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IAC3000
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4.3.7 WDS Management
WDS Management (Wireless Distribution System) is a function used to connect AP s (Access Points) wirelessly.
The WDS management function of the system can help administrators to setup a WDS network topology.
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WDS Status: Status shows the added APs in the WDS Tree with the Security and Channel settings. The WDS
could be set up more than one tree. Clicking the Edit is to change the WDS connection settings for the
associated WDS Tree.
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WDS Update: Update the WDS connection with the following operations.
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Add: Add a new WDS connection with a Child AP not in the WDS and a Parent AP from the AP List. A new
WDS Tree will be added if the selected Parent AP is not in any of the current WDS Trees. Clicking Edit is
to change the WDS connection settings for the new added WDS Tree.
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Move: Update a WDS connection with a Child AP from WDS and a Parent AP which could be anyone from
WDS, and the previous WDS connection of the Child AP to the previous Parent AP will be deleted.
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Delete: All the WDS connections of the selected AP will be deleted including the WDS connections to its
Child APs, and the Child APs without wired connection will become unreachable.