User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR WNAP210 ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point Reference Manual
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 3 Wireless Security Settings
- Chapter 4 Management
- Chapter 5 Advanced Wireless Bridging
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Ethernet light is not lit.
- The WLAN light is not lit.
- I cannot configure the access point from a browser.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
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Chapter 5
Advanced Wireless Bridging
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your WNAP210 to one of six
Access Point Modes or in Wireless Bridge and Repeater Mode.These features can be found under
the Advanced heading in the main menu on the Wireless Settings Wireless Bridging screens.
The ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point lets you build large wireless networks. Examples of wireless
bridging configurations are:
• Access Point. Standard Access Point mode (default mode). Operates as a standard 802.11b/g
or 802.11b//g/n Access Point. In this mode, the WNAP210 will communicate only with
wireless clients.
• Wireless multi-point bridging. Acts as the “master” and communicates with up to six bridge-
mode wireless access points. All of the other wireless access points communicate through the
WNAP210 when theWNAP210 is in this mode.
• Repeater with Wireless Client Association. Acts as a “repeater” and forwards all traffic to a
remote access point.
Configuring Wireless Multi-Point Bridging
In this mode, the WNAP210 will communicate with up to six bridge-mode wireless access points
by entering the MAC address (physical address) of each of the bridge-mode APs in the fields
provided. In addition, if you check the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox, wireless
clients will also be serviced by this access point. Each wireless access point you enter will be listed
in the Wireless Remote Access Point List.
To configure wireless Multi-point Bridging:
1. Open a web browser and log into the WNAP210 using the addressing scheme you have set up