Owners manual

Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730
g. Specify the settings as explained in the following table:
Setting Description
Profile Definition
Profile Name Enter a profile name that is easy to remember. The default names for the four
security profiles are NETGEAR-WDS-1, NETGEAR-WDS-2,
NETGEAR-WDS-3, and NETGEAR-WDS-4.
Remote MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the remote wireless access point (the MAC
address of
AP1 or AP3 in Figure 7 on page 95).
Authentication Settings
Network Authentication
and
Data Encryption
From the Network Authentication menu, select Open System, WP
A-PSK, or
WPA2-PSK. Your selection determines the options that the Data Encryption
menu provides, and whether the WPA Passphrase (Network Key) field
displays.
WPA-PSK TKIP (T
emporal Key Integrity Protocol) is the standard
encryption method used with WPA-PSK and the only
selection possible from the Data Encryption menu.
In the WPA Passphrase (Network Key) field, enter a
passphrase.
The passphrase length needs to be between
8 and 63 characters (inclusive).
WPA2-PSK AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the standard
encryption method used with WP
A2-PSK and the only
selection possible from the Data Encryption menu.
In the WPA Passphrase (Network Key) field, enter a
passphrase.
The passphrase length needs to be between
8 and 63 characters (inclusive).
Note: NETGEAR recommends WPA2-PSK authentication
with AES encryption if you want to use the 11n rates and
speed.
h. Click Apply to save your security profile settings. The Bridging page displays again.
i. Repeat Step e through Step h for any other security profile that you want to edit.
For example, first configure security profile NETGEAR-WDS-1 with the MAC address
of
AP1, and then configure security profile NETGEAR-WDS-2 with the MAC address
of AP3 (see Figure 7 on page 95).
2. Activate repeater mode on the wireless access point (AP2 in Figure 7 on page 95):
a. On the Bridging page, select the Enable W
ireless Bridging check box.
b. Select the W
ireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge radio button.
c. Clear the Enable W
ireless Client Association check box to disable wireless client
association (see the red circle in Figure e on page 95).