The following figure shows a WiFi repeating scenario with a WiFi base station on the
left side and a single WiFi repeater on the right side.
Figure 8. WiFi bridge configuration between two access points
To use a WiFi bridge, you cannot use the auto channel feature for the access point and
the SSID broadcast must be enabled.
For a WiFi bridge, you must set up a WiFi base station (the master) and a WiFi repeater
(the slave):
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WiFi base station. The access point functions as the master that bridges traffic to
and from the repeater access point (the slave). The base station also handles local
WiFi and wired traffic. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of
the repeater access point. The MAC address is listed on the product label or on the
WiFi bridge configuration page of the local browser interface.
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WiFi repeater. The access point functions as the slave and sends all traffic from its
local WiFi or wired computers to the WiFi base station (the master). To configure
this mode, you must know the MAC address of the base station.
By default, the access point functions in dual-band concurrent mode. If you enable the
WiFi repeater in either radio band, the WiFi base station or WiFi repeater cannot be
enabled in the other radio band. However, if you enable the WiFi base station in either
radio band and use the other radio band for either client access or as a WiFi base station,
dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.
Before you can set up a WiFi network with WDS, your configuration must meet the
following conditions:
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Both access points must use the same WiFi channel and WiFi security settings.
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