High-Power Ceiling Mount Wireless 300N PoE Access Point
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Howtosetuptheaccesspointasawirelessrepeater?
Awirelessrepeater(alsocalledwirelessrangeextender)takesanexistingsignalfromawirelessrouteror
wirelessaccesspointandrebroadcastsittocreateasecondnetwork.Theeffectisthattherangeofthe
wirelessnetworkisincreased.Theotherfunctionofthewirelessrepeateristhatitcreatesabridgeto
anotherwirelessnetworkforallclientsthatareconnectedtotheLANportontheaccesspoint.In
summary,therearetwofunctionsthattheaccesspointneedstodo:
1. Createawirelessbridgeconnectiontoanotherwirelessnetwork
2. CreatealocalwirelessnetworkforWi‐Ficlientstoconnectto.
InordertosetuptheIntellinetaccesspointasawirelessrepeater,youneedtoperformaseriesofsteps.
Weareusinganaccesspointthatissettothefactorydefaultsettings,andwearerepeatingthesignalof
awirelessnetworkwiththeSSID“WirelessRouter”,whichissecuredwithWPA2encryption.