User's Manual

TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-821DAP
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Creang a WDS Bridge
System > Operaon Mode
ÍNote: By default, your access point is congured with a predened wireless network
name (SSID) and security key using WPA-Personal. The predened wireless network
name and security can be found on the scker on the side of the access point or on the
device label at the boom of the access point.
To congure a WDS bridge between two TEW-821DAP access points:
• Make note of the wireless MAC address of both access points. Refer to “System
Informaon” on page 28 for checking the status page.
ÍNote: Please note that 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands will have two dierent MAC
addresses. If using the 2.4GHz band wireless MAC address, please use the 2.4GHz
wireless MAC address for all other WDS supported devices to bridge and if using the
5GHz band wireless MAC address, use the 5GHz wireless MAC address for all other
WDS supported devices to bridge.
• Make sure the IP address on each WDS supported access is point is dierent and on
the same IP network/subnet. Please refer to “Congure IP Sengs” on page 30 for
changing access point IP address.
1 Log into your access point management page (refer to “Log in to Management Page”
on page 10).
2 Click System > Operaon Mode.
3 On Operaon Mode secon, select WDS Bridge.
4 Click Apply to save changes or Cancel to discard the changes.
Using a WDS Bridge
Wireless 2.4GHz or Wireless 5GHz > WDS Link Sengs
1 Log into your access point management page (refer to “Log in to Management Page”
on page 10).
2 In Wireless 2.4GHz or Wireless 5GHz > Wireless Link Sengs > Remote AP MAC
Address secon, do on of the following:
• Specify the remote AP MAC address manually, and click Apply or
• Click Wireless 2.4GHz or Wireless 5GHz > Wireless Link Sengs > Site Survey.
3 The available networks are listed. Select a network to connect to.
ÍNote: If you are unable to nd your wireless network in the list, click Refresh to rescan
for the available networks.
4 Click on the SSID eld to connect to the selected wireless network.
5 Click Apply to save the wireless network.