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Wireless
Configuring the Wireless Distribution System
Cisco AP541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide 87
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• When 802.11h is operational, setting up two WDS links can be difficult. See
Modifying Advanced Settings, page 74.
• If you use WPA encryption on the WDS link, VAP0 must use WPA Personal
or WPA Enterprise as the security mode.
To configure WDS on this access point, describe each remote access point
intended to receive and send information to this access point. For each destination
access point, configure the fields listed in Table 20.
Table 20 WDS Bridge Settings
Field Description
Spanning Tree
Mode
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) prevents switching loops. STP is
recommended if you configure WDS links.
Select Enabled to use STP
Select Disabled to turn off STP links (not recommended)
Local Address
The MAC address for this access point.
Remote Address
The MAC address of the destination access point; the access
point on the other end of the WDS link to which data will be sent
and from which data will be received.
Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Remote Address
field to see a list of all the available MAC addresses and their
associated SSIDs on the network. Select the appropriate MAC
address from the list.
NOTE: The SSID displayed in the drop-down list is the SSID of
the remote access point.
Encryption
You can use no encryption, WEP, or WPA (PSK) on the WDS link.
If you are unconcerned about security issues on the WDS link,
you might decide not to set any type of encryption. Alternatively,
if you have security concerns you can choose between Static
WEP and WPA (PSK). In WPA (PSK) mode, the access point uses
WPA2-PSK with CCMP (AES) encryption over the WDS link.
NOTE: To configure WPA-PSK on any WDS link, VAP0 of the
selected wireless radio must be configured for WPA-PSK or
WPA-Enterprise.