Extreme Networks Summit WM - Deploying the WDS System

WM Access Domain Services configuration
Summit WM User Guide, Software Version 5.3220
Figure 18: Multiple-root WDS topology
Automatic discovery of parent and backup parent Altitude APs
The children Altitude APs, including the Repeater Altitude AP and the Satellite Altitude APs, scan for
their respective parents at a startup.
You can configure a parent and backup parent for the children Altitude APs. The Altitude APs will first
try to negotiate a WDS link with the parent Altitude AP. If the WDS link negotiation is unsuccessful, the
Altitude AP will try to negotiate a link with the backup parent.
Link security
The WDS link is encrypted using Advance Encryption Standard (AES).
NOTE
The keys for AES are configured prior to deploying the Repeater or Satellite Altitude APs.
Deploying the WDS system
Before you start configuring the WDS Altitude APs, you must ensure the following:
z The Altitude APs that are part of the wired Summit WLAN are connected to the wired network.
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Root Wireless AP 1
Root Wireless AP 3
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Satellite AP 3
Satellite AP 2
Satellite AP 1
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