Netgear WAC104 – Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Access Point User Manual

For WiFi repeating, you must set up a WiFi base station and a WiFi repeater:

WiFi base station. The access point functions as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and

from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles local WiFi and wired computers. To

configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the child repeater access point. Often, the

MAC address is on the product label.

WiFi repeater. The access point sends all traffic from its local WiFi or wired computers to a remote

access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access

point.

By default, the access point functions in dual-band concurrent mode. If you enable the WiFi repeater in

either radio band, the WiFi base station or WiFi repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However,

if you enable the WiFi base station in either radio band and use the other radio band for either client access

or as a WiFi base station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.
Before you can set up a WiFi network with WDS, both access points must meet the following conditions:

Use the same SSID, WiFi channel, and encryption mode.

Be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same

network.

All LAN devices (wired and WiFi computers) are configured to operate in the same LAN network address

range as the access points.

The WiFi repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. Units cannot be daisy-chained.You must

know the WiFi settings for all units.You must also know the MAC addresses of the remote units. First, set

up the base station, then set up one or more repeaters.

Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to

the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.

Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you did not enable the DHCP client on the access point or did not assign a static IP address, enter

the default access point IP address 

192.168.0.100.

A login window opens.

Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is 

admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.
The Home page displays.

Make sure that the WiFi settings match the requirements for the WiFi repeating function.
To use the WiFi repeating function, you cannot use the auto channel feature for the access point. We

recommend that you use WPA2-PSK to secure the WiFi communication for the WDS.

Select

Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.

The Wireless Repeating Function page displays.