8.1.3 WDS Bridge
Mode
Unlike traditional bridging.
WDS
Bridge Mode allows you to create large
wireless
networks
by
linking
several wireless access
points with
WDS
li
nk
s
.
WDS
is normally used in
l
a
r
ge
,
ope
n
areas,
where pulling wires is cost
pr
ohi
bi
t
i
v
e
,
restricted or
physically
i
m
pos
s
i
bl
e
.
The
following figure
shows
an example of three
OM5P-AC
configured for
WDS
Bridge
M
ode
communicating with
each
ot
he
r
.
In this configuration, the
OM5P-AC
device on the left side of
t
he
figure
behaves as
a standard bridge that forwards traffic between the
WDS
links (links
t
ha
t
connect to other
OM5P-AC WDS
br
i
dge
s
)
.
The
s
e
c
t
i
ons
that follow the figure below describe how to configure your
OM5P-AC
for
W
D
S
Bridge
M
ode
.
Wireless
Mode
Wireless
mode supports
802.11a/b/g/n/ac
mixed
m
ode
s
.
C
h
a
nn
e
l
HT Mode
The
default channel bandwidth is 40
M
Hz
.
The
larger the
c
ha
nne
l
,
the better the transmission quality and speed.
Extension
C
h
a
nn
e
l
Se
l
e
c
t
upper or lower
c
ha
nne
l
.
Your
selection may affect the
Aut
o
channel
f
unc
t
i
on
.
A
cc
e
p
t
/
C
a
n
c
e
l
Click
A
cc
e
p
t
to confirm the
changes
or
C
a
n
c
e
l
to
cancel
and
return previous
s
e
tt
i
ngs
.
Clicking
A
cc
e
p
t
does not apply the
changes.
To apply
t
he
m
,
use
S
t
a
t
u
s
>
S
a
v
e
/
L
o
a
d
(see
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