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Chapter 3: Manage Menu
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Managing Wireless Distribution System Bridges
A wireless distribution system (WDS) bridge is a wireless link between two
access points. The link allows the units to forward traffic directly to each
other over a wireless connection as if they were connected with a physical
Ethernet wire.
You can use WDS bridges to link network segments with wireless, rather
than wired, connections. This is illustrated in Figure 15 where access
points A and B form a WDS bridge to connect two LAN segments
together.
Figure 15. WDS Bridge Used to Connect LAN Segments
You might also use the feature to extend a network into areas where
Ethernet cable installation would be impractical or expensive. In Figure 16,
access point B is located in an area that does not have Ethernet cabling.
Consequently, its LAN port is not connected to the wired network.
However, its wireless clients are able to access the network because of
the WDS bridge to access point A, whose LAN port is connected to the
wired network.
Figure 16. WDS Bridge Used to Extend a Network
Configurations of
WDS Bridges
A WDS bridge can have up to four access points. Figure 17 on page 73
illustrates the supported configurations.
LAN Segment 1 LAN Segment 2
A B
WDS Bridge
LAN Segment
A B
WDS Bridge