Omron WE70-AP - Configuring Relay Function (Pattern A)

Chapter 4. Advanced Setup
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Advanced Setup
4-3. Configuring Relay Function (Pattern A)
The pattern A is a mechanism of communication with a client CL-1 via an access point AP-2 as a repeater.
CL-1 always communicates with AP-2, not with AP-1, allowing stable operation. Through the steps from 1 to
7 in "4-2. Configuring AP-to-AP Bridging", communication setup must be completed for AP-1 and AP-2
beforehand. From the next page, setup and verification steps are described for the pattern A (P.13) of AP-to-
AP bridging (Relay function).
192.168.0.1
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.10
AP-to-AP Bridging
[802.11a : 36CH]
WE70-AP
Radio Wave:StrongRadio Wave:Weak
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BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-00-09"
BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-20-01"
SSID: "omronwe70wlan" (Factory Shipment)
SSID:"omronwe70wlan"
(Factory Shipment Status)
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WE70-CL
PC
PLC
CL-1
CL-1
CL-1
AP-2
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AP-1
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AP-1
After Change
Before
Change
After Change
Before Change
192.168.0.254
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Shipment Status)
192.168.0.3
SSID:
"omronwe70wlan"
(Factory
Shipment Status)
SSID: "omron"
Already configured in "4-2. AP-to-AP Bridging Setup"
Configuring the same SSID for AP-1 and AP-2 can result in endless communication between
CL-1 and AP-1 unless the communication is completely lost. To configure the same SSID for
AP-1 and AP-2, it is recommended to enable smart roaming as in the pattern B. If smart
roaming is being enabled, communication will be switched to an access point with better
radio wave status. Do not make wired connection between AP-1 and AP-2 after AP-to-AP
bridging was established between them. If such a case is required, enable the spanning tree
function for AP-1 and AP-2.See "4-6. Using Spanning Tree Function".
Caution
In this example, AP-1 communicates with CL-1 via AP-2 as a repeater. As configuring the same SSID for
AP-1 and CL-1 may use an unstable communication pathway between AP-1 and CL-1 with weak radio
wave, AP-1's SSID is changed so that AP-1 and CL-1 cannot directly communicate with each other. In
addition, even if power of AP-2 is lost and thus communication becomes unavailable, CL-1 would not
communicate with AP-1. Communication will be restarted when AP-2 is recovered.