Field | Description |
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WEP | Specify whether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption |
| enabled for the WDS link. |
| • Enabled |
| • Disabled |
| Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data encryption protocol for 802.11 |
| wireless networks. |
| Both access points on the WDS link must be configured with the same |
| security settings. For static WEP, a static |
| initialization vector (IV)) or |
| Key for data encryption. |
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Key Length | If WEP is enabled, specify the length of the WEP key: |
| • 64 bits |
| • 128 bits |
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Key Type | If WEP is enabled, specify the WEP key type: |
| • ASCII |
| • Hex |
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Characters | Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key. |
Required | The number of characters required updates automatically based on how you |
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| set Key Length and Key Type. |
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WEP Key | Type a string of characters. If you selected “ASCII”, type any combination |
| of |
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| stations using the access point. |
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Example of configuring a WDS link
When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access points on the WDS link.
To create a WDS link between a pair of access points:
1 Open the Administration Web pages for MyAP1 (for example), by typing the IP address for MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form:
http://IPAddressOfAccessPoint
where IPAddressOfAccessPoint is the address of MyAP1.
2 Click WDS on MyAP1 Administration Web pages.
The MAC address for MyAP1 (the access point you are currently viewing) will show as the “Local Address” at the top of the page.
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