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Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
WAP3205 User’s Guide
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Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the WAP3205 and on all
wireless clients that you want to associate with it.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting
set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.
Figure 70 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 40 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WDS Setup
Basic Settings Select the operating mode for your WAP3205.
• Disable - The WAP3205 works as an access point only and cannot establish
wireless links with other APs.
• AP + Bridge -
The WAP3205 functions as a bridge and access point
simultaneously.
• Bridge - The WAP3205 acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes
wireless links with other APs.
You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in
bridge mode. The WAP3205 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
Local MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of your WAP3205.
Phy Mode Select the Phy mode you want the WAP3205 to use. This dictates the maximum
size of packets during data transmission.
This field is not available when you select Disable in the Basic Setting field.
Remote MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of the peer device that your WAP3205 wants to make a
bridge connection with.
You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.
Security
EncrypType Select whether to use WEP, TKIP or AES encryption for your WDS connection in
this field.
Otherwise, select No Security.
EncrypKey The Encryp key is used to encrypt data. Peers must use the same key for data
transmission.