User Manual

IEEE 802.11g Access Point User’s Guide
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AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER
The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When configured to
operate in the Repeater Mode, the 802.11G ACCESS POINTs sit between wireless stations
and a “root” AP whose BSS is being expanded, as shown below:
AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE
When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the 802.11G
ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and separate LANs
behind other AP’s operating in the WDS mode. The system will support up to eight such AP’s
in a WDS configuration.
Note that an 802.11G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also support wireless
stations simultaneously, as shown in the left most AP in the diagram below: