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WDS Bridge
Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point 87
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STEP 1 Select Wireless > WDS Bridge in the navigation pane.
STEP 2 Select Enable for Spanning Tree Mode. When enabled, STP helps prevent
switching loops. STP is recommended if you configure WDS links.For WAP561
devices, select Radio 1 or Radio 2 for each WDS link that you configure.
STEP 3 Select Enable for WDS Interface.
STEP 4 Configure the remaining parameters:
• Remote MAC Address—Specifies the MAC address of the destination WAP
device; that is, the WAP device on the other end of the WDS link to which
data is sent or handed-off and from which data is received.
TIP You can find the MAC address on the Status and Statistics > Network
Interface page.
• Encryption—The type of encryption to use on the WDS link; it does not have
to match the VAP you are bridging. The WDS Encryption settings are unique
to the WDS bridge. The options are none, WEP, and WPA Personal.
If you are unconcerned about security issues on the WDS link, you may
decide not to set any type of encryption. Alternatively, if you have security
concerns you can choose between Static WEP and WPA Personal. In WPA
Personal mode, the WAP device uses WPA2-PSK with CCMP (AES)
encryption over the WDS link. See WEP on WDS Links or WPA/PSK on
WDS Links following this procedure for more information about encryption
options.
STEP 5 Repeat these steps for up to three additional WDS interfaces.
STEP 6 Click Save. The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.
STEP 7 Replicate this procedure on the other device or devices connecting to the bridge.
TIP You can verify that the bridge link is up by going to the Status and Statistics
> Network Interface page. In the Interface Status table, the WLAN0:WDS(x)
status should state Up.