Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
WAP3205 v2 User’s Guide
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Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the WAP3205 v2 and on all
wireless clients that you want to associate with it.
Click
Network
>
Wireless LAN
>
WDS
tab. The following screen opens with the
Basic Setting
set to
Disabled
, and
Security Mode
set to
No Security
.
Figure 67
Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 42
Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
WDS Setup
Basic Settings
Select the operating mode for your WAP3205 v2.
•
Disable
- The WAP3205 v2 works as an access point only and cannot establish
wireless links with other APs.
•
AP + Bridge
(WDS Repeater)
-
The WAP3205 v2 functions as a bridge and access
point simultaneously.
•
Bridge
- The WAP3205 v2 acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes wireless
links with other APs.
You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge
mode. The WAP3205 v2 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
Local MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of your WAP3205 v2.
Phy Mode
Select the Phy mode you want the WAP3205 v2 to use. This dictates the maximum size of
packets during data transmission.
This field is not available when you select
Disable
in the
Basic Setting
field.
Remote MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of the peer device that your WAP3205 v2 wants to make a bridge
connection with.
You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.
Security
EncrypType
Select whether to use
WEP
,
TKIP
or
AES
encryption for your WDS connection in this
field.
Otherwise, select
No Security
.
EncrypKey
The
Encryp key
is used to encrypt data. Peers must use the same key for data
transmission.
