EnGenius Technologies ENH500 user manual WDS Bridge

11.3 WDS Bridge Mode

Use this feature to link multiple APs together in a network. All clients associated with any of the APs can communicate with each other similar to an ad-hoc mode. The following configuration shows four ENH500’s running on WDS Bridge Mode, which are connected to a main ENH500 that is providing Internet access, also running on WDS Bridge Mode. This is a bridged network; therefore, all nodes on the network can be in the same network IP block. All computers are viewable as if they are in the same location and on the same Ethernet network.

Client

Client

192.168.1.2

ENH500

192.168.1.3

ENH500

WDS WDS

192.168.1.1

ENH500

WDS WDS

192.168.1.4

ENH500

192.168.1.5

ENH500

Client

Client

WDS Bridge

Step 1	Login to the web-based configuration interface with default IP
	192.168.1.1
Step 2	Select your country or region’s regulation.
Step 3	Change Operation Mode to WDS Bridge under System
	Properties.
Step 4	Set the device’s IP settings under System -> IP Settings
Step 5	Set the WLAN settings under Wireless Network.
Step 6	Configure WDS Link Settings under Wireless.
Step 7	Specify the MAC address of the AP which you would like to
	connect with.
Step 8	Press Apply under Save / Reload to process all of the
	configurations.
Step 9	Verify the device’s settings by browsing to Status -> Main.
	View the WDS link status.

Each WDS bridge device must use the same Subnet, Wireless Mode, Wireless Channel, and Security Setting.