Wireless Access Point
Configuring the Wireless AP 383
WDS
This is a status-only window that provides an overview of all WDS links that have
been defined. Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the
interconnection of access points wirelessly, allowing your wireless network to be
expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to
link them. The Summary of WDS Client Links shows the WDS links that you
have defined on this AP and identifies the target AP for each by its base MAC
address. The Summary of WDS Host Links shows the WDS links that have been
established on this AP as a result of client APs associating to this AP (i.e., the
client APs have this AP as their target). The summary identifies the source (client)
AP for each link. Both summaries identify the IAPs that are part of the link and
whether the connection for each is up or down. See “WDS Planning” on page 63
for an overview.
Figure 185. WDS
About Configuring WDS Links
A WDS link connects a client AP and a host AP (see Figure 186 on page 384). The
host must be the AP that has a wired connection to the LAN. Client links from one
or more APs may be connected to the host, and the host may also have client
links. See “WDS Planning” on page 63 for more illustrations.
The configuration for WDS is performed on the client AP only, as described in
“WDS Client Links” on page 385. No WDS configuration is performed on the host
AP. First you will set up a client link, defining the target (host) AP and SSID, and
the maximum number of IAPs in the link. Then you will select the IAPs to be used
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