Wireless Access Point HNW300APN
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WDS (Wireless Distribution System)
WDS stands for Wireless Distribution System. It enables the access points (APs) to be connected
wirelessly. Integrated Access Device can also provide you services of WDS.
Note: Integrated Access Device that supports WDS does not support security systems like WEP, WPA or
WPA-Enterprise on a WDS network:
Sometimes you want to establish a multi-access point wireless network in your home or office, but you don’t
have Ethernet cabling running to the locations where you want to add the extra AP. After all, you may be
using wireless because you don’t have wires in place already.
One way to overcome this problem is to use a system built into Wireless Gateway that is known as Wireless
Distribution System (WDS).
WDS basically creates a mesh network by providing a mechanism for access points to “talk” to each other
as well as sending data to devices associated with them.
Note: WDS is based on some standardized 802.11 protocols, but there is no standardized way of
implementing it that works across different AP and router vendors. So if you have a Wireless Gateway in
one location and you want to create a WDS link to a other brand of router in another location (just to pick
two brands at random), you probably won’t be able to get it to work. You have your best luck when you use
equipment from the same manufacturer
Note: When you use WDS as a repeater system, as described below, it effectively halves the data rate for
clients connected to Integrated Wireless Gateway. That’s because every bit of data needs to be sent twice
(data is received by the AP and then retransmitted).
To configure WDS, you need to modify some settings on each AP within the network. Your exact steps (and
the verbiage used) will vary from vendor to vendor. Generally, you’ll see some settings like the following:
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