Interfaces
Avaya Wireless AP-4 /5/6 User’s Guide 4-61
Bridging WDS
Each WDS link is mapped to a logical WDS port on the AP. WDS ports
behave like Ethernet ports rather than like standard wireless interfaces:
on a BSS port, an Access Point learns by association and from frames;
on a WDS or Ethernet port, an Access Point learns from frames only.
When setting up a WDS, keep in mind the following:
• The WDS link shares the communication bandwidth with the clients.
Therefore, while the maximum data rate for the Access Point’s cell
is still 11 Mb, client throughput will decrease when the WDS link is
active.
• If there is no partner MAC address configured in the WDS table, the
WDS port remains disabled.
• Each WDS port on a single AP should have a unique partner MAC
address. Do not enter the same MAC address twice in an AP’s WDS
port list.
• Each Access Point that is a member of the WDS must have the
same Channel setting to communicate with each other.
• Each Access Point that is a member of the WDS must have the
same network domain.
• Each Access Point that is a member of the WDS must have the
same WEP Encryption settings. WDS does not use 802.1x.
Therefore, if you want to encrypt the WDS link, you must configure
each Access Point to use WEP encryption (either WEP encryption
only or Mixed Mode), and each Access Point must have the same
Encryption Key(s). See Security.