User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Package Contents
- 2 Introduction to the Interface
- 3 Connecting and Configuring the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router
- 3.1 Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router (Wired Computing)
- 3.2 Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router (Wireless Computing)
- 3.3 Setting Up the IP Address
- 3.4 Configuring the MCP8377EWLAN Wireless Router
- 3.5 Changing the Operation Mode
- 3.6 Selecting DynDNS Settings
- 3.7 Firewalls
- 4 Selecting or Changing System Items
- 5 Status
- 6 VPN
- 7 Managing Storage, Samba, and File Editing in NAS
- 8 Intrusion Detection Systems
- 9 Intrusion Prevention Systems
- 10 Logout
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3.5.2 Configuring for WDS (Bridge)
In Wireless Distribution System (WDS) mode, remote access points connect to each other to provide a
wireless bridge between LANs. See Figure 3-25 for depiction.
Figure 3-25. WDS Layout
1. Perform the following steps in the Wireless Configuration page (Figure 3-26) for both routers.
(Navigation: Network > Wireless, if necessary.)
a. From the Channel drop-down list, set the two MPC8377EWLAN wireless routers to the same
channel.
b. From the Mode drop-down list, select WDS (Bridge).
c. Copy the MAC address of the remote MPC8377EWLAN wireless router and paste it in the
local router’s WDS BSSID fields.