Chapter 10 Wireless LAN

Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the WAP3205 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 70 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 40 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WDS Setup

 

 

 

Basic Settings

Select the operating mode for your WAP3205.

 

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

 

wireless links with other APs.

 

AP + Bridge - The WAP3205 functions as a bridge and access point

 

simultaneously.

 

Bridge - The WAP3205 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 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.

 

 

Local MAC

This is the MAC address of your WAP3205.

Address

 

 

 

Phy Mode

Select the Phy mode you want the WAP3205 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 wants to make a

Address

bridge 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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