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The
second
feature
is
the
ACL
Status
,
which
allows
(value
“Accept”)
or
disallows
(value
“Drop”)
access
based
on
the
MAC
address
of
the
wireless
network
client.
Enter
the
Mac
Address
manually,
or
click
the
Rescan
button
to
find
the
MAC
address
of
a
connected
wireless
client
automatically,
and
then
click
Add
to
add
the
MAC
address
to
the
configuration.
WDS
WDS
(Wireless
Distribution
System)
is
a
method
of
linking
two
or
more
wireless
access
points
or
wireless
routers
together,
without
physically
connecting
them.
WDS
is
a
system
enabling
the
wireless
interconnection
of
access
points
in
an
IEEE
802.11
network.
It
allows
a
wireless
network
to
be
expanded
using
multiple
access
points
without
the
traditional
requirement
for
a
wired
backbone
to
link
them,
and
that
saves
installation
cost.
But
WDS
isn’t
without
its
problems.
Depending
on
the
WDS
setup,
the
performance
can
suffer
greatly,
as
much
as
a
loss
of
50%
of
transfer
speed
per
hop
(access
point
in
WDS
mode).
If
throughput
and
low
latency
are
important
to
you,
then
WDS,
as
implemented
in
non
‐
enterprise
equipment
such
as
your
Intellinet
CPE
Access
Point,
isn’t
really
a
good
option.
WDS
also
suffers
from
the
problem
that
only
static
WPA
keys
can
be
used,
eliminating
one
of
the
key
strength
of
WPA2
encrypted
wireless
networks.
If
security
is
of
great
importance
to
you,
WDS
isn’t
the
ideal
mode
to
use
for
your
wireless
network.
WDS
setups
are
also
restricted
in
that
only
the
same
equipment
can
be
used
in
the
setup.
Even
other
access
points
from
the
same
manufacturer,
Intellinet
included,
may
not
be
compatible
due
to
the
fact
that
often
different
chipsets
from
different
chipset
manufacturers
are
used.
Available
modes:
Lazy
–
In
this
mode
the
access
point
will
automatically
connect
with
other
WDS
devices
that
use
the
same
SSID,
channel,
encryption
mode,
and
physical
mode.
There
is
no
need
to
manually
type
in
the
MAC
addresses
of
the
other
WDS
APs.
However,
one
of
the
participating
access
points
must
be
set
to
Bridge
or
mode.
They
can’t
all
be
lazy.
Bridge
–
This
mode
can
be
used
to
connect
two
networks
together.
All
WDS
bridges
must
be
set
to
the
same
channel,
SSID,
encryption
mode
and
physical
mode.
Note
that
the
access
point
in
WDS
Bridge
mode
only
communicates
with
other
WDS
bridges,
but
not
with
wireless
clients.
