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Conference Room (LAN 1), and another Ethernet-wired access point serving stations in the West Wing offices (LAN 2). You can bridge the Conference Room and West Wing access points with a WDS link to create a single network for clients in both areas.

Client station Client station

WDS bridge

Client station					“Conference Room” AP		Client station
			AP
	“West wing”						Wired (Ethernet)
				Wired (Ethernet)
							connection
				connection
		LAN segment 2				LAN segment 1

Using WDS to extend the network beyond the wired coverage area

An ESS can extend the reach the network into areas where cabling would be difficult, costly, or inefficient.

For example, suppose you have an access point which is connected to the network by Ethernet and serving multiple client stations in one area (“East Wing - LAN 1" in our example) but cannot reach others which are out of range. Suppose also that it is too difficult or too costly to wire the distant area with Ethernet cabling. You can solve this problem

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