Port Forwarding And Port Triggering - NETGEAR DGN2200M - Wireless-N 300 Router User Manual

Wireless PC
associated
with AP 1
DGN2200M
Internet
192.168.0.1
AP 1 (parent AP in repeater mode)
Figure 9. Repeater Mode
To set up a repeater with wireless client association:
1. Configure the operating mode of the devices.
• Configure AP 1 (the DGN2200M Mobile Edition wireless modem router in
Repeater Mode) with the MAC address of AP 2 and AP 3 in the first two Remote MAC
Address fields.
• Configure AP 2 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field.
• Configure AP 3 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field.
2. Verify the following for both access points:
• The LAN network configuration of each access point is configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the LAN devices.
• The access points must be on the same LAN. That is, the LAN IP addresses for the
access points must be in the same network.
• If you are using DHCP, access point devices should be set to Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client) in the IP Address Source section of the Basic IP
Settings screen.
• Access point devices must use the same SSID, channel, authentication mode, and
encryption.
3. Verify 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.

Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

Port forwarding and port triggering are advanced features that affect the behavior of the
firewall in your wireless modem router. Using the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen,
94 | Chapter 6. Advanced Configuration
N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200M Mobile Edition User Manual
PCs
AP 2 in repeater mode
AP 3 in repeater mode
Wireless PC
associated
with AP 2
Wireless PC
associated
with AP 3
Figure 9,