Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration

The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen.

Table 28 Wireless: Bridge / Repeater

LABEL

DESCRIPTIONS

Operating Mode

Select Bridge / Repeater in this field.

 

 

Enable WDS

Select this to turn on security for the NWA’s Wireless Distribution

Security

System (WDS). A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless

 

connection between two or more APs. If you do not select the check

 

box, traffic between APs is not encrypted.

 

Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings

 

between the NWA and any wireless clients.

 

When you enable WDS security, also do the following:

 

• Select the type of security you want to use (TKIP or AES) to

 

secure traffic on your WDS.

 

• Enter a pre-shared key in the PSK field for each access point in

 

your WDS. Each access point can use a different pre-shared key.

 

• Configure WDS security and the relevant PSK in each of your

 

other access point(s).

 

Note: Other APs must use the same encryption method to

 

enable WDS security.

 

 

TKIP (ZyAIR Series

Select this to enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security

Compatible)

on your WDS. This option is compatible with other ZyXEL access

 

points including that support WDS security. Use this if the other

 

access points on your network support WDS security but do not have

 

an AES option.

 

Note: Check your other AP’s documentation to make sure it

 

supports WDS security.

 

Note: At the time of writing, this option is compatible with other

 

ZyXEL NWA Series and G-3000/G-3000H access points

 

only.

 

 

AES

Select this to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on

 

your WDS. AES provides superior security to TKIP. Use AES if the

 

other access points on your network support it for the WDS.

 

Note: At the time of writing, this option is compatible with other

 

ZyXEL NWA Series access points only.

 

 

Index

This is the index number of the bridge connection.

 

 

Active

Select the check box to enable the bridge connection. Otherwise,

 

clear the check box to disable it.

 

 

Remote Bridge

Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address

MAC

format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example,

 

12:34:56:78:9a:bc.

 

 

PSK

Type a pre-shared key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII

 

characters (including spaces and symbols). You must also set the

 

peer device to use the same pre-shared key. Each peer device can

 

use a different pre-shared key.

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NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide