Wireless Repeating Function - NETGEAR R6200 User Manual

computers. To configure this mode, you have to 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 have to know the MAC address of the
remote parent access point.
The R6200 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.
To set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have to meet the following
conditions:
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Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
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Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point
LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
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All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same
LAN network address range as the access points.

Wireless Repeating Function

To view or change the wireless repeater settings for the router:
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Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating.
The following settings are available:
• Enable Wireless Repeating Function. Select the check box for the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
network to use the wireless repeating function.
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