station.

• The FRITZ!Box can function as a WDS base station to es-

tablish the Internet connection for other WDS repeaters,

or as a WDS repeater to expand the range of a WDS base

station.

FRITZ!Box (Base station)WDS repeater

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