Section 3
Configuration
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WA840
Field Description
Wireless Bridge
Operation:
(continued)
Sets your wireless interface to operate as an
Access
Point/Wireless Bridge
rather than a
Wireless Bridge Only
•
Selecting
Access Point/Wireless Bridge
retains the
WA840’s capability to support associations with wireless
clients.
•
Selecting
Wireless Bridge Only
configures the WA840 to
specifically communicate with other wireless bridges
and/or access points.
NOTE:
For WDS bridge-to-bridge links to operate properly, ensure
that you match wireless security parameters between wireless
bridges and access points.
NOTE:
When using
Wireless Bridge Only
operation, the
Performance Enhancement
(above) should be
Off
.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Access Point
Bridge Link
Detection Interval:
(ADVANCED)
Wireless bridges periodically check for other bridges with which
to connect. This field sets this bridge link detection interval in
seconds.
To disable this detection altogether, either leave this field blank or
set the value to zero.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
0
Wireless Bridge
Restriction Mode:
(ADVANCED)
Sets whether or not specific access points are recognized as
part of the WDS.
•
Select
Enabled
to limit WDS connections from those
listed under
Recognized Bridges
.
•
Select
Disabled
to accept WDS connection from any
access point.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Enabled
Recognized
Bridges:
(ADVANCED)
The access point (AP) needs to know the other AP wireless MAC
addresses in order to form one WDS connection. The MAC
address format is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Even when the
Wireless
Bridge Restriction Mode
is
Disabled
on this AP, its wireless
MAC address must be specified in the
Recognized Bridges
list
of the other AP in order to setup a WDS connection.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
(blank)
