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Configuring
WDS Links on
3Com OfficeConnect
Wireless 11a/b/g
Access Points
A WDS link is defined as the MAC
address pair of the connected APs.
To create a WDS link between two
OfficeConnect Wireless 11a/b/g
Access Points, enter the peer AP’s
MAC address on each AP via the
Wireless WDS web page.
In addition, make sure you configure
all WDS APs to work on the same
radio channel. Since WDS links can
operate in 2.4GHZ or 5.4 GHZ radio
channels, using Auto Channel selec-
tion is not appropriate.
Below is an example of configuring a WDS.
We will use example AP1 and AP2
with the following MAC addresses
(see these MAC addresses in the status
page):
AP1
LAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-23-45
11a WLAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-23-46
11b/g WLAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-23-47
AP2
LAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-33-62
11a WLAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-33-63
11b/g WLAN MAC Address:
00-70-46-01-33-64
To add a WDS link between AP1 and
AP2 in 802.11a mode with channel 60
selected:
1. On the wireless page of AP1,enable
802.11a and select channel 60.
2. On the WDS page of AP1, enable
WDS and enter AP2 WLAN MAC
address (00-70-46-01-33-63) with
802.11a mode in a WDS entry as
shown in Figure 4.
