NETGEAR WNDAP350 - ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point User Manual page 102

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350 Reference Manual
Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge
To configure a point-to-multi-point wireless bridge as shown in
1. Under the Configuration tab, select Wireless Bridge. Then, select Bridging. The Bridging
screen displays.
Figure 4-9 Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge setup
2. Configure the Operating Mode of the WNDAP350 wirelss access points.
• WNDAP350 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
• Because it is in the central location, configure WNDAP350 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required
in AP2.
• Configure the WNDAP350 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the
Remote MAC Address of AP2.
3. Verify the following parameters for all access points:
• Verify that the LAN network configuration the WNDAP350 wirelss access points are
configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• Only one access point is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the
others are in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
• All access points must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be
in the same network.
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AP1
E T H E R N E T
5 - 1 2 V D C
AP in R E S E T
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Router
192.168.0.1
LAN
Segment 1
v1.1, November 2009
Figure
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
AP2
E T H E R N E T
5 - 1 2 V D C
R E S E T
'Master' AP in
Point-to-Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 2
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AP3
E T H E R N E T 5 - 1 2 V D C
R E S E T
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 3
Advanced Configuration