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 |
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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. |
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Local MAC | This is the MAC address of your WAP3205 v2. |
Address |
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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. |
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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. |
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Security |
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EncrypType | Select whether to use WEP, TKIP or AES encryption for your WDS connection in this |
| field. |
| Otherwise, select No Security. |
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EncrypKey | The Encryp key is used to encrypt data. Peers must use the same key for data |
| transmission. |
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