Wireless
WDS Bridge
Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point 85
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The MAC address appears in the Stations List.
STEP 4 Continue entering MAC addresses until the list is complete, and then click Save.
The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.
NOTE To remove a MAC address from the Stations List, select it and then click Remove.
NOTE After new settings are saved, the corresponding processes may be stopped and
restarted. When this happens, the WAP device may lose connectivity. We
recommend that you change WAP device settings when a loss of connectivity will
least affect your wireless clients.
If one or more VAPs are configured to use a MAC filter stored on a RADIUS
authentication server, you must configure the station list on the RADIUS server. The
format for the list is described in this table:
WDS Bridge The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows you to connect multiple WAP551
and WAP561 devices. With WDS, access points communicate with one another
without wires. This capability is critical in providing a seamless experience for
roaming clients and for managing multiple wireless networks. It can also simplify
the network infrastructure by reducing the amount of cabling required. You can
configure the WAP device in point-to-point or point-to-multipoint bridge mode
based on the number of links to connect.
In the point-to-point mode, the WAP device accepts client associations and
communicates with wireless clients and other repeaters. The WAP device
forwards all traffic meant for the other network over the tunnel that is established
between the access points. The bridge does not add to the hop count. It functions
as a simple OSI Layer 2 network device.
RADIUS Server
Attribute
Description Value
User-Name (1) MAC address of the client station. Valid Ethernet MAC
address.
User-Password (2) A fixed global password used to
look up a client MAC entry.
NOPASSWORD