In Wireless Repeater configuration, a Repeater wireless AP is installed between the Root AP and the Satellite AP. The Repeater AP relays the user traffic between the Root AP and the Satellite AP. This increases the WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) range.
The following figure illustrates the Wireless Repeater configuration:
Note
You should restrict the number of repeater hops in a Wireless Repeater configuration to three for optimum performance.