Planet Technology WAP-1966 - Manual (Page 55)

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transmission rate to communicate with each other. In a large network, please consider using
management device to reduce the network broadcast to the wireless network.
5.5 Repeater mode
When WAP-1966 works in repeater mode, it will repeat the wireless signal from AP to wireless client or
from wireless client to AP. Thus, the distance between wireless client to AP can be double. However,
the trade off is the connection speed between wireless client to AP become half since the WAP-1966
repeat the wireless signal on same channel. Besides, when the WAP-1966 is configured to repeater
mode, you can only manage the AP through LAN interface and the PC(s) connected to its LAN port can
not communicate with other wireless clients. You need to input the remote AP
’s MAC address is this
mode is enabled.