SMC Networks 2.4GHz/5GHz manual System Configuration

System Configuration

Mode – The wireless bridge is set to operate as a Slave or Master unit:

•Master Mode: In a point-to-multipoint network configuration, only one wireless bridge unit must be a Master unit (all others must be Slave units). A Master wireless bridge provides support for up to 16 MAC addresses in the WDS forwarding table. The MAC addresses of all other Slave bridge units in the network must be configured in the forwarding table.

•Slave Mode: A Slave wireless bridge provides support for only one MAC address in the WDS forwarding table. A Slave bridge communicates with only one other wireless bridge, either another Slave bridge in a point-to-point configuration, or to the Master bridge in a point-to-multipoint configuration.

Port Number (Master bridge only) – The wireless port identifier.

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