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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

Remote Address

Specify the MAC address of the destination access point; that is, the access

 

 

 

point to which data will be sent or "handed-off" and from which data will be

 

 

 

received, in other words the AP to which you are creating the WDS bridge.

 

 

 

Click the arrow to the right of the Remote Address field to see a list of all

 

 

 

the available MAC Addresses and their associated SSIDs on the network.

 

 

 

Select the appropriate MAC address from the list.

 

 

 

Note: The SSID displayed in the drop-down list is simply to help you identify

 

 

 

the correct MAC Address for the destination access point. This SSID is a

 

 

 

separate SSID to that which you set for the WDS link. The two do not (and

 

 

 

should not) be the same value or name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption

If you are unconcerned about security issues on the WDS link you may decide

 

 

 

not to set any type of encryption. Alternatively, if you have security concerns

 

 

 

you can choose between Static WEP, and WPA (PSK).

 

 

 

Note: The types of encryption options available here will depend on the

 

 

 

settings you have specified on the Security tabbed page. The WPA (PSK) option

 

 

 

will only be an available option on the WDS page if you set the Mode on the

 

 

 

Security tabbed page to WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise.

 

 

 

None (Plain Text): If you set encryption to None, the data sent between the

 

 

 

APs across the WDS bridge will not be encrypted, but rather will be sent as

 

 

 

plain text.

 

 

 

WEP: Specify whether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption

 

 

 

enabled for the WDS link. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data encryption

 

 

 

protocol for 802.11 wireless networks. Both access points on the WDS link

 

 

 

must be configured with the same security settings. For static WEP, a static

 

 

 

64-bit (40-bit secret key + 24-bit initialization vector (IV)), 128-bit (104-bit

 

 

 

secret key + 24-bit IV), 152-bit (128-bit secret key + 24-bit IV) Shared Key for

 

 

 

data encryption. For more information on WEP security, see “Static WEP”

 

 

 

WPA (PSK): Specify whether you want WPA (PSK) encryption enabled for

 

 

 

the WDS link. Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, WPA (PSK) is a more

 

 

 

secure form of encryption than WEP. When you use WPA (PSK) encryption,

 

 

 

each peer of the WDS link must be set with the same unique key, otherwise

 

 

 

the APs will not be able to communicate with one another.

 

 

 

Note: Each peer of the WDS link also must have the same setting of the WPA

 

 

 

Version and Cipher Suites on the Security tabbed page.

 

 

 

For more information on WPA (PSK) security, see “WPA Personal”.

 

 

 

 

 

Example of Configuring a WDS Link

When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access points on the WDS link.

For example, to create a WDS link between a pair of access points "MyAP1" and "MyAP2" do the following:

1.Open the Administration Web pages for MyAP1, by entering the IP address for MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form: