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5.7 Repeater Bridge Setup Guide
A repeater setup can be used to extend the wireless signal from one bridge connected to an Ethernet LAN
wirelessly so that another bridge can control a wireless LAN at a distance.
The following Table describes the basic attributes for the network topology illustrate at above picture.
Table: Repeater Configuration table
Direction Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Bridge 3
Wireless Configuration - General
Bridge Mode Manual Bridge Manual Bridge Manual Bridge
Spanning Tree Protocol
Enable
(Disable if no loop)
Enable
Disable if no loop)
Enable
Disable if no loop)
Wireless Bridge - Radio
Channel 4 4 4
Wireless Mode
802.11g (for high data
rate) 802.11g (for high data
rate) 802.11g (for high data
rate)
TX Power Auto Auto Auto
Propagation distance Appropriate value Appropriate value Appropriate value
BSSID
Add Bridge2’s BSSID
(MAC address)
Add Bridge1’s and 3’s
BSSID(MAC address)
Add Bridge2’s BSSID
(MAC address)
Wireless Configuration – Bridging Encryption
Encryption
Select appropriate
Key type and
Key. Must be the
same key as Bridge 2
Select appropriate
Key type and
Key. Must be the
same key as Bridge 1
Select appropriate
Key type and
Key. Must be the
same key as Bridge 1