ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 7 Wireless
VMG1312-B Series User’s Guide
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7.7 The WDS Screen
An AP using t he Wireless Dist ribut ion Syst em ( WDS) can funct ion as a wireless net work bridge
allowing you t o wirelessly connect t wo wired net work segm ent s. The
W D S screen allows you t o
configure t he Device t o connect t o t w o or m ore APs wirelessly when WDS is enabled.
Use t his screen t o set up your WDS ( Wireless Dist ribut ion Syst em ) links bet ween t he Device and
ot her wireless APs. You need t o know t he MAC address of t he peer device. Once t he securit y
set t ings of peer sides m at ch one anot her, t he connect ion bet ween devices is m ade.
Not e: WDS securit y is independent of t he secur it y set t ings bet w een t he Device and any
w ir eless client s.
Not e: At t he t im e of w r it ing, WDS is com pat ible w it h ot her Zy XEL APs only. Not all m odels
suppor t WDS links. Check your ot her AP’s docum ent at ion.
Click N e t w or k Se t t in g > W ir e le ss > W D S . The following screen displays.
Figure 39 Net work Set t ing > Wireless > WDS
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
Table 25 Net work Set t ing > Wireless > WDS
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wireless Bridge Set up
AP Mode Select t he operat ing m ode for your Device.
• Acce ss Poin t - The Device funct ions as a bridge and access point sim ult aneously.
• W ir e le ss Br idge - The Device act s as a w ireless net w ork br idge and est ablishes
wireless links wit h ot her APs. I n t his m ode, client s cannot connect t o t he Device
wirelessly.
Bridge Rest rict This field is available only w hen you set operat ing m ode t o Acce ss Poin t .
Select En a ble d t o t urn on WDS and ent er t he peer device’s MAC address m anually in t he
t able below. Select D isa ble t o t urn off WDS.