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VLAN Encryption.
VLAN groups 3 and 4 are similarly bridging their wireless interfaces, but they are using virtual modules that
are configured on the Repeaters page. WDS repeater #1 and WDS repeater #2 are being bridged to VLAN
ID 20 and VLAN ID 30 respectively. Configuration for these wireless bridges is set from the Repeaters page
(see the example in Figure 74).
Figure 74 WDS Encryption
Notice that all three wireless interfaces are setup as access points, but are configured with different SSIDs
and encryption methods/keys. If encryption fields are left blank, the connection will use the default wireless
interface parameters as configured on the Network page. Likewise, if the router IP and subnet are left blank
the connection will use the same default settings.
NOTE Router IP and subnet do not need to be configured in WDS Connections because it will use
the IP address assigned in the VLAN group.
The VLAN Multiple Wireless Interfaces example above shows that each group is using a different VLAN
priority. Priorities can be given to each interface by configuring a value between zero and seven, seven
being the highest priority and one being the lowest. These values can be used to prioritize the configured
VLAN networks. In our example, the “Production” VLAN has the highest priority which means it will have
more time slots available to send data, followed by the “Guest” network, and then “Staff.” The default value
is zero which will configure the group to have a mid-range “best effort” value.