Advanced Settings
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3
Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4). If your router is the base station, it can act as the
“parent” of up to four other access points. Enter the MAC addresses of the other access
points in these fields.
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to 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 bo
th units with the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security).
Note that the wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.
2. Select Adva
nced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the
Wireless Repeating Function screen.
Scroll to view
more settings
3. For the frequency you want to use (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz), select the Enable Wireless
Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button.
4. Enter th
e MAC address for one or more repeater units.
5. Click Apply to
save your changes.
Set Up a Repeater Unit
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless
connection to the base station.
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