Is it Mesh or Me?

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Two r190x/r201x/r200x can be connected through the wireless link by two ways.

  1. WDS (Wireless 2.4GHz-->WDS) Mesh Repeater mode.
  2. AP-Station (Wireless 2.4GHz-->Repeater mode) Repeater Mode.
  1. WDS (Wireless 2.4GHz-->WDS) Mesh Repeater mode:

Please do not use the  WDS Repeater mode(Wireless 2.4GHz-->WDS)   as there is known the issue of low throughput in the current image (4.3.4r8) and refer below KB.

https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/cnPilot-R-Series-Home-Small/R200-201-WDS-mode-setup-guide/m-p/74457#M31

  1. AP-Station (Wireless 2.4GHz-->Repeater mode) Repeater Mode.

     The user can use this as Wi-Fi Range Extender.  

    Using this mode, the user can connect as follows.

  1. R-Series AP <-> R-Series AP.
  2. E-Series AP<->R-series AP.
  3. Any wireless AP<–>R-series AP.
  • AP-Station Repeater mode  in-between  R-Series  APs(R-Series AP <-> R-Series AP).

Network topology:

 

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 Procedure:

  1. Configure the Base AP and Repeater client AP in Default Mode.
  2. Configure the SSID, Security mode and key in the Base AP (Wireless-Security and Wireless->basic).
  3. Configure and enable  Repeater mode in the repeater client AP and refer the below screenshot.

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 4. Configure the Repeater client AP in the bridge in network section page and refer below screenshot

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 5. Connect the Repeater client AP to SSID of  Base AP, refer below screenshot.

 

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  • AP-Station Repeater mode  in-between  R-Series  and  E-Series AP (E-Series AP<->R-series AP).

Please refer below KB.

Path: https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/cnPilot-R-Series-Home-Small/Wi-Fi-Range-Extender-between-cnPilot-R-and-E-Series-Access-Point/m-p/73717#M30

Please let me know if you have any query.

Regards

Niraj

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