Operation Manual

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4.2.7 Wireless Advanced Settings

There are WDS Settings, WPS Settings and Wireless Advanced Settings.

WDS Settings

The WDS function can help you to extend the wireless range. It supports Lazy Mode,

Repeater Mode und Bridge Mode.

Menu item Explanation

WDS Mode

Lazy Mode In this mode no further configurations are needed. Click

Save and the connecting client should be in Repeater

Mode or Bridge Mode.

Bridge Mode In this mode you can connect two or more wired

devices wirelessly. You need to add the wireless MAC

address of the connected device into the routers AP

MAC address table or select one from the scanning

table. At the same time the connected device should be

in Lazy, Repeater or Bridge Mode.

Repeater Mode You can select this mode to extend the distance

between two WLAN devices.

It operates as WDS repeater and connects to both –

client card as AP and another AP. In typical repeater

applications APs with WDS function connect to other

APs, which have to support WDS too. In this mode you

need to add the MAC address of the connected device

into the routers AP MAC address table. The connected

client should be in Lazy, Repeater or Bridge Mode.