User's Manual
Advanced Settings
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D6200 WiFi Modem Router
• Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your WiFi modem
router for your reference. You need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding
Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using.
• W
ireless Repeater. If your WiFi modem router is the repeater, select this radio button.
Repeater IP Address. If you
r WiFi modem router is the repeater, enter the IP address of
the other access point.
Base Station MAC Address. If yo
ur WiFi modem router is the repeater, enter the MAC
address for the access point that is the base station.
• W
ireless Base Station. If your WiFi modem router is the base station, select this radio
button.
Disable Wireless Client Association. If your WiFi modem router
is the base station,
selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN
client associations are allowed.
Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4). If your W
iFi modem router is the base station, it
can act as the “parent” of up to four other access points. Enter the MAC addresses of the
other access points in these fields.
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to know the
MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station and then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1. Set up bo
th units with the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security).
The wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.
2. Select ADV
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the
Wireless Repeating Function screen.
3. Dependin
g on the frequency you want to use, select the Enable Wireless Repeating
Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button.
4. Enter th
e MAC address for one or more repeater units.
5. Click Apply to
save your changes.
Set Up a Repeater Unit
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless
connection to the base station.