How to expand wireless networks coverage through WDS

function
Product line: wireless question category: function config
Sometimes the wireless router is too far from the wireless clients or the wireless
signal strength is too low to connect, in order to expand the wireless coverage of
your existed wireless router, you can use another wireless router to setup WDS
with the existed wireless router.
The Topology is as below:
Key points:
1. oth routers should support WDS function!
". #he $%& 'P addresses of the two routers should (e two different 'P within the
same 'P segment )1*".1+,.-.1., for example, /1: 1*".1+,.-.1, /":
1*".1+,.-.1-!
0. #he D12P Server of /1 should (e ena(led, while the /"3s D12P Server should
(e disa(led!
4. #he wireless settings of (oth routers should (e exactly the same, including
SS'D, channel, security mode, algorithms and password.
The Steps are as below:
Settings in ! which has been setup for internet:
1. 5pen a we( (rowser in P21 which connects to /1, and in the address (ar
please type in 1*".1+,.-.1)the $%& 'P of the router., and then clic6 "nter# #hen
you will (e in the management page of /1.
". 2lic6 on the $dvanced Settings to go into the advanced settings page.
0. 2lic6 on Wireless Settings, then in the Wireless %asic Settings page,
change the SS'D and select 2hannel +, then clic6 &K to save.
4. 2lic6 on Wireless Security, and choose WP%7PS8 as the Security 9ode and
%:S as the WP% %lgorithms, and set a password for /1.
Settings in ':
1. 5pen a we( (rowser in P20 which connects to /", and in the address (ar
please type in 1*".1+,.-.1, and then clic6 :nter, then you will (e in the
management page of /".
". 2lic6 on the $dvanced Settings to go into the advanced settings page.
0. 2lic6 on Wireless Settings, then in the Wireless %asic Settings page, do
the same settings as /1, then clic6 &K to save.
4. 2lic6 on Wireless Security, and do the same settings as /1.
;. 2lic6 on Wireless %asic Settings, choose WDS, clic6 open Scan to find and
select the SS'D of /1 to add its 9%2 %ddress, then clic6 &K to save.
+. 2lic6 on $dvanced Settings, then clic6 on ($) Settings to change the $%&
'P into 1*".1+,.-.1-
<. =o to DH*+ Server to disa(le D12P Server.
)ow please go back to the ,anage,ent page of ! to Scan and add the
-$* $ddress of '
2lic6 on Wireless %asic Settings, choose &etwor6 ridge )WDS. as the wireless
wor6ing mode, then clic6 &pen Scan to find the SS'D of /" and select it to add
its 9%2 address, then clic6 &K to save.
&ow all the settings are done.
Please chec6 on P20 which is connected to /", if it can get the 'P address from
/1 and have internet, it means the WDS has (een setup successfully.