Section 3 | Configuration |
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Field | Description |
Wireless Bridge | Sets your wireless interface to operate as an Access |
Operation: | Point/Wireless Bridge rather than a Wireless Bridge Only. |
(continued) | Wireless bridge operation (also known as Wireless Distribution |
| System or WDS functionality) enables wireless communication |
| only with other wireless bridges to build a larger wireless network. |
| • Selecting Access Point/Wireless Bridge retains the |
| WR850’s capability to support associations with wireless |
| clients. |
| • Selecting Wireless Bridge Only configures the WR850 to |
| specifically communicate with other wireless bridges |
| and/or access points. |
| NOTE: For WDS |
| that you match wireless security parameters between wireless |
| bridges and access points. |
| NOTE: When using Wireless Bridge Only operation, the |
| Performance Enhancement (above) should be Off. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: Access Point |
Bridge Link | Wireless bridges periodically check for other bridges with which |
Detection Interval: | to connect. This field sets this bridge link detection interval in |
(ADVANCED) | seconds. |
| To disable this detection altogether, either leave this field blank or |
| set the value to zero. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: 0 |
Wireless Bridge | Sets whether or not specific access points are recognized as |
Restriction Mode: | part of the WDS. |
(ADVANCED) | • Select Enabled to limit WDS connections from those |
| listed under Recognized Bridges. |
| • Select Disabled to accept WDS connection from any |
| access point. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: Enabled |
Recognized | The access point (AP) needs to know the other AP wireless MAC |
Bridges: | addresses in order to form one WDS connection. The MAC |
(ADVANCED) | address format is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Even when the Wireless |
| Bridge Restriction Mode is Disabled on this AP, its wireless |
| MAC address must be specified in the Recognized Bridges list |
| of the other AP in order to setup a WDS connection. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
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