User's Manual

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

NBG-417N User’s Guide

wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also

must be in bridge mode.

Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NBG-417N and on all

wireless clients that you want to associate with it.

Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting

set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.

Figure 53 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 35 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL DESCRIPTION

WDS Setup

Basic Settings Select the operating mode for your NBG-417N.

• AP + Bridge -

The NBG-417N functions as a bridge and access point

simultaneously.

• Bridge - The NBG-417N acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes

wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer

device, which also must be in bridge mode. The NBG-417N can establish up

to five wireless links with other APs.

Select Disable if you do not want to use this feature.

Local MAC

Address

This is the MAC address of your NBG-417N.

Remote MAC

Address

This is the MAC address of the peer device that your NBG-417N wants to make a

bridge connection with.

You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.

Security

Security Mode

Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the NBG-

417N and any wireless clients.

The WDS is set to No Security by default.

• Refer to Section 7.11.1 on page 87 to view the screen for Static WEP

security.

• Refer to Section 7.11.2 on page 88 to view the screen for WPA2-PSK

security.