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The other router on the network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode. •Use fixed IP address (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience. Note: To avoid interference, NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings for each wireless router or gateway on the network. You could also disable the wireless radio on the other router or gateway. 5.Click the Apply button. The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and restart your web browser, and type in the address field. Wireless Distribution System You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system (WDS). Note:To use the wireless repeating function, you need to select the None radio button as the security option in the Wireless Settings screen, and you cannot select Auto Channel. A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through multiple access points. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. RepeaterBase stationaccess pointaccess point Figure 8. Wireless repeating scenario A WDS system includes a base station and repeater. •Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, that bridges traffic to and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label. •Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. If you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However, if you enable the wireless base station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected. For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have to meet the following conditions: •Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. •Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network. •All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points. 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. Then set up the repeater. 1.Set up both units with the same wireless settings. •The SSID and mode must be the same. •The wireless security option has to be set to None. •You must select a channel (wireless repeating does not support the Auto Channel setting). For information about how to adjust these settings, see Basic Wireless Settings on page 24.) 2.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. 3.Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 4.Select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 5.(Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only. If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations, leave the check box cleared. 6.In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters. If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access points. 7.Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Set Up a Repeater Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that is the repeater. 1.Log in to the router that will be the repeater. 2.Select BASIC > Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security opt...