Netgear WNR612v3 - Wireless-N 150 2-Port Router ユーザーズマニュアル

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the 
router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router 
as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service.

Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless 
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to 
link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.

Repeater

Base station

access point

access point

If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either 

WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen. 
The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 
54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen.

. The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and 

from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local 
computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child 
repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.

. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a 

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