Wireless Network Access Point
To configure a Wireless Repeater environment, click Wireless Repeater
and enter the LAN MAC address of the remote access point in the Remote
AP MAC Address field.
• Backup and Restore. Clicking the Backup button will store the Access
Point’s configuration to your PC’s hard drive. You can restore this informa-
tion by clicking the Restore button.
Click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel your
changes. If you require online help, click the Help button.
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• Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint - If you are trying to make a wireless
connection between more than two wired networks, as shown in Figure 6-
6, select Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint. This mode allows you to
construct a network that has multiple access points bridging wirelessly.
To configure a Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint environment, click
Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint for the Access Point that will connect
to multiple access points (in Figure 6-6, it is the Access Point in LAN 1).
No MAC address binding is needed. Then, for the other bridged access
points, click Wireless Bridge, and and enter the Remote Bridge MAC
Address of the Access Point set to Point to MultiPoint.
• Wireless Repeater - When set to Wireless Repeater mode, the Wireless
Repeater is able to talk to one remote access point within its range and
retransmit its signal. See Figure 6-7.
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Note: Linksys recommends bridging no more than three remote
LANs in Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint mode. Bridging addi-
tional remote LANs will result in a significant decrease in bandwidth.
Figure 6-6
Figure 6-7
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