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Chapter 15 Wireless LAN

15.10 WDS Screen

A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless connection between two or more APs. Use this screen to set the operating mode of your NBG4615 to AP + Bridge or Bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode.

Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NBG4615 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 90 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 55 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
WDS Setup
Basic Settings	Select the operating mode for your NBG4615.
	• Disable - The NBG4615 works as an access point only and cannot establish
	wireless links with other APs.
	• AP + Bridge - The NBG4615 functions as a bridge and access point
	simultaneously.
	• Bridge - The NBG4615 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 NBG4615 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
Local MAC	This is the MAC address of your NBG4615.
Address
Phy Mode	Select the Phy mode you want the NBG4615 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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