WDS and STP
RoamAbout RBT-4102 Wireless Access Point Configuration Guide 4-53
Using the CLI to Configure WDS
Tosettheroleoftheaccesspointradiointerface,usethebridgerolecommandfromtheCLI
wirelessinterfaceconfigurationmode.Then,configuretheMACaddressesofthechildlinksto
othernodesusingthebridge‐linkchildcommand.IftheradiointerfaceroleissettoBridge,the
MAC
addressoftheparentnodemustalsobeconfiguredusingthebridge‐linkparentcommand.
Toviewthe currentbridgelinksettings,usetheshowbridgelinkcommand.
Examples
RoamAbout 4102#configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL/Z
RoamAbout 4102(config)#interface wireless a
Enter Wireless configuration commands, one per line.
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)# bridge-role bridge
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge-link child 2
00-08-3e-84-bc-6d
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge-link child 3
00-08-3e-85-13-f2
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge-link child 4
00-08-3e-84-79-31
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge-link parent
00-08-2d-69-3a-51
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#exit
RoamAbout 4102#show bridge link wireless a
Interface Wireless A WDS Information
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AP Role: Bridge
Parent: 00-08-2d-69-3a-51
Child:
Child 2: 00-08-3e-84-bc-6d
Child 3: 00-08-3e-85-13-f2
Child 4: 00-08-3e-84-79-31
Child 5: 00-00-00-00-00-00
Child 6: 00-00-00-00-00-00
STAs:
No WDS Stations.
RoamAbout 4102#
Iftheradiointerfaceroleissettoparent,theMACaddressofthebridgechildmustbeconfigured
usingthebridgechildcommand.Toviewthecurrentbridgelinksettings,usetheshowinterface
wirelessaortheshowinterfacewirelessbcommand.
Example
RoamAbout 4102#configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL/Z
RoamAbout 4102(config)#int wire a
Enter Wireless configuration commands, one per line.
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#channel 52
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#ssid WDSLink-A
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge role root-bridge
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#bridge child 1 00-11-88-06-32-A8
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#authentication OPEN
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#enc
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#key 1 64 ascii 12345
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#transmit-key 1
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#no shutdown
RoamAbout 4102(if-wireless a)#exit