Avaya AP-4, AP-6, AP-5 manual Bridging WDS

Interfaces

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.

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