User's Manual

By WDS, two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly. As illustrated in Fig. 38, a pair of

wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges is used to connect two LAN segments. Since the IEEE 802.11b/g is

WDS-enabled, it can be used as a wireless bridge.

NOTE: A IEEE 802.11b/g can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges.

Fig. 39: Wireless Distribution System settings

To enable a WDS link:

1. Specify the MAC address of the IEEE 802.11b/g at the other end of the WDS link.

2. Select the corresponding Enabled check box.

For example, assume you want two IEEE 802.11b/g’s with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and

00-02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them. On IEEE 802.11b/g 00-02-65-01-62-C5,

set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-62-C6 and on AP 00-02-65-01-62-C6, set the peer

MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-C5.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how an IEEE 802.11b/g is

connected to other peer IEEE 802.11b/g s or wireless bridges by WDS.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how a bridge is connected to

other peer bridges by WDS. See the following figure for an example network-planning diagram.