Things You'll Need:
* To configure the access point as a wireless repeater, you need to perform two steps:
* Checking the Wireless MAC Address of a Wireless Router/Access Point
* Setting-Up Wireless Repeater Mode on the WAP54G
Linksys Wireless-G Access Point (WAP54G)
Linksys Wireless-G Router (WRT54G)
2. Checking the Wireless MAC Address of a Wireless Router
3. Access the router's web-based setup page. For instructions
4. When the router's web-based setup page opens, click Status then click Wireless.
5. Take note of the MAC Address. This is your router's wireless MAC address.
6. Checking the Wireless MAC Address of an Access Point
7. Connect a computer to the access point.
8. Assign a static IP address on the computer.
9. Open the access point's web-based setup page.
NOTE: If you are using Mac to access the access point's web-based setup page
10. When the access point's web-based setup page opens, take note of the Wireless MAC Address
11. After obtaining the wireless MAC address of the router/access point, configure the other WAP54G as a wireless repeater. For instructions, follow the steps below.
12. Setting-Up Wireless Repeater Mode on the WAP54G
13. Access the access point's web-based setup page.
NOTE: If you are using Mac to access the access point's web-based setup page
14. When the access point's web-based setup page opens, click AP Mode then select Wireless Repeater.
15. Type the wireless MAC address you took note of earlier in the Remote Access Point's LAN MAC Address field.
NOTE: Remove the colons (:) when typing the MAC address on the Remote Access Point's LAN MAC Address field.
16. Click (Save Settings)
NOTE: If you will connect the wireless repeater to another WAP54G, change the wireless repeater's LAN IP address.
Tips & Warnings
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If you will connect the wireless repeater to another WAP54G, click here. To check the wireless MAC Address of the wireless router follow the steps below.
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The Wireless MAC Address you took note of will be entered on the WAP54G set as wireless repeater. After checking the wireless MAC Address, set-up the wireless repeater mode on the WAP54G. For instructions, click here. To check the wireless MAC address of the access point, follow the steps below.
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