User's Manual
13.3
C
lie
n
t
Bridge
Mode
In Client Bridge
M
ode
,
the
OM2P V2 behaves
like a
wireless
client that connects to an Access
P
oi
nt
wirelessly
and allows
users
to surf the Internet whenever they
w
a
nt
.
In this
m
ode
,
use
the
OM2P V2
Site
Survey
to
scan
for
Access Points
within
r
a
nge
.
Then configure the
OM2P
V2
SSI
D
and security password accordingly to
a
ss
oc
i
a
t
e
with the
Access
P
oi
nt
.
In this
c
onf
i
gur
a
t
i
o
n,
the station
has
a wired
E
t
he
r
ne
t
connection to the
OM2P V2
LAN
por
t
.
13.4 WDS Bridge
Mode
In
WDS
Bridge
M
ode
,
the
OM2P V2
can
wirelessly
connect different
LANs
by configuring
t
he
MAC
address
and security settings of
each OM2P V2
de
v
i
ce
.
Use
this mode when two wired
LANs located a small distance apart want to communicate with
each
ot
he
r
.
The
best solution
is
t
o
use
the
OM2P V2
to
wirelessly
connect two wired
LANs, as
shown in the following
f
i
gur
e
.
W
D
S
Bridge Mode can
e
s
t
a
b
li
s
h 16
WDS
li
nk
s
,
creating a star-like
ne
t
w
or
k
.
WDS
Bridge Mode is unlike
Access
P
oi
nt
.
Access Points
linked by
WDS
are using the same
frequency
c
ha
nne
l
,
more
Access Points
connected together may lower
t
hroughp
ut
.
Please
be
aware
to avoid loop in your
wireless
c
onne
c
t
i
on
,
otherwise enable
S
p
a
nning
Tree
F
unc
t
i
on.