Quick Reference Guide

Advanced Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share
files and printers of any other computers or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN
Segment 2.
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
In a point-to-multipoint bridge, the wireless access point is the master for a group of
bridge-mode wireless access points. All traffic is sent to the master rather than to the other
wireless access points. Use wireless security to protect this communication.
For each wireless access point that you want the master
to be able to connect to, you need to
configure a security profile with a unique name and the MAC address of the wireless access
point. You can configure up to four such security profiles (NETGEAR-WDS-1,
NETGEAR-WDS-2, and so on).
The following figure shows an example in which AP1 functions in po
int-to-multipoint bridge
mode and AP2 and AP3 function in point-to-point bridge mode:
Figure 70.
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To configure a point-to-multipoint wireless network:
1. Configure the security profiles on the wireless access point (AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in
t
he previous figure):
a. Select Configuration >
Wireless Bridge. The Bridging screen displays. (The
following figure shows the screen after you have completed Step d.)
Wireless PC card
in a notebook computer
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Multipoint
bridge mode
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Router
Hub or switch
Hub or switch