Does A Bridged Router Also Service Wireless Clients

Wireless Bridging Overview

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Wireless Bridging is usually used to extend network coverage to locations physical cabling cannot reach.

NETGEAR access points supporting WDS are WG102, WG103, WG302, WAG302, WG602 WNAP210.

Technical Support does not provide costless help setting up WDS betwixt NETGEAR admission points and non-NETGEAR equipment.
Information technology is non possible to create wireless span between NETGEAR wireless routers and NETGEAR wireless admission points.

Here are 2 scenarios that are referred to every bit "wireless bridging".

Scenario 1: WDS (Wireless Distribution System)

In IEEE 802.11 terminology, a wireless distribution system interconnects Basic Service Sets (BSS). Each BSS consists of the access point and the wireless and wired devices it connects. In the following diagram, WDS connects BSS #1 and BSS #two.

The WDS is created by wireless bridging or repeating on the access points. Each access point can span or repeat to one or multiple other access points. The maximum number of span or repeater tin can be created by an admission signal varies depend on the access betoken models.

Previously, an access point in bridging mode can only communicate to the other access points information technology is bridging to; while access point in repeating mode can also have connexion from wireless clients. Therefore, the above example can simply be supported by wireless repeating previously. However, newer access points at present also support wireless customer connectedness fifty-fifty in bridging mode so the distinction betwixt bridging and repeating has became blurrier. One thing to keep in mind, when an access point is in bridging mode and also accept wireless connectedness, it greatly reduces its throughput.

For instructions on configuring wireless bridging and repeating, read the production manuals or Configuring wireless repeating with WG602 and WG302 admission points

Scenario ii: Wireless Ethernet bridge

In this scenario wired devices are bridged to a wireless router. The reason for doing this would be either it is not viable to physically wire the router to the wired clients or the wired clients practise non support a item wireless adapter (e.chiliad. a gaming station).

As mentioned above, this configuration, where a wireless router is connected to a wireless access point, will not work.

Last Updated:eleven/28/2016 | Article ID: 960

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