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EnGenius WDS Bridging Guide and Setup Example
There are three types of WDS Operation Mode and each of them serves the purposes as follows -
WDS Access Point (AP):
This mode allows you to simultaneously broadcast a publically visible WiFi network while bridging to
another WDS AP or WDS Bridge.
(Four other WDS AP/Bridge units can be linked back to one WDS Access Point using MAC address
assignment in the WDS Link Settings.)
WDS Bridge:
This mode is required if you want to create a point-to-point link that is not visible to the public.
(Four other WDS AP/Bridge units can be linked back to one WDS Bridge using MAC address assignment in
the WDS Link Settings. – It is also worth noting that WDS Bridge is the fastest of all WDS modes.)
WDS Station:
When using WDS Station the device is effectively like a Client Bridge but maintains the integrity of a WDS
link in terms MAC address transparency.
(You can connect as many WDS Stations to a WDS AP as you require because you do not rely on the WDS
Link Settings and simply do a Site Survey to connect to the WDS AP.)
WDS Bridge Setup Example
It is quite often that there is a requirement to deploy a wireless bridge between two buildings to share an
Internet or network connection and this requires the use of a pair of Outdoor WiFi units.
Here I will show you how to set up a generic scenario where a building-to-building link is required.
First of all we need to make a note of the Wireless MAC address of each unit – this can be located on the
label on the back and in the Main section from the Status heading.
For this demonstration we will have a Unit A and a Unit B set up in WDS Bridge Mode.
We will also assume that the Default Gateway/Router of the network has an IP address of 192.168.2.1
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