User's Manual

Chapter 18 Wireless LAN
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18.7 Wireless Bridge Screen
The ZyXEL Device can wirelessly connect APs. This is also known as a Wireless
Distribution System (WDS). In the following figure a wireless client connects to
access point AP 1. AP 1 has no wired Internet connection, but it can establish a
bridge link to access point AP 2, which has a wired Internet connection. This lets
the notebook computer access the Internet through AP 2.
Figure 74 Wireless Bridge Example
Note: The peer wireless device must also support bridge mode and be using the
same security settings as the ZyXEL Device.
Click Wireless > Bridge to open the following screen. Set your ZyXEL Device to
Access Point mode for AP and bridge functionality or Bridge mode for bridge
functionality only. You can also list the MAC addresses of the peer APs with which
to establish wireless links.
Figure 75 Wireless > Bridge
WDS
AP 2
AP 1