Allied Telesis AT-TQ2450 Encryption , Guidelines

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Encryption Here are the available encryption settings for a WDS bridge:

No encryption

Static WEP

WPA Personal

The available encryption modes for a WDS bridge vary depending on the

radio mode and VAP security. The possible settings are listed in Table 8.

For example, if you want to use WPA Personal on a WDS bridge, you

have to set VAP0 to either WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise.

Guidelines Here are the guidelines for WDS bridges:

You may use either the 2.4 or 5 GHz radios in the access points to

create a WDS bridge.

You may use static WEP or WPA Personal encryption to guard the

data in the wireless link.

The WDS bridge feature on the AT-TQ2450 Access Point is not

compatible with the same features on other products from Allied

Telesis or other companies.

The radios of the access points of a WDS bridge have to be set to

the same mode and channel.

If you use the 5 GHz radio to create the bridge, Allied Telesis

recommends selecting the common channel for the bridge from

the W52 band (channels 5180, 5200, 5220, and 5240 MHz). This

is to minimize the chance that the access point, which supports

dynamic frequency selection, has to change channels and break

the WDS bridge due to radar signals.

You may not create a loop in a WDS bridge. The MAC address of

an access point can be represented only once in the MAC address

tables of other devices.

There can be only one WDS bridge between two access points.

Table 8. Available Encryption Settings on WDS Bridges

Radio Mode VAP0 Security Level Available WDS Bridge

Encryption

non-802.11n None, static WEP, or

802.1x

None or Static WEP

non-802.11n WPA Personal or WPA

Enterprise

None, Static WEP, or WPA

Personal

802.11n mode None None

802.11n mode WPA Personal or WPA

Enterprise

None or WPA Personal