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
ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP210 Reference Manual
5-6 Advanced Wireless Bridging
v1.0, February 2009
The following drawing illustrates two wireless access points daisy-chained together in wireless
repeater mode
AP in Repeater Mode
with Client associations
AP in Repeater Mode
with Client associations
Wireless PC
Associated with AP2
AP1
AP2
PCs
192.168.0.1
Router
Internet
Wireless PC
Associated with AP1
LAN
Segment 1
Figure 5-4
To configure a LAN segment utilizing the WNAP210 in Repeater Mode:
1. Configure the Ope
rating Mode of the ProSafe Access Points.
• Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Repeater mode with the Remote MAC Address of
the
“downstream” remote AP (AP2).
• Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC addres
s of the “upstream” AP (AP1).
2. V
erify the following parameters for all access points:
• That the ProSafe Access Points
are configured to operate in the same LAN network
address range as the LAN devices.
• That all APs are on the same LAN. That is, all
AP LAN IP addresses must be in the same
network.
• If using DHCP, that all ProSafe Access Points should be
set to “Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client)” in the IP Address section of the IP Settings screen.
• That all ProSafe Access Points use the same SSID, Channel,
authentication mode, if any,
and encryption in use.
3. V
erify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any LAN segment should be able to
connect to the Internet or share files and
printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three WLAN segments.