How to Expand the Wireless Coverage Through WDS

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How to expand wireless networks coverage through WDS

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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 D2P Server of /1 should (e ena(led, while the /"3s D2P 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.


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". 2lic6 on the $dvanced Settingsto 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 &Kto save.


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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.


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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 themanagement page of /".

". 2lic6 on the $dvanced Settingsto go into the advanced settings page.


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0. 2lic6 on Wireless Settings, then in the Wireless %asic Settingspage, dothe same settings as /1, then clic6 &Kto save.


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4. 2lic6 on Wireless Security, and do the same settings as /1.


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;. 2lic6 on Wireless %asic Settings, choose WDS, clic6 open Scanto find and

select the SS'D of /1 to add its 9%2 %ddress, then clic6 &Kto save.


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+. 2lic6 on $dvanced Settings, then clic6 on ($) Settings to change the $%&

'P into 1*".1+.-.1-


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&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.

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