Planex MZK-WDPR, User Manual

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Wireless Settings
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1. All units are configured as Gateway Mode
2. Units can be configured as Gateway Mode and Bridge Mode combinations.
(ex: 2 units for Gateway Mode and 2 units for Bridge Mode)
3. All units are configured as Bridge Mode
When both units are set to Gateway Mode, be sure to check these settings:
• Be sure each unit is configured with a different LAN IP address.
• Be sure that only one unit has Internet access on its WAN port.
• Be sure the DHCP server is enabled only on one unit. If one unit is providing Internet
access, enable the DHCP server on that unit.
Note: WDS Settings only apply to WLAN1. WLAN2 is pre-configured to Bridge mode
unless WLAN1 is configured to act as a bridge, in which case WLAN2 is disabled.
Figure 5-14. WDS Settings
WDS Setting — Configures WDS related parameters. Up to four MAC addresses can be
specified for each unit in the WDS network. WDS links may either be manually configured
(Bridge and Repeater modes) or auto-discovered (Lazy mode).
• WDS Mode – Selects the WDS mode of WLAN1. (Options: Disable/Lazy/Bridge/
Repeater. Default: Disable)
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Disable : WDS is disabled.
- Lazy: Operates in an automatic mode that detects and learns WDS peer addresses
from received WDS four-address format frame packets, without the need to configure
a WDS MAC list entry. This feature allows the Multimedia Router to associate with
other Multimedia Routers in the network and use their WDS MAC list. In Lazy mode
the Multimedia Router sends a beacon.
Note: At least one unit can not be configured in lazy mode.
- Bridge : Operates as a standard bridge that forwards traffic between WDS links (links
that connect to other AP/wireless bridges, or units in Repeater or Lazy mode) and an
Ethernet port. Only data destined for stations which are known to be on the peer
Ethernet link, multicast data or data with unknown destinations, need to be forwarded
through the WDS link. The Bridge mode does not transmit a beacon, unlike the other
three modes. In this mode the Multimedia Router may also function as a repeater.
Note: Enabling “Bridge” mode disables WLAN2.
- Repeater : Operates as a wireless repeater, extending the range for remote wireless
clients and connecting them to an AP connected to the wired network. WDS peers
must be registered with the Multimedia Router. Repeater mode also supports the dual