Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point with RFID Support, WNDAP380R
Configure Wireless Bridging
The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point
modes:
•
Wireless point-to-point bridge
. In this mode, the wireless access point can
communicate with another access point that also functions in bridge mode. You can use
this mode with or without client association. Whether or not you enable client association,
use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about
how to configure this mode, see
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
on page
88.
•
Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge
. In this mode, the wireless access point is the
master for a group of up to four access points that function in bridge-mode. You can use
point-to-multipoint bridge mode with or without client association.
The other access points in the group need to be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using
the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode access points send their traffic to the
master wireless access point. Whether or not you enable client association, use WEP,
WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about how to
configure this mode, see
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
on page
93.
•
Repeating the wireless signal
. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication
with the remote access point. For information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using
Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
on page
98.
For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS,
t
he following conditions need to be met for all
access points:
•
All access points need to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•
All access points need to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN
IP addresses are in the same network.
•
All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) need to be configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the access points.
•
The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see
Configure the Basic
Wireless Settings
on page
24).
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode with client association:
