Configuring
the
Wireless
Distribution
System
(WDS)
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
83
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
To
configure
WDS
on
this
AP,
describe
each
AP
intended
to
receive
hand
‐
offs
and
send
information
to
this
AP.
For
each
destination
AP,
configure
the
fields
listed
in
Table
21
.
If
you
select
None
as
your
preferred
WDS
encryption
option,
you
will
not
be
asked
to
fill
in
any
more
fields
on
the
WDS
page.
All
data
transferred
between
the
two
APs
on
the
WDS
link
will
be
unencrypted.
Table
27:
WDS
Settings
Field
Description
Spanning
Tree
Mode
Spanning
Tree
Protocol
(STP)
prevents
switching
loops.
STP
is
recommended
if
you
configure
WDS
links.
Select
Enabled
to
use
STP
Select
Disabled
to
turn
off
STP
links
(not
recommended)
Radio
For
each
WDS
link
on
a
two
‐
radio
AP,
select
Radio
One
or
Radio
Two.
The
rest
of
the
settings
for
the
link
apply
to
the
radio
selected
in
this
field.
The
read
‐
only
Local
Address
will
change
depending
on
which
Radio
you
select
in
this
field.
Note:
This
field
is
not
available
on
the
DWL
‐
3600AP.
Local
Address
Indicates
the
MAC
addresses
for
this
AP.
For
each
WDS
link
on
a
two
‐
radio
AP,
the
Local
Address
reflects
the
MAC
address
for
the
internal
interface
on
the
selected
radio
(Radio
One
on
wlan0
or
Radio
Two
on
wlan1).
Remote
Address
Specify
the
MAC
address
of
the
destination
AP;
that
is,
the
AP
on
the
other
end
of
the
WDS
link
to
which
data
will
be
sent
or
handed
‐
off
and
from
which
data
will
be
received.
Click
the
drop
‐
down
arrow
to
the
right
of
the
Remote
Address
field
to
see
a
list
of
all
the
available
MAC
Addresses
and
their
associated
SSIDs
on
the
network.
Select
the
appropriate
MAC
address
from
the
list.
NOTE:
The
SSID
displayed
in
the
drop
‐
down
list
is
simply
to
help
you
identify
the
correct
MAC
Address
for
the
destination
AP.
This
SSID
is
a
separate
SSID
to
that
which
you
set
for
the
WDS
link.
The
two
do
not
(and
should
not)
be
the
same
value
or
name.
Encryption
You
can
use
no
encryption,
WEP,
or
WPA
(PSK)
on
the
WDS
link.
If
you
are
unconcerned
about
security
issues
on
the
WDS
link
you
may
decide
not
to
set
any
type
of
encryption.
Alternatively,
if
you
have
security
concerns
you
can
choose
between
Static
WEP
and
WPA
(PSK).
In
WPA
(PSK)
mode,
the
AP
uses
WPA2
‐
PSK
with
CCMP
(AES)
encryption
over
the
WDS
link.
NOTE:
In
order
to
configure
WPA
‐
PSK
on
any
WDS
link,
VAP0
of
the
selected
radio
must
be
configured
for
WPA
‐
PSK
or
WPA
‐
Enterprise.
Note:
To
disable
a
WDS
link,
you
must
remove
the
value
configured
in
the
Remote
Address
field.
