Alcatel-Lucent speedtouch 180 Manual De Usuario
1 SpeedTouch™180 Installation
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1.3.3 The SpeedTouch™180 as Wireless Repeater
Introduction
Repeaters extend the coverage area of your wireless LAN, however bear in mind that
throughput is reduced for wireless clients that are connected through the repeater.
The SpeedTouch™180 can support up to a maximum of four devices in this mode. The
user will be prompted if this number is exceeded.
throughput is reduced for wireless clients that are connected through the repeater.
The SpeedTouch™180 can support up to a maximum of four devices in this mode. The
user will be prompted if this number is exceeded.
Operating mode
selection
Proceed as follows:
1
Open your web browser and go to
http://10.0.0.140
.
2
Enter “admin” in the Password box and click LOGIN to access the management
interface.
interface.
3
On the System menu, click Operating Mode.
4
Select Repeater and click Apply.
5
Your SpeedTouch™180 restarts.
Wireless security
configuration
Once your SpeedTouch™ has restarted, configure your SpeedTouch™180 with the
appropriate wireless settings:
appropriate wireless settings:
1
If needed, open your web browser and go to
http://10.0.0.140
.
2
Enter “admin” in the Password box and click LOGIN to access the management
interface.
interface.
3
On the Wireless menu, click Basic Setting.
4
Configure the SpeedTouch™180 with the same SSID and channel as you Access
Point and click Apply.
Point and click Apply.
Note
The SSID can be different but the channel needs to be the same.
5
On the Wireless menu, click WEP Configuration.
6
Configure the SpeedTouch™180 with the same WEP key as your Access Point
and click Apply.
and click Apply.
Note
WPA is not available in this mode.
Repeater configuration
To complete the configuration:
1
On the Wireless menu, click Repeater.
2
Make sure the Enable WDS check box is selected and click Refresh.
3
Select the check box corresponding to the device you want to relay the wireless
network for and click Apply.
network for and click Apply.
Note
WDS must be enabled on both Access Point and Repeater.
Note
If you are using a SpeedTouch™180 as Access Point both Access Point
and Repeater must operate in Repeater mode.
and Repeater must operate in Repeater mode.
4
Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer.