Sorry, can't be done. the key word here is "router".
I am sorry but I am not so familiar with the Thomson Device but I can give you a clue on how to set it up....you can skip the security settings first just make sure they work then you can set it later...Check it out!
- Thomson as "Master Router" connected to modem set up as follows
-- 192.168.1.1
-- Set up wireless access point as you normally would in Wireless Settings, muine are "MY_SSID",Channel 2,b+g mode,
64-bit WEP with hex key (rather than pass phrase)
--- Enter any laptop wifi MAC addresses in the "Client Access List" here to allow them and make sure it's set to restrict
them
-- Set DHCP range to 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.127 (my preference) in "Lan Settings"
-- go to Wireless Bridging and Repeating menu option
--- Set "Enable Wireless Repeating Function"
--- Set as "Wireless Base Station"
--- DO NOT check the "Disable Wireless Client Association" if you want to be able to use laptop wifi
--- Enter the mac address of your "Slave Router" here
Make sure all of the above is applied and has stuck, i had a habit of setting some things then clicking to a sub-menu
before clicking apply, always scroll down and click apply before drilling into sub options!
DG834G V3 : "Slave Router"
-- Get latest firmware as earlier v3 firmware doesnt support WDS
-- 192.168.1.2
-- Enable Wireless Settings and set to exact same as "Master Router" including 64 bit WEP key and MAC access list for
laptops etc
-- Disable DHCP in Basic Setup (I think)
-- "Advanced Wireless Settings" menu option
--- "Enable Bridging and Repeating"
--- Select the "Wireless Bridge With Client Association" (or similar) option
--- Enter the "Master Router" MAC address here
Again, double check everything has stuck, that the "normal" wireless settings for both routers are identical and reboot
both (in either order worked for me but booting the Master first is probably best practise)
GOOD LUCK!!!
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Testimonial: "Thank you for the step by step guide, but some pics would have been helpful. Sorry since I am a beginner to WDS systems."
Well, I can help you with that. First of all I need to know if your Thomson router supports repeating. If it does then we can go ahead and configure repeating feature on the NETGEAR router.
Reply me back so that we can proceed to the next step.
Testimonial: "The Thomson SpeedTouch Router has a WDS(Wireless Distribution System) section when i enter in the ip address of the router (192.168.1.254). So I guess"
For this first of all u need to know the mac address of both the routers the scenario is thomson speed touch: base station netgear router : access point connect any comp. to the netgear router with an ethernet cable and access the adminUI through internet explorer ( ip address of netgear: 192.168.0.1) username: admin password: password after entering adminUI click on wireless settings under setup and configure it with exactly the same settings that u have on thomson speed touch in repeater mode: the only security option that'll work is wep. once u have same basic wireless settings on netgear click apply and then go to wireless settings under advanced on the left blue panel check the box for wireless repeater function and select repeating function and provide the mac address of the thompson speed touch here apply these settings and after this put the mac address of netgear on the thompson just like a mac swap make sure that u keep the channel to 6 and mode : b&g under wireless settings on both the routers hope this will work!! Apoorva Shukla Netgear tech support
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The Thomson SpeedTouch Router has a WDS(Wireless Distribution System) section when i enter in the ip address of the router (192.168.1.254).
So I guess it does support repeating, how do i check?
please can some one help me solve this problems
Can this Thomson SpeedTouch do WDS to create this bridge? Have you logged into it and checked? Can the Netgear do it? They have to have a compatible capability in order to do a WDS bridge. Any reason you can't just plug it in wired to the Thompson? on a lan/switch port? Leave DHCP on the Thomspon. Turn it off on the Netgear.
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