ZyXEL Communications NWA-3100 - Bridge; Repeater; Figure 2 Ap+Bridge Application

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
ZyXEL NWA-3100 User’s Guide
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Figure 2 AP+Bridge Application
1.2.3 Bridge / Repeater
The ZyXEL Device can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with
other APs. In the figure below, the two ZyXEL Devices (A and B) are connected to
independent wired networks and have a bridge connection (A can communicate with B) at the
same time. A ZyXEL Device in repeater mode (C) has no Ethernet connection. When the
ZyXEL Device is in bridge mode, you should enable STP to prevent bridge loops.
When the ZyXEL Device is in Bridge / Repeater mode, security between APs (the Wireless
Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security between the wireless stations and
the AP. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key. See
Section 5.6.2 on page 76 for more details.
Once the security settings of the two APs match one another, the WDS connection is made.
" If you do not enable WDS security in Bridge / Repeater mode, traffic between
APs is not encrypted.