Configuration

WDS setup

To setup a Wireless Distribution System network:

1.Set the AP mode to Hybrid-Active.

2.Enter the MAC address(es) of the target AP(s) you wish to bridge with the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP in the MAC address list.

3.Specify the channel to be used. All target AP(s) must specify the same channel to establish connection to the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP.

4.Click Launch.

In a typical WDS network, the

 

WB2

 

ASUS Pocket Wireless AP serves

 

 

 

 

 

as a central link to all connected

 

 

 

APs (functioning as wireless

 

 

 

bridge). The APs communicate with

 

 

 

each other using the central AP,

 

 

 

while maintaining network

 

 

 

connections to their respective

 

 

 

wireless clients.

WB1

WB4

WB5

In this setup, WB4 and WB5 may

 

 

 

communicate using point-to-point

 

 

 

connection but WB5 may not

 

 

 

communicate with the ASUS Pocket

 

WB3

 

Wireless AP, WB1, WB2, and WB3

 

Typical WDS network

 

since multipoint-to-point connection

 

 

 

is not supported.

 

 

 

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ASUS Pocket Wireless Access Point (WL-330)