SMC Networks SMC2582W-B manual Wireless Distribution System settings To enable a WDS link

If the SMC2582W-B was configured to be in AP or Bridge Master mode, and you want to use WDS to establish inter-SMC2582W-B wireless links, configure the WDS settings.

Fig. 10.Wireless Distribution System settings.

To enable a WDS link:

1.Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link.

2.Select the corresponding Enabled check box.

For example, assume you want two SMC2582W-Bs with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and 00- 02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them. On SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C5, set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-62-C6 and on SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C6, set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-C5.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how the SMC2582W-B is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS.

Fig. 11. Sample wireless bridge network topology.

WARNING: Don’t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges, Ethernet switches, Ethernet links, and WDS links contain loops. If any loops exist, packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded.

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