Hello. I want to use a NetFaster IAD as repeater or access point. It has a function called WDS but how it does work? Do i have an another NetFaster? I have to enable the WDS function and to the other router? The other router is still connecting with the internet? Thanks a lot (and forgive me for my english).

engenius 2500mW EIRP EAP300 802 1bgn wifi access point

Hi there! Please note that the Tenda 150mbps Wireless Range Extender A3 uses a default IP address of 192.168.0.254 - you must set your IP address to the 192.168.0.* range (* = any number between 2 and 253) to login.

The default access username / password (if required) are admin and admin.

Once you've logged in, you can configure the access point to route through your existing wireless router as the default gateway (eg. if your wifi router is 192.168.1.1, then you would route through that, and set your Repeater (Extender) IP to 192.168.1.2 so that you can connect to it and then "relay" your connection through the repeater. It doesn't mirror the connection details for the existing wifi router, it simply creates an "additional" access point to connect through to your existing wifi router - creating a bridge, essentially.

The extender can be linked to the existing wifi router via LAN cable or WDS. For WDS, you will need to set the IP's 1 digit apart in the last segment (see above IP difference), and switch them both in the Wireless menu to ""Wireless Networking Mode: Network Bridge (WDS), but the SSID must remain the same (eg. "Tenda1") for both of them (it doesn't cause a network loopback), and any wireless security authentication must be identical (password / pass phrase / key + encryption algorithm) on both devices. Again, as with the above point, remember to set the gateway of the extender / repeater to that of the primary WiFi router.

For extra information and disambiguation (if required), see the following page, and scroll down: http://www.enjoypad.com/wireless-access-point/96-tenda-... Hope i helped you.. great day to you.

Software? Here's EnGenius's website. There are upgrades you can download, the program is embedded in the unit. Just do a search for your particular model and you will be rewarded with all kinds of information. http://www.engeniustech.com/index.php/support/manuals-qref


Carl

i dont believe you can do such thing but you could run two routers and log onto each individually. Just like your at home using the laptop and you go to a friends 20 miles away and you take your laptop and it will recognize his wireless allowing access.

Every node added to a WDS network cuts the network transmission speed in half. This is just a characteristic of any WDS connection, as WDS is a repeater protocol (it has to retransmit everything it receives).
It's not clear from your description whether you are trying to add the EOC and the Cisco to the same WDS network. If that is the case, it's a wonder you got it to work at all, since WDS implementations are model-specific, and usually require every node to be exactly the same model router.

In a WDS network, all the access points need to be in WDS mode, and one of them needs to be wired directly to a routed internet connection.
Here is a very good detailed tutorial on how WDS works and how to configure and troubleshoot your own WDS network:
How To: Setting up WDS Bridging / Repeating

http://downloads.thomson.net/telecom/documentation/TG185n/R100/SetupUserGuide/HTML/TG185n_en/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=sug&file=Repeatera.htm
This article covers connecting the Thomson wireless repeater to any AP. Since these wireless devices are not made by the same manufacturer, I suggest you not use the WDS procedure - in many cases you can only use WDS reliably between devices that have the same manufacturer or are programmed by the same people.

Use AP mode ; but may really have some compatiblity issues though... Good Luck*

hello look uderneath the router or try

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows you to make a completely wireless infrastructure. Normally, the access points must be connected with a wire (LAN). These access points create cells allowing a wireless connection. The WDS feature allows the access points to be wirelessly connected. This feature is normally used in large, open areas where pulling a wire is restricted or not cost effective and in residential circumstances. If the structure utilizing an access point is too large to cover using one AP, a second AP would be used as a wireless repeater. The WDS has forwarding functionality for extending the range of an AP. By setting up an extended service set (ESS) between access points. Stations can intersect with any AP of this ESS and move between the coverage of both APs while the higher layer network connection remains intact.