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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

7.11 WDS Screen

A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs.

Use this screen to set the operating mode of your NBG-460N 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 NBG-460N and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it.

Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Security Mode set to default (No Security). The screen varies according to the Secuirty Mode you select.

Figure 85 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 41 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings	Select the operating mode for your NBG-460N.
	• AP + Bridge - The NBG-460N functions as a bridge and access point
	simultaneously.
	• Bridge - The NBG-460N 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
	NBG-460N can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
	Select Disable if you do not want to use this feature.
Local MAC	This is the MAC address of your NBG-460N. .
Address
Remote MAC	This is the MAC address of the peer device that your NBG-460N wants
Address	to make a bridge connection with.

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