iConnect625W ADSL/ADSL2+ Router User Guide
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Step 9:
Click
the
Apply
button to apply the settings.
Step 10:
To save your configuration, please refer to the section under
Save / Restart
Menu.
The following table lists the
WDS
screen fields and their definitions:
Field Description
WDS Mode
The following
WDS modes
are available:
•
Bridge
: In
Bridge
mode, the AP BSS is enabled.
•
Repeater
: In
Repeater
mode, the AP BSS is disabled
when connection to the upper layer AP is established.
•
Crude
: In
Crude
mode, the AP BSS service is always
enabled, but the links between APs are configured
statically and are not maintained.
•
Disabled (Default)
: WDS is inactive.
In both
Bridge
and
Repeater modes,
WDS uses management
protocol to establish and maintain links between APs.
WDS Name
This is the WDS name that identifies the WDS network. The
field takes up to 8 characters. Two or more WDS networks
may exist in the same area.
Activate as Root
This field must be checked for the root device in the WDS
hierarchy. Only one WDS root device may exist in the WDS
network. This field is not applicable for Crude mode.
WDS Privacy
Checking this field commands the WDS manager to use a
secured connection between APs in the WDS network.
Security settings must be the same in all APs in the WDS
network.
Secret
This is the 32-character alphanumeric privacy key.
Uplink
This is the BSS ID of the upper device in the WDS hierarchy.
This uplink cannot be configured if
Root
is enabled.
Downlink 1
Downlink 2
Downlink 3
Downlink
Downlink 4
These are the BSS IDs of the lower device in
the WDS hierarchy connected to this AP. Up to
four downlinks can be configured.
