NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 - Manual (Page 78)

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)
You can set the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router up to be used as a wireless access point
(AP). This enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to
another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP
service.
Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to
link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Repeater
Base station
access point
access point
Figure 4. Wireless repeating scenario
Note: If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either
WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Setup screen. The
WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 54
Mbps in the Wireless Setup screen.
Wireless Base Station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and
from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers.