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Bridge 1
WDS Link
Computer 1
Computer 2
Bridge 2
PING (ICMP Echo Request)
ICMP Echo Reply
Adjust antenna alignment
Fig. 44. Adjusting alignments of external directional antennas.
TIP:
You can make use of the Antenna Alignment Assistance feature to help you align
the directional antennas.
Fig. 45. Antenna alignment assistance.
Instead of using PING.exe, you can run Wireless Network Manager on Computer 1, and
go to the
Antenna Alignment
tab. Click
Start
to begin monitoring the WDS link quality.
Adjust the alignment of the antenna of DRBAP as Bridge 1 until the
Link quality
indi-
cator shows a
relatively
maximal value. Finally, click
Stop
to stop monitoring WDS link
quality.