LevelOne WAB-1000 manual Point-to-multipoint bridge configuration

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You must complete the configuration of your Bridge 1 by following the general instructions in Chapter 3 of this guide to establish any other required configuration options such as General, WAN and LAN settings.

Configure the second of your two point-to-point bridges following the instructions given for Bridge 1 above.

Point-to-multipoint bridge configuration

A point-to-multipoint configuration allows you to set up three or more WAB-1000 access points in bridging mode and accomplish bridging between 3 or more locations wirelessly. For the three bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly, they have to be set up with compatible commands in their setup screens.

For instance, all bridges must have the same channel number. Spanning Tree Protocol will usually be set to enable. If configured as in the diagram following, Bridge 1 must contain all of the others' BSSIDs, while Bridge 2 ~ n must only contain Bridge 1's BSSID. (The BSSID of each is equivalent to the MAC address found on the Wireless Configuration—Bridging page. Enter only hexadecimal numbers, no colons. Data entry is not case sensitive.) Finally, the wireless

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Contents User Guide Page Table of Contents WPA Encryption Page Basic Features IntroductionWireless Basics Network Configuration Access point configurations802.11b 802.11gPossible AP Topologies Bridging Data Encryption and SecurityWPA with TKIP/ AES-CCMP AES-ECB and 3DES for BridgingOperator Authentication and Management MAC Address AuthenticationDhcp Server Management Hardware installation Preparation for useEnsure the cabling is correctly installed Installation InstructionsMinimum system and component requirements Page Indicator Lights Sealing Antenna ConnectionsLED WANPreliminary configuration steps IntroductionInitial setup using the Local port System Configuration GeneralWAN LAN Wireless Setup Page RTS DtimEncryption SsidWPA Encryption Page MAC Address Filtering Bridging and Bridging Encryption Rogue AP Detection Advanced Services Settings Snmp Agent User Management List All UsersMonitoring/Reports Add New UserSystem Status Bridging StatusWireless Clients Adjacent AP List Dhcp Client ListWeb Access Log System LogNetwork Activity Firmware Upgrade System AdministrationFactory Default Reboot Remote LoggingUtilities Configure the WAB-1000 as a bridge General bridge setupPage Page Set up bridging type Point-to-point bridge configurationPoint-to-point bridging setup guide BssidPage Page Point-to-multipoint bridge configuration Point-to-multipoint bridging setup guide Repeater bridge configuration Repeater bridging setup guideBridging Encryption Radio Frequency Interference Requirements Manufacturer’s StatementChannel Separation and Wlan Cards 3DES AESSnmp DhcpTkip WPA