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Cooper Bussmann 245U-E Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server User Manual
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SSID / MAC Address
AP Mode—Specify the SSID that this virtual access point will use. Stations
connecting to this virtual access point use this SSID.
Sta Mode—Specify the SSID that this virtual station will use when connecting to
other access points.
Point-to-Point Mode—Specify the MAC address of an access point with which a
fixed link will be established. Usually only required for third-party devices.
Encryption
Select the required encryption (if any) for this WDS link.
Encryption Key
Enter the encryption key (for WEP encryption) or the passphrase (for WPA
encryption). For WEP encryption, the encryption key is set as WEP Key 1. For Sta
Mode, this must match WEP Key 1 on the access point to which this virtual client is
connected. For AP mode, clients must configure their WEP Key 1 to the same value
as this key and select the default WEP Key to be WEP Key 1.
Router IP
Leave this field blank if this WDS interface is to be bridged with the default wireless
interface. Otherwise, enter the IP address for this connection that specifies the IP
network to which messages are routed.
Router Subnet
Leave this field blank if this WDS interface is to be bridged with the default wireless
interface. Otherwise enter the subnet mask of the network to which messages are
routed.
STP
Applicable to WDS bridged connections only. Select the STP option if you wish to
enable the bridge Spanning Tree Protocol on this connection.
There are many ways to setup wireless networks, and often it depends on the devices you wish to connect and the
existing network topology. The following pages show some examples of how to connect devices into different types
of systems.
Example 1: Extending Range Using WDS
Figure 52 Extending Range
One of the most common uses for WDS is to extend the range of the wireless network using repeaters. Figure 52
illustrates a simple example where the four access points are all at fixed locations (each of the access points could,
have one or more client/stations connected). Since the locations are fixed, you can avoid the overhead of using the
bridge Spanning Tree protocol by configuring fixed WDS links to ensure that each access point will only connect to
the next access point in the chain. Any number of additional intermediate repeaters could be added to the chain in
a similar way.
