Weidmuller Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server WI-MOD-E-G/A User Manual
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When VLAN’s are enabled, Router IP and Subnet are ignored and the WDS interface is bridged depending on
membership to a VLAN Group.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) column only applies when two or more interfaces are bridged.
A maximum of 10 WDS Connections can be configured. (A combined maximum of 5 virtual AP and 5 virtual
Client/STA applies.)
WPA-Enterprise configuration is shared with the base AP (Authenticator) or Station (Supplicant).
WDS Connections are made by adding one or more “Virtual Modules” to an Access Point (as illustrated in the diagram at
the start of the section). Each virtual module can be configured with one of the standard WiFi operating modes (Access
Point or Station) or a non-standard Point to Point mode.
Access Point and Station virtual modules allow for the possibility of dynamically created connections (based on
SSID) and support WPA Encryption.
Point to point mode virtual modules provide static connections (based on MAC addresses), and cannot support
WPA Encryption. Point to point virtual modules should only be used for establishing WDS connections with third
party Access Points that do not support standard WDS operation.
The WDS Configuration page is accessible from the “Repeaters” link on any of the configuration web pages. The
configurable WDS parameters are summarized below.
WDS Connections:
Add Entry Button
Add an entry to the WDS Connections table. This adds a virtual station to the device.
Delete Entry
Button
Delete the currently selected entry in the WDS Connections table. To select a row,
click anywhere in the row with the mouse, to highlight the entire row.
Connection
Mode
Specify the connection mode for this link. AP (Downlink) configures the connection
as a virtual access point. Sta (Uplink) configures the connection as a virtual client.
Point-to-point configures the connection as a fixed link.
SSID / MAC
Address
AP Mode: Specify the SSID that this virtual access point will use. Stations connecting
to this virtual access point use this SSID.
Sta Mode: Specify the SSID that this virtual station will use when connecting to other
access points.
Point-to-Point Mode: Specify the MAC address of an Access Point to establish a
Fixed link with. Usually only required for third-party devices.
Encryption
Select the required Encryption (if any) for this WDS link.
Encryption Key
Enter the Encryption key (for WEP encryption) or the passphrase (for WPA
encryption). For WEP encryption, the encryption key is set as WEP Key 1. For Sta
Mode, this must match WEP Key 1 on the Access point this virtual client will connect
to. For AP mode, clients must configure their WEP Key 1 to the same value as this
key and select the Default WEP Key to be WEP Key 1.
Router IP
Leave this field blank if this WDS interface is to be bridged with the default wireless
interface. Otherwise enter the IP address for this connection that specifies the IP
network to which messages are routed.
Router Subnet
Leave this field blank if this WDS interface is to be bridged with the default wireless
interface. Otherwise enter the subnet mask of the network to which messages are
routed.
STP
Applicable to WDS bridged connections only. Select the STP option if you wish to
enable the bridge Spanning Tree Protocol on this connection.
