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8.4.16 WDS
Extend the range of your network without having to use cables to link the AccessPoints by
using the Wireless Distribution System (WDS): Normally, AccessPoints are linked to each
other via cables. With WDS, you can link the AccessPoints wirelessly.
Upon calling the WDS settings, a list of available AccessPoints is displayed. In the left
field, mark the relevant WDS-supporting AP with which the WDS connection is to be set
up. Then click on Save. Repeat the procedure for all items. The WDS link cannot be set up
until all items have been configured.
Use rescan to display all the AccessPoints that are running on the same channel and se-
lect the one(s) you want to get a connection.
Alternatively, enter the MAC address of another AP you wirelessly want to connect to into
the appropriate field at the end of the page and click Add. It will then be listed in the table.
Assign a name to it in order to have it properly identified and press Save. Repeat the pro-
cedure for all items. The WDS link cannot be set up until all items have been configured.
Up to eight WDS links can be used at the same time.
L Tips for configuring a WDS:
• AccessPoint 1 is in reach of AccessPoint 2
• Identical radio channel and modulation mode (802.11g /11b or mixed) applied to both
APs
• Enter MAC address of the peer AccessPoint in the table (do it for both APs)
• Every AccessPoint in a chain of WDS has to be configured with a unique IP address.
This can be done by manually configuring every AP or by switching to get the IP ad-
dress dynamically (Primary Settings / LAN IP).
Æ Example: Static IP address:
AP1: 192.168.1.254
AP2: 192.168.1.253
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
SSID: CONNECT2AIR
Channel: 6
More Range:
Your third floor is not in reach of
your AP-600RP-USB: Place
another AP in reach of the first
one and configure both as
being linked by WDS. You will
then automatically be able to
have access to any of the re-
sources that AP1 is related to.
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