WAB–2000 Wireless Access Point
Chapter 4: Wireless Bridge Configuration
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Repeater Bridging Setup Guide - Auto Mode
Direction
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Bridge 3
Wireless Bridge — General (Auto Bridging Mode)
Wireless Mode
802.11a
802.11a
802.11a
Tx Rate
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Channel
Same as Bridge 2
Same as Bridge 1
Same as Bridge 1
Tx Power Mode
Auto
Auto
Auto
Propagation Dis-
tance
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
Bridging Mode
auto
auto
auto
SSID
Must be the same as
Bridge 2
Must be the same as
Bridge 1
Must be the same
as Bridge 1
Max Auto Bridges
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
Bridge Priority
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
Signal Strength
MAC
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Enter from list at the
bottom of the screen
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Wireless Bridge — Encyption
Wireless Configu-
ration – Bridging
Encryption
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key value.
Must be the same as
that on the other 2
Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
Wireless Bridge — MAC Address Filtering
MAC Aaddress Fil-
tering options
Select Filter Type:
input MAC ad-
dresses
Select Filter Type:
input MAC ad-
dresses
Select Filter Type:
input MAC ad-
dresses
With this configuration, each bridge can control a wireless LAN. All
wireless clients must have the same SSID as the bridges on the AP card
channel. All clients can roam between the three bridges.
All other setup screens should be completed following the guidelines
in Chapter 3.