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REPEATER
Awirelessrepeater(alsocalledawirelessrangeextender)takesanexistingsignalfromawireless
routerorwirelessaccesspointandrebroadcastsittoamplifythewirelesssignal,extendingitsrangein
theprocess.Whenyouactivatethismode,youneedtospecifythewirelessnetworkwhichyouwishto
amplify,or“repeat.”Afteryouprovidetherequiredsecurityinformation,theIntellinetAccessPoint
performsarestart.
ThesetupisvirtuallyidenticaltothatoftheWISPmode.TheAccessPointshowsallwirelessnetworksinrange,and
youthenhavetoselectthewirelessnetworkthatyouwishtorepeat
(extenditsrange),andprovidetherequiredsecurityforthenetwork.
KeepinmindthatthisIntellinetAccessPointisequippedwithadual
bandradio,capableofcommunicatingwithboth2.4GHzand5GHz
wirelessdevices.Butwhileyoumaybepickingupamixofboth2.4
GHzand5GHznetworks,youcanonlyuseonewirelesssignalas
yourrepeatersource.
Typeinthenameofthewirelessnetworks,whichtheIntellinet
AccessPointshouldbroadcastforyourlocalwirelessclients.You
needtoprovidetheSSIDforboththe2.4and5GHznetwork.
Click‘Apply’toactivatethesettings.TheAccessPointwillthen
performareboot.Afterthis,youcanre‐connecttotheadminweb
interface,andfromthereyouhaveaccesstoadvancedwireless
settings.
Note:Thewirelessencryptionkeyforyourclientsisthesameasthe
encryptionkeyofthesource(repeated)network.
DefaultvaluesforRepeatermode:
Parameter Value
AccessPointIPAddress Variable,dependsontheRouterorDHCPserverinyournetwork.
AccessPointDHCPServer Disabled.TheAccessPointwillnotprovideIPaddressestoclients.
AccessPointDHCPClient Enabled.LANIPofAccessPointisprovidedbyRouterorDHCPserverin
yournetwork.
AccesstoWebUIvia http://ap.setuporIPaddressesprovidedbyRouterorDHCPserverin
yournetwork.