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11. Use XR mode when you can’t connect with the extra sensitivity
Atheros eXtended Range mode will improve the AP’s receiver sensitivity to as high as
-105dB. However, when this mode is used, the performance may be reduced greatly.
9.2 WDS Bridge vs. Bridge Infrastructure
When you want to build a bridge connection, there are 2 choices with AirMax5:
WDS Bridge (Pure MAC)
: WDS Bridge mode can make Point-to-Point and
Multi-Point connections. It also delivers faster performance than infrastructure
networks. In a WDS network, each node can have up to 4 connections but the total
number of devices should not exceed 8. Currently, the WDS Bridge mode can only
use WEP encryptions policy.
Bridge Infrastructure
: Bridge Infrastructure mode connects to AP mode to form a
star topology. Bridge Infrastructure mode can not make a Point-to-Point connection.
However, it works with WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK encryption. This mode is also
unknown as Client Mode with MAC Address Transparency.