User Manual

Chapter 20: Wireless Distribution System
Configuring WDS Settings
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• When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access
points participating in the WDS link.
• You can have only one WDS link between any pair of access points. That
is, a remote MAC address may appear only once on the WDS page for a
particular access point.
• Both access points participating in a WDS link must be on the same
Radio channel and using the same IEEE 802.11 mode. (See Chapter 16:
“Configuring Radio Settings” for information on configuring the Radio
mode and channel.)
• Do not create loops with either WDS bridges or combinations of Wired
(Ethernet) connections and WDS bridges. Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP), which manages path redundancy and prevent unwanted loops, is
not enabled for this release. Keep these rules in mind when working with
WDS on this release of the 9160 Wireless Gateway:
Any two access points can be connected by only a single path;
either a WDS bridge (wireless) or an Ethernet connection (wired),
but not both.
Do not create “backup” links.
If you can trace more than one path between any pair of APs going
through any combination of Ethernet or WDS links, you have a loop.
You can only extend or bridge either the Internal or Guest network
but not both.
To configure WDS on this access point, describe each AP intended to receive hand-
offs and send information to this AP. Each destination AP needs the following
description, as shown in Table 20.4 on page 193.