User's Manual

WDS Bridge Mode
InWDSBridgeMode,theAccessPointcanwirelesslyconnectdifferentLANsbyconfiguringtheMACaddressandsecurity
settingsofeachAccessPoints.UsethisoperatingmodewhentwowiredLANslocatedasmalldistanceapartwantto
communicatewitheachother.ThebestsolutionistousetheAccessPointtowirelesslyconnecttwowiredLANs,as
showninthefollowingdiagram.
WDS Bridge Mode can establish up to four (4) to eight (8) WDS links, creating a star-like network.
Note:WDSBridgeModedoesnotactasanAccessPoint.AccessPointslinkedbyWDSareusingthesamefrequency
channel.MoreAccessPointsconnectedtogethermaylowerthroughput.Thisconfigurationcanbesusceptibleto
generateendlessnetworkloopsinyournetwork,soitisrecommendedtoenabletheSpanningTreefunctionto preventthisfromhappening.
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