How to configure multi-point wireless bridging, How to configure multi-point wireless bridging -11 – NETGEAR ME103 User Manual

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Reference Manual for the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point

Advanced Configuration

5-11

August 2003

4.

Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2.

A PC on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and
printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.

How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging

Figure 5-10: Multi-Point bridging

1.

Configure the Operating Mode of the ME103 Access Points.

ME103 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.

Because it is in the central location, configure ME103 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. No MAC address is required because it will respond to
Point-to-Point APs which are configured communicating to it.

Configure the ME103 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.

2.

Verify the following parameters for all access points:

Verify that the LAN network configuration the ME103 Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices

Only one AP is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the others are in
Point-to-Point Bridge mode.

"Master" ME103 in
Point-to-Multi-Point
Bridge Mode

LAN
Segment 1

192.168.0.1

Router

ME103 in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode

Hub or Switch

LAN
Segment 3

ME103 in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode

LAN
Segment 2

Hub or Switch

AP1

E T H E R N E T

R E S E T

5 - 1 2 V D C

AP3

E T H E R N E T

R E S E T

5 - 1 2 V D C

AP2

E T H E R N E T

R E S E T

5 - 1 2 V D C

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