Cisco Systems 1300 Series 8 Workgroup Bridge Configuration, 9 Workgroup Bridge Configuration

Chapter 1 Overview

Network Configuration Examples

Workgroup Bridge Configuration

When configured in the workgroup bridge mode, the unit provides a wireless connection for remote wired devices to a Cisco Aironet access point (see Figure 1-8) or to a Cisco Aironet bridge (see Figure 1-9).

Figure 1-8 Workgroup Bridge Configuration 1

Access	Workgroup
point
	bridge

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In Figure 1-8, the unit is configured in workgroup bridge mode and is associated to a Cisco Aironet access point as a wireless client device. This configuration allows the Ethernet-enabled devices to pass Ethernet traffic to and from the main LAN using the workgroup bridge.

Figure 1-9 Workgroup Bridge Configuration 2

Bridge	Workgroup
	bridge

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In Figure 1-9, the unit is configured in workgroup bridge mode and is associated to a Cisco Aironet root bridge as a wireless bridge device. This configuration allows the Ethernet-enabled devices pass Ethernet traffic to and from the main LAN using the workgroup bridge. The main advantage of this configuration is that the wireless communication link can be over a longer distance than an access point supports.

Typically, an access point can communicate over approximately a 1-mile range; however, the bridge-to-bridge wireless link can communicate over approximately a 21-mile range.

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