6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
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Issue 01 (2012-10-26)
When configuring the WDS function, you should comply with the following principles:
Both wireless routers should support the WDS function.
The WDS function should be enabled on both wireless routers.
On each router, add the wireless MAC address of the peer router to the WDS MAC
list. No WDS MAC list is required to be configured on the router in lazy mode but a
WDS MAC list should be configured on the peer router.
The settings of the following parameters on both wireless routers should be the same:
−
Wireless channel
−
Encryption mode
−
Encryption password
The security modes set on the two wireless routers can be different but the encryption
modes should be the same.
The SSIDs of the two WLANs can be different but it is recommended that the two WLANs
use the same SSID. Thus, wireless terminals can use one SSID to connect to the WLAN
that is expanded.
If the repeater mode is used for expanding the coverage of a WLAN, note that:
−
The IP addresses of the LAN interfaces of the two routers should be in the same
network segment. In addition, the IP addresses should be different.
−
Enable the DHCP server function only on the wireless router that is used to
connect to uplink devices. Disable the DHCP function and enable the DHCP
relay function on other wireless routers.
Configuration Example
For example, you have router A in your spacious house. The signals of router A cannot
cover the area that is far from the router. In this case, you can add another router, that is,
router B. By configuring the WDS function on the two routers, you can expand the
coverage of a WLAN.
The parameters of the routers are planned as follows:
Router A:
Set the IP address of the LAN interface to
192.168.3.1
(default value).
Set the subnet mask of the LAN interface to
255.255.255.0
(default value).
Enable the DHCP server function (default value).
Select
SSID1
for
SSID
(default value).
Set the name of
SSID1
to
mySSID
.
Set the WLAN channel to
1
.
The WLAN encryption settings are as follows:
−
Set the security mode to
WPA
-
PSK/WPA2
-PSK
.
−
Set the encryption mode to
AES
.
−
Set the password used for accessing the WLAN to
MyPassword@2012
.
