Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

Setting up a WDS
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• The FRITZ!Box can function as a WDS base station to
establish the Internet connection for other WDS re-
peaters, or as a WDS repeater to expand the range of
a WDS base station.
• Make sure that the WDS connections between the
WDS base station and the WDS repeaters are secured
using the same encryption (for instance,
WPA/WPA2). Note that the WPA2 encryption method
is available only when your network consists of AVM
devices, since only WEP encryption has been speci-
fied for WDS connections among all manufacturers.
• Make sure that all WLAN access points in the WDS
use the same radio channel.
• Every access point participating in the WDS fulfills
the tasks of a WLAN access point for its given WLAN
clients. This means that the WLAN clients see each
WLAN access point with an individual name (SSID)
and individual encryption settings.
If you use the WLAN control software provided in
Windows 7, Windows Vista or by the Windows XP
with Service Pack 2 on your WLAN clients, you can as-
sign the same SSID and the same encryption settings
to different WLAN access points. Each client can then
automatically register at the WLAN access point with
the best availability.
• Make sure that each IP address is assigned only once
in the wireless network.
Configuring FRITZ!Box as a Base Station
WDS Base Station As a WDS base station, the FRITZ!Box establishes Internet
connections for other WLAN repeaters and WLAN clients.
For instructions on how to set up the FRITZ!Box as a WDS
repeater, start reading from page 140.
To set up the FRITZ!Box as a WDS base station, proceed
according to the following directions:
1. Start a web browser.