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WDS Commands
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WDS Commands
The commands described in this section are used to configure the WIreless
Distribution System (WDS) forwarding table.
wds channel
This command selects the radio band to be used for WDS forwarding (bridging).
Syntax
wds channel < a | g | none >
• a - Bridging is supported on the 802.11a 5 GHz band.
• g - Bridging is supported on the 802.11b/g 2.4 GHz band.
• none - Bridging is not supported for either band.
Default
802.11a
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Example
wds mac-address
This command enters wireless MAC addresses in the WDS forwarding table for
each node in the wireless bridge network.
Syntax
wds mac-address < port-id > < mac-address >
• port-id - The wireless port number for the bridge link. (1 for Slave units; 1-16
for Master units)
• mac-address - The wireless MAC address of the remote bridge unit for this
link. (12 hexadecimal digits in the form “xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx”)
Default
none
Command Function Mode Page
wds channel Selects the radio band to be used for bridge links GC
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wds mac-address Configures MAC addresses of nodes in the wireless bridge
network
GC
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wds enable Enables WDS forwarding for specific wireless port IDs GC
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show wds Displays the current entries in the WDS forwarding table Exec
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Outdoor Bridge(config)#wds channel a
Outdoor Bridge(config)#