Specifications

Chapter 12 Special Configurations
Setting Up a Repeater Access Point
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If the root access point settings have not been changed from the factory defaults,
you don’t need to write them down. If you reconfigure the root access point,
however, you must enter the same settings on the repeater access point.
Step 4 Place the repeater access point within radio range of the root access point.
Step 5 For a 340 series access point, plug one end of the power cord into the access
point’s power connector. Plug the other end into an electrical outlet.
Step 6 For a 350 series access point, plug an Ethernet cable into the access point’s
Ethernet port. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the side of the power
injector labelled To AP.
Note The repeater access point will not be connected to the wired LAN, so
do not run Ethernet cable from the power injector to a switch.
Step 7 Plug the power injector’s power cable into an electrical outlet.
Note Step 8, Step 9, and Step 10 describe opening the access point
management system using a terminal emulator, but you can use a
crossover cable instead. Use a crossover cable to connect the access
point’s Ethernet port to the Ethernet connection on a computer and
browse to the access point’s IP address. If you use a crossover cable to
open the management system, skip to Step 11.
Step 8 Attach a nine-pin, male-to-female, straight-through serial cable to the access
point’s serial port. Plug the other end of the serial cable into the COM 1 or COM
2 port on a computer.
Step 9 Use a terminal emulator to open the access point’s management system. Assign
these port settings to the terminal emulator: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1
stop bit, and Xon/Xoff flow control.
Step 10 When the terminal emulator connects with the access point, press = to display the
access point’s Summary Status page. If the repeater access point has never been
configured before, the Express Setup page will appear instead of the Summary
Status page.
Step 11 On the Express Setup page, enter the same SSID that is set on the root access
point.