Solved: Bridge WET200 - how to?

giovannivecchi · ‎09-13-2011

Hi everybody!

I'm looking to bring up a wireless bridge between 2 WET200.

I've set in Wireless -> Basic Settings and Wireless -> Security the same parameters in both devices, but it fails.

Wireless -> Basic Settings

SSID: bridge

Mode: B/G Mixed

Channell: 11

Network Type: Ad-Hoc

Wireless -> Security

Security Mode: Disabled

Firmware versione: 2.0.4.0

Any ideas?

Kayle Miller · ‎10-03-2011

Giovanni,

If I understand you correctly your trying to have a wired client on side A connected to WET200 A communicate to a wired client on side B that is connected to WET200 B. Is this correct?

I could be wrong but the WET200 is designed to be a client device not a root device as a result I don't believe you can connect them together in this manner; although that being said the theorectically your configuration should work as long as everything is configured properly. When you say it fails do they fail to connect to each other; if so try connecting to one of them with a computer in ad-hoc mode and see if that works, if so then you know it's a firmware limitation with-in the unit.

HTH

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Kayle Miller · ‎10-03-2011

Giovanni,

If I understand you correctly your trying to have a wired client on side A connected to WET200 A communicate to a wired client on side B that is connected to WET200 B. Is this correct?

I could be wrong but the WET200 is designed to be a client device not a root device as a result I don't believe you can connect them together in this manner; although that being said the theorectically your configuration should work as long as everything is configured properly. When you say it fails do they fail to connect to each other; if so try connecting to one of them with a computer in ad-hoc mode and see if that works, if so then you know it's a firmware limitation with-in the unit.

HTH

Maciej Bierkus · ‎10-14-2011

Hi,

It is actually possible to connect two wired clients to bridged WET200. Both brighes need to be used in Ad-Hoc mode though. I am sure you have checked that there is no IP address conflict as therse boot up as 192.168.1.226 by default. Apart from that you need to be sure that 'Wireless settings' are exactly the same on both devices, you do not need to use survey tool. That also applies to any security settings you want to use. I have used G-only mode and picked channel up myself and worked almost first time.

It will also work when you have dhcp enabled on the network as well. Do the above configuration first and make sure you can ping both ends and then you change 'IP Address Type' to DHCP. Both units will receive IP addresses from dhcp as well as attached PC's.

Hope that helps.

Maciek

Forgot to mention:

Firmware Version: 2.0.0.5-ETSI

giovannivecchi · ‎10-14-2011

Ad Hoc mode is not the right way for our net configuration. Thanks to all!

Maciej Bierkus · ‎10-14-2011

In that case I agree with Kayle that it will not be possible to connect 2 WER200 in Infrastructure mode. Can I just as how do you need to connect them? I have connected 2 WET200 bridges to each other, one bridge connects to a switch and other bridge have PCs and, hoplefully soon, few phones connected.

giovannivecchi · ‎10-17-2011

At the beginning I would to connect each other to extend wired connection and give connectivity to an offline office. At the moment, I solved connect one of them to the company wireless network, in Infrastructure Mode.

sdernisss · ‎04-20-2012

Hi,

I have a problem connect two WET200 as a bridge. The problem is no data transfer or bad ping betwean two bridge. two brodge I connect as Adch and signal strange betwean is 50-60%. Can yuo help me to fix that problem??