KA1750 Wireless Router
User Manual
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7.2.6 WDS Setup
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is a Wireless Access Point mode that
enables wireless bridging in which WDS APs communicate only with each other only
(without allowing for wireless clients or stations to access them), and/or wireless
repeating in which APs communicate both with each other and with wireless stations
(at the expense of half the throughput).
• Mode – Selecting Wireless Bridge disables access point functionality. Only
wireless bridge (also known as Wireless Distribution System or WDS) functionality
will be available. Selecting Access Point enables access point functionality. Wireless
bridge functionality will still be available and wireless stations will be able to
associate to the AP.
• Bridge Restriction – Selecting Disabled disables wireless bridge restriction.
Any wireless bridge (including the ones listed in Remote Bridges) will be granted
access. Selecting Enabled enables wireless bridge restriction. Only those bridges
listed in Remote Bridges will be granted access.
• Bridges – Enter the peer wireless MAC addresses of any wireless bridges
that should be part of the wireless distribution system (WDS).
We will describe how to configure WDS to connect 2 ROUTERs.
