NETGEAR WNDR4500 User Manual

Advanced Settings
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500
• Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your router for your
reference. You will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless
Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using.
• W
ireless Repeater. If your router is the repeater, select this check box.
Repeater IP Address. If your rou
ter is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other
access point.
Disable Wireless Client Association. If your rou
ter is the repeater, selecting this check
box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are
allowed.
- If you are
setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box.
- If you wan
t all client traffic to go through the other access point (repeater with wireless
client association), leave this check box cleared.
Base Station MAC Address. If your route
r is the repeater, enter the MAC address for the
access point that is the base station.
• W
ireless Base Station. If your router is the base station, select this check box.
Disable Wireless Client Association. If your rou
ter is the base station, selecting this
check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client
associations are allowed.
Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4). If your route
r is the base station, it can act as the
“parent” of up to 4 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 exactly the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and
security). Note that the wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.

NETGEAR WNDR4500 Specifications

General

Ethernet LAN	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bandwidth	2.4 GHz
Interface	USB, RJ-45
Rack mounting	No
Weight (imperial)	1.5 lbs
Dimensions (WxDxH)	258 x 172.5 x 81 mm
USB ports quantity	2
Minimum system requirements	- Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Google Chrome 11.0\\r - Safari 1.4
Compatible operating systems	- Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000\\r - Mac OS\\r - UNIX\\r - Linux
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	10.15 x 6.79 x 3.18 \
DHCP client	-
Supported network protocols	IPv6, IPv4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
Security algorithms	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Flash memory	128 MB
Certification	RoHS
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Product color	Black

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	172.5 mm
Width	258 mm
Height	81 mm
Weight	680 g