D-Link DWL-3600AP User Manual

ConfiguringtheWirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
November2011 Page81
UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
ConfiguringtheWirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)
TheWirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)allowsyoutoconnectmultipleUAPs.WithWDS,APscommunicate
withoneanotherwithoutwiresinastandardizedway.Thiscapabilityiscriticalinprovidingaseamless
experienceforroamingclientsandformanagingmultiplewirelessnetworks.Itcanalsosimplifythenetwork
infrastructureby
reducingtheamountofcablingrequired.YoucanconfiguretheAPinpoint‐to‐pointorpoint‐
to‐multipointbridgemodebasedonthenumberoflinkstoconnect.
Inthepoint‐to‐pointmode,theAPacceptsclientassociationsandcommunicateswithwirelessclientsand
otherrepeaters.TheAPforwards
alltrafficmeantfortheothernetworkoverthetunnelthatisestablished
betweentheAPs.Thebridgedoesnotaddtothehopcount.ItfunctionsasasimpleOSIlayer2networkdevice.
Inthepoint‐to‐multipointbridgemode,oneAPactsasthecommonlinkbetweenmultiple
APs.Inthismode,
thecentralAPacceptsclientassociationsandcommunicateswiththeclientsandotherrepeaters.AllotherAPs
associateonlywiththecentralAPthatforwardsthepacketstotheappropriatewire lessbridgeforrouting
purposes.
TheUAPcanalsoactasarepeater.Inthismode,the
APservesasaconnectionbetweentwoAPsthatmight
betoofaraparttobewithincellrange.Whenactingasarepeater,theAPdoesnothaveawiredconnectionto
theLANandrepeatssignalsbyusingthewirelessconnection.Nospecialconfigurationisrequiredforthe
AP
tofunctionasarepeater,andtherearenorepeatermodesettings.WirelessclientscanstillconnecttoanAP
thatisoperatingasarepeater.
Tospecifythedetailsoftrafficexchangefromthisaccesspointtoothers,clicktheWDStab.
Note:WhenyoumoveanAPfromStandaloneModetoManagedMode,WDSisdisabled.InManaged
Mode,youconfiguretheAPbyusingtheD‐LinkUnifiedWirelessSwitch.TheAdministratorUI,aswell
asTelnet,SSH,andSNMPaccessaredisabledwhentheAPisinManage dMode.

D-Link DWL-3600AP Specifications

General

Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11 b/g/n
Antennas quantity	2
Antenna gain level (max)	4.7 dBi
Internal	No
Certification	FCC, CE
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN
Interface	RJ-45
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Power supply	8 W
Input current	2.5 A
AC input voltage	5 V

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	203 x 203 x 48 mm