Configuring
the
Wireless
Distribution
System
(WDS)
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
84
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
WEP
on
WDS
Links
Table
28
describes
the
additional
fields
that
appear
when
you
select
WEP
as
the
encryption
type.
WPA/PSK
on
WDS
Links
Table
29
describes
the
additional
fields
that
appear
when
you
select
WPA/PSK
as
the
encryption
type.
Table
28:
WEP
on
WDS
Links
Field
Description
Encryption
WEP
WEP
Select
this
option
if
you
want
to
set
WEP
encryption
on
the
WDS
link.
Key
Length
If
WEP
is
enabled,
specify
the
length
of
the
WEP
key:
• 64
bits
• 128
bits
Key
Type
If
WEP
is
enabled,
specify
the
WEP
key
type:
• ASCII
• Hex
Characters
Required
Indicates
the
number
of
characters
required
in
the
WEP
key.
The
number
of
characters
required
updates
automatically
based
on
how
you
set
Key
Length
and
Key
Type.
WEP
Key
Enter
a
string
of
characters.
If
you
selected
ASCII,
enter
any
combination
of
0
–
9,
a
–
z,
and
A
–
Z.
If
you
selected
HEX,
enter
hexadecimal
digits
(any
combination
of
0
–
9
and
a
–
f
or
A
–
F).
These
are
the
RC4
encryption
keys
shared
with
the
stations
using
the
AP.
Note:
To
configure
WPA
‐
PSK
on
any
WDS
link,
VAP0
of
the
selected
radio
must
be
configured
for
WPA
‐
PSK
or
WPA
‐
Enterprise.
Table
29:
WPA/PSK
on
WDS
Links
Field
Description
Encryption
WPA
(PSK)
SSID
Enter
an
appropriate
name
for
the
new
WDS
link
you
have
created.
This
SSID
should
be
different
from
the
other
SSIDs
used
by
this
AP.
However,
it
is
important
that
the
same
SSID
is
also
entered
at
the
other
end
of
the
WDS
link.
If
this
SSID
is
not
the
same
for
both
APs
on
the
WDS
link,
they
will
not
be
able
to
communicate
and
exchange
data.
The
SSID
can
be
any
alphanumeric
combination.
Key
Enter
a
unique
shared
key
for
the
WDS
bridge.
This
unique
shared
key
must
also
be
entered
for
the
AP
at
the
other
end
of
the
WDS
link.
If
this
key
is
not
the
same
for
both
APs,
they
will
not
be
able
to
communicate
and
exchange
data.
The
WPA
‐
PSK
key
is
a
string
of
at
least
8
characters
to
a
maximum
of
63
characters.
Acceptable
characters
include
upper
and
lower
case
alphabetic
letters,
the
numeric
digits,
and
special
symbols
such
as
@
and
#.
