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Ubee Interactive Deploying and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network
Ubee DDW365 Advanced Wireless Gateway Subscriber User Guide • February 2014 81
Caution
Avoid bridge loops when you enable bridging devices. Bridge loops cause broadcast traffic to
circle the network endlessly. This can degrade throughput and disrupt communications.
Steps
To configure the modem as a bridge:
1. Click Wireless from the main menu.
2. Click Bridging from the left side menu. Field descriptions are listed below the screen
example.
9.7 Deploying and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network
Use the information in this section to help you understand, deploy, and troubleshoot your
wireless environments:
 Understanding Received Signal Strength on page 82
 Estimating Wireless Cable Modem to Wireless Client Distances on page 82
 Understanding the 2.4GHz Band on page 84
 Selecting a Wireless Channel on page 85
Label Description
Wireless Bridging Enables or disables bridging.
Remote Bridges Defines the MAC addresses of other wireless access points that
you want to establish a bridge to and from. These access points
must also have bridging enabled.
Apply Saves all changes.