Configuring
the
Wireless
Distribution
System
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
169
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
Configuring
the
Wireless
Distribution
System
This
examples
shows
how
to
configure
a
WDS
link
between
two
APs.
The
local
AP
is
MyAP1
and
has
a
MAC
address
of
00:1B:E9:16:32:40,
and
the
remote
AP
is
MyAP2
with
a
MAC
address
of
00:30:AB:00:00:B0.
The
WDS
link
has
the
following
settings,
which
must
be
configured
on
both
APs:
• Encryption:
WPA
(PSK)
• SSID:
wds
‐
link
• Key:
abcdefghijk
WDS
Configuration
from
the
Web
Interface
To
create
a
WDS
link
between
a
pair
of
access
points
“
MyAP1
”
and
“
MyAP2
”
use
the
following
steps:
1.
Log
onto
MyAP1
and
navigate
to
the
Manage
>
WDS
page.
The
MAC
address
for
MyAP1
(the
access
point
you
are
currently
viewing)
is
automatically
provided
in
the
Local
Address
field.
2.
Enter
the
MAC
address
for
MyAP2
in
the
Remote
Address
field,
or
click
the
arrow
next
to
the
field
and
select
the
MAC
address
of
MyAP2
from
the
pop
‐
up
list.
3.
Select
WPA
(PSK)
from
the
Encryption
menu.
Note:
The
WPA
(PSK)
option
is
available
only
if
VAP
0
on
Radio
1
uses
WPA
(PSK)
as
the
security
method.
If
VAP
0
is
not
set
to
WPA
Personal
or
WPA
Enterprise,
you
must
choose
either
None
(Plain
‐
text)
or
WEP
for
WDS
link
encryption.
