TP-Link TL-WA5110G - Manual (Page 74)

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• Enable WDS - The AP client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is
enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames
consist of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. If your
AP supports WDS well, please select the option.
• SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio before SSID,
the AP client will connect to AP according SSID.
• MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio
before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to AP according MAC address.
¾ Repeater - The Repeater mode is the AP with its own BSS and with WDS enabled that
relays data to a root AP, to which it is associated. The wireless repeater relays signal
between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC
address of root AP in the field of MAC of AP.
¾ Universal Repeater - The Universal Repeater mode is the AP with its own BSS and with
WDS disabled that relays data to a root AP, to which it is associated. The wireless repeater
relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input
the MAC address of root AP in the field of MAC of AP.
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Note:
If the available AP can’t support with WDS, you may select Client mode without WDS or Universal
Repeater mode to associate with the AP.
Here is an example of how to configure wireless repeater. Please do the following:
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA5110G High Power wireless Access Points.
• Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Access Point mode.
• Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP1).
• Configure AP3 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP2).
Figure 5-7 Wireless repeating
2. Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, if any.
3. 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 WLAN segments.
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Note:
You can extend this repeating by adding up to 2 additional TL-WA5110G High Power wireless
Access Points configured in repeater mode. However, since Repeater configurations
communicate in half-duplex mode, the bandwidth decreases as you add Repeaters to the