Chapter 12 Wireless LAN
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12.11 WDS Screen
A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. Use this screen
to set the operating mode of your Router to AP + Bridge or Bridge Only and establish wireless
links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in
bridge mode.
Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the Router and on all
wireless clients that you want to associate with it.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting
set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.
Figure 83 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 52 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WDS Setup
Basic Settings Select the operating mode for your Router.
• AP + Bridge -
The Router functions as a bridge and access point simultaneously.
• Bridge - The Router acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes wireless links with
other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in
bridge mode. The Router can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
Local MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of your Router.
Phy Mode Select the Phy mode you want the Router to use. This dictates the maximum size of packets
during data transmission.
Remote MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of the peer device that your Router wants to make a bridge
connection with.
You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.
Security
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