Set Up The Base Station - NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 User Manual

• Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to
and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and
wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the
child repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.
• Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers
to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the
remote parent access point.
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.
Before you an set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the
following conditions:
• Use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
• Be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point LAN IP addresses are in
the same network.
• All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same
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:
1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option must be set to
None.
2. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
3. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
4. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
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