Set Up The Base Station - NETGEAR R7000 User Manual

The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. If you
enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless
repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However, if you enable the wireless base
station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base
station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.
For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the following
conditions:
Both access points must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
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Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point
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LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same
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LAN network address range as the access points.

Set Up the Base Station

The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy-chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC
address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station. Then set up the repeater.
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To set up the base station:
Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
1.
The SSID and mode need to be the same and the wireless security option must be set to
None. (See
Basic Wireless Settings
Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.
2.
Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.
3.
Select the Wireless Base Station radio button.
4.
(Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless
5.
clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client associations only.
R7000 Smart WiFi Router
on page 25.)
Advanced Settings
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