User Manual Part 2

Wireless Nd1 Router User Guide
WDS allows you to use multiple access points or wireless routers to connect several
separate networks together. By connecting an access point or wireless router to each
network and enabling the WDS feature, the wireless clients in the immediate area will be
able to connect to the wireless network while a bridge would also be created to another
access point or wireless router that is further away. The wireless router and the wireless
product that you will be creating a bridge with will need to have the same channel selected,
the same Network Name (SSID), same wireless security settings, as well as the MAC
address of the other device entered in the WDS Restrictions table. Enabling the WDS
Restrictions option allows you to enter the MAC addresses of the access points or wireless
routers that will be capable of connecting to each point of the wireless network that you
have created. This will then limit exactly who has access to the wireless network.
One thing to note about this type of wireless network is that the throughput may be reduced
for the bridging portion. Therefore, bridged routers or access points that also allow wireless
clients to connect to the network should not be used for high-volume traffic. Some examples
of the type of situations where you might want this type of network would be for security
cameras, to provide network access to certain parts of a building that might not be able to
be connected using wires, or to provide short-term network access to a conference area.
If you enable
Bridge mode and WDS Restrictions in the wireless router, a bridge will be
created to another wireless router or access point and no wireless clients will be able to
connect to the wireless network. This is generally used when you want to connect two
networks that are in different buildings. Each wireless router or access point will have to
have the MAC address of the other device entered in the WDS Restrictions table.
The router’s WDS connections do not support: WPA2 (PSK) or any of the RADIUS security
methods, nor TKIP and AES encryption.
If your router is set with one of the following security methods and encryption types, all
WDS connections to the router should use WPA-PSK (TKIP):
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