ZyXEL Communications wireless n gigbit router zyxel manual AP + Bridge Application

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N

Using AP + Bridge mode, your NBG-460N can extend the range of the WLAN. In the figure below, A and B act as AP + Bridge devices that forward traffic between associated wireless workstations and the wired LAN.

When the NBG-460N is in AP + Bridge mode, security between APs (the Wireless Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security between the wireless stations and the AP. If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre- shared key.

Unless specified, the term “security settings” refers to the traffic between the wireless stations and the NBG-460N.

Figure 4 AP + Bridge Application

A B

1.3.4 Bridge

The NBG-460N can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. In the figure below, the NBG-460Ns (A and B) are connected to independent wired networks and have a bridge connection (A can communicate with B) at the same time. Same as in AP + Bridge mode, security between bridged APs (the Wireless Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key.

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NBG-460N User’s Guide