3.5.1.2. Link Integrity
Fig. 37. Link integrity settings.
When the
3.5.1.3. Wireless Distribution System
Fig. 38.Wireless Distribution System.
Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By IEEE 802.11 Wireless Distribution System (WDS), APs can communicate with one another wirelessly. For example, in Fig. 38, AP 2 acts as an access point for the notebook computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook computers to AP 1 through WDS.Then, AP 1 forwards the packets to the Ethernet LAN. Packets destined for the notebook computers follow a reverse path from the Ethernet LAN through the APs to the notebook computers. In this way, AP 2 plays a role of “AP repeater”.
Fig. 39. LAN-to-LAN bridging.
By WDS, two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly. As illustrated in Fig. 39, a pair of wireless
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