Important
The WDS link can only be configured in the 2.4 GHz band and in the 5 GHz band in-
door if the channel is NOT
1
.
The number of channels that can be selected depends on the country setting. Please con-
sult the data sheet for your device.
WDS links (WDS = Wireless Distribution System) are static links between access points
(AP), which are generally used to connect clients with networks that are not directly ac-
cessible to them e.g. because the distance is too great. The access point sends from one
client to another access point, which then forwards the data to another client.
Important
Note that the data is transferred between the access points in unencrypted form over
the WDS link in the default configuration. You are therefore urgently advised to apply
one of the available security methods (WEP40 or WEP104) to protect data on WDS
links.
WDS links are configured as interfaces with the prefix
&
. They behave like VSS interface
and only differ from these with respect to the predefined routing. A WDS link is defined as a
transit network: this relates to a point-to-point connection or point-to-multipoint connection
between two access points that are included in different networks.
13.1.3.1 Edit or New
Choose the
icon to edit existing entries. Choose the
New
button to configure additional
WDS links.
The
Wireless LAN
->
WLAN
->
WDS Links
->
->
/New
menu consists of the following fields:
Fields in the WDS LinksBasic Parameters menu
Field
Description
WDS Description
Enter a name for the WDS link.
If the
5& /
option is activated, the automatically gen-
erated name of the interface is used.
If the option is not activated, you can enter a suitable name in
the input field.
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