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jba
Aspirant
Jan 21, 2008

Question to netgear: wds and wpa

I own a DG834GBv3 router and a WG602v3 access point which I want to use as a repeater. However, even when using the latest firmware, this is not possible, when wpa encryption is selected. I found this...
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beisser
Luminary
Jan 21, 2008
jba wrote:
I own a DG834GBv3 router and a WG602v3 access point which I want to use as a repeater. However, even when using the latest firmware, this is not possible, when wpa encryption is selected. I found this problem addressed in many discussions in this forum. So, my question to netgear is: Please tell me, if there are any plans to provide firmware files to remove this bug? When will the customers be able to use their bought products as expected? Juergen
WG602v3 = WPA supported with WDS DG834GBv3 = only WEP supported in WDS you see the accesspoint is perfectly fine.. the problem lies with the dg834GBv3. wds was a very lately added function and it wasnt even advertised ever. you should probably be glad that the dg834gbv3 supports wds at all.