Setting Up The Base Station - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824v3 User Manual

• Wireless Repeater mode. The wireless router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired
computers to a remote AP. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the
remote parent AP.
• Disable Wireless Client Association. Usually this check box is cleared so that the router is an
access point for wireless computers.
If this check box is selected, the router communicates wirelessly only with other APs whose
MAC addresses are listed in this screen. The router still communicates with wire-connected
LAN devices.

Setting 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, and then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1. Set up both units with exactly the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security).
Note that the wireless security option must be set to WEP or None.
2. On the wireless router base unit, select Wireless Repeating Function under Advanced in the
main menu of the router. The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays.
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3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and the Wireless Base Station
radio button.
Advanced Settings and Features
RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824v3 User Manual
v1.0, January 2008
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