Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless
APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0
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2.
Access Point WDS:
WDS is the acronym for Wireless Distribution System.
This mode can be
connected to
station WDS
mode. Using WDS protocol, it allows a client or station device to
bridge wireless traffic transparently.
3.
Station:
This is a client mode that can be connected to the AP mode. It is used to bridge the
wireless connection to an AP. It forwards all the traffic to/from the network devices to the
Ethernet interface. This mode translates all the packets that pass through the device to its own
MAC address, thus resulting in a lack of transparency.
4. Station WDS:
It can be connected to the
Access Point WDS
mode. It enables packet
forwarding at the layer 2 level. Unlike station mode, it is fully transparent at layer 2 level.
**Note: For Station WDS, Access Point WDS, Repeater WDS:
WDS protocol used is not defined as the standard, thus compatibility issues between
equipment from different vendors might arise.
5. Repeater WDS:
This mode consists of a station WDS and an access point WDS mode. The
repeater WDS must first link up with an access point WDS, and then it can link up with a
station WDS. It acts as an extension to the link and can add more repeater WDS modes as
necessary.
*Note: For Repeater WDS:
The Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) must be the same for the remote AP
and the local AP. The channels that used the repeater to link to another repeater will
follow the access point WDS connection that the channel selected.
7.3.2 Access Point Parameter Settings
Basic Wireless Settings (Access Point/ Access Point WDS)
