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Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
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WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)
The radio interface can be configured to operate in a mode that allows it to
forward traffic directly to other Wireless Gateway Router units. This feature
can be used to extend the range of the wireless network to reach remote
clients, or to link disconnected network segments to an Internet
connection.
To set up links between units, you must configure the Wireless Distribution
System (WDS) forwarding table by specifying the wireless MAC address of
all units to which you want to forward traffic.
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All units in a WDS wireless network must be configured with the
same SSID and use the same radio channel. Also each WDS link must be
configured with the same encryption key on both units in the link.
Up to four WDS links can be specified for each unit in the WDS network.
The following figures illustrate an example WDS network. Figure 41 shows
the manual set up of MAC addresses for units in the WDS network.
Figure 42 shows the basic configuration required on each unit in the WDS
network.
Figure 41: Manual WDS MAC Address Configuration
Internet
Service
Provider
MAC: 00-22-2D-62-EA-11
WDS MAC List:
00-22-2D-62-EA-22
00-22-2D-62-EA-33
00-22-2D-62-EA-44
MAC: 00-22-2D-62-EA-22
WDS MAC List:
00-22-2D-62-EA-11
Cable/DSL
Modem
WDS Link
MAC: 00-22-2D-62-EA-33
WDS MAC List:
00-22-2D-62-EA-11
MAC: 00-22-2D-62-EA-44
WDS MAC List:
00-22-2D-62-EA-11
WDS Link
WDS Link
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