Preparing the Access Point for the WDS Bridge
AT-TQ2450 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide
The access points of a WDS bridge use VAP0 as the communications link. The VAP should not be used by wireless clients.
You may not combine the WDS bridge and cluster features on the same access points.
This procedure explains how to prepare the access points for a WDS bridge and assumes you have already decided on which radio to use in addition to the following common settings:
Radio mode
Radio channel
Security level for VAP0
The settings must be the same on all the access points of a WDS bridge.
To prepare an access point for a WDS bridge, perform the following procedure:
1.Start a management session on one of the access points of the bridge.
2.Set the radio mode for the WDS bridge.
You may use any available radio mode for the bridge, but the radios in the access points must use the same mode. For instructions on setting the radio mode, refer to “Configuring Basic Radio Settings” on page 39 or “Configuring the Radio Settings” on page 42.
3.Manually set the radio channel to the common channel for the WDS bridge.
You may use any available channel for the bridge, but the devices must use the same channel. You may not use the Auto setting, which sets the channel setting automatically. For instructions, refer to “Configuring Basic Radio Settings” on page 39 or “Configuring the Radio Settings” on page 42.
4.Configure the encryption settings for VAP0 on the radio.
The radio mode for VAP0 determines the available encryption settings for the WDS bridge. Refer to Table 8 on page 70 for the various combinations of encryption settings. For instructions on how to configure the encryption on VAPs, refer to “Configuring Virtual Access Points” on page 54.
5.Activate access point detection on the radio of the WDS bridge.
When you configure the WDS bridge on the access point, you identify the remote unit by its MAC address. This is accomplished by activating access point detection. You do not have to activate it on both radios,
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