SMC Networks SMC2582W-B manual Wireless Distribution System settings To enable a WDS link

NOTE: An SMC2582W-B can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges.

Fig. 40.Wireless Distribution System settings.

To enable a WDS link:

3.Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link.

4.Select the corresponding Enabled check box.

For example, assume you want two SMC2582W-Bs with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and 00- 02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them. On SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C5, set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-62-C6 and on SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C6, set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-C5.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how an AP is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how a bridge is connected to other peer bridges by WDS. See the following figure for an example network-planning diagram.

Fig. 41. Sample wireless bridge network topology.

WARNING: Don’t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges, Ethernet switches, Ethernet links, and WDS links contain loops. If any loops exist, packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded.

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