Chapter 10 Wireless LAN

Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the WAP3205 v2 and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it.

Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.

Figure 67 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 42 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WDS Setup

 

 

 

Basic Settings

Select the operating mode for your WAP3205 v2.

 

Disable - The WAP3205 v2 works as an access point only and cannot establish

 

wireless links with other APs.

 

AP + Bridge (WDS Repeater) - The WAP3205 v2 functions as a bridge and access

 

point simultaneously.

 

Bridge - The WAP3205 v2 acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes wireless

 

links with other APs.

 

You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge

 

mode. The WAP3205 v2 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.

 

 

Local MAC

This is the MAC address of your WAP3205 v2.

Address

 

 

 

Phy Mode

Select the Phy mode you want the WAP3205 v2 to use. This dictates the maximum size of

 

packets during data transmission.

 

This field is not available when you select Disable in the Basic Setting field.

 

 

Remote MAC

This is the MAC address of the peer device that your WAP3205 v2 wants to make a bridge

Address

connection with.

 

You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.

 

 

Security

 

 

 

EncrypType

Select whether to use WEP, TKIP or AES encryption for your WDS connection in this

 

field.

 

Otherwise, select No Security.

 

 

EncrypKey

The Encryp key is used to encrypt data. Peers must use the same key for data

 

transmission.

 

 

 

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