User's Guide

Wireless Array
Configuring the Wireless Array 345
WDS
This is a status-only window that provides an overview of all WDS links that have
been defined. WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is a system that enables the
interconnection of access points wirelessly, allowing your wireless network to be
expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to
link them. The Summary of WDS Client Links shows the WDS links that you
have defined on this Array and identifies the target Array for each by its base
MAC address. The Summary of WDS Host Links shows the WDS links that have
been established on this Array as a result of client Arrays associating to this Array
(i.e., the client Arrays have this Array as their target). The summary identifies the
source (client) Array for each link. Both summaries identify the IAPs that are part
of the link and whether the connection for each is up or down. See “WDS
Planning” on page 54 for an overview.
Figure 165. WDS
About Configuring WDS Links
A WDS link connects a client Array and a host Array (see Figure 166 on page 346).
The host must be the Array that has a wired connection to the LAN. Client links
from one or more Arrays may be connected to the host, and the host may also
have client links. See “WDS Planning” on page 54 for more illustrations.
The configuration for WDS is performed on the client Array only, as described in
“WDS Client Links” on page 347. No WDS configuration is performed on the host
Array. First you will set up a client link, defining the target (host) Array and SSID,