How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging

Figure 5-5: Multi-Point bridging

Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG102 Access Points.

WAG102 (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 WAG102 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required in AP2.
Configure the WAG102 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC Address of AP2.

Verify the following parameters for all access points:

Verify that the LAN network configuration the WAG102 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.
All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the same network.
If using DHCP, all WAG102 Access Points should be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client)" in the IP Address Source portion of the Basic IP Settings menu.
All WAG102 Access Points use the same SSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and encryption in use.
All Point-to-Point APs must have AP2's MAC address in its Remote AP MAC address field.

Verify connectivity across the LANs.

A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments.

Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the WAG102 Access Points in the illustration above. If you require wireless stations to access any lan segment, you can additional WAG102 Access Points configured in Wireless Access Point mode to any LAN segment.

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