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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730 The captive portal is enabled on the selected SSID. Configure Wireless Bridging The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point modes: • Wireless point-to-point bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point can communicate with another bridge-mode wireless station and, as an option, also with wireless clients. Use WPA-PSK,or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network on page 89. • Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point is the master for a group of bridge-mode wireless stations. As an option, the wireless access point can also communicate with wireless clients. You can configure up to four profiles. The other bridge-mode wireless stations must be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating directly with each other, all other bridge-mode wireless stations send their traffic to the master wireless access point. Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network on page 92. • Repeating the wireless signal. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the wireless access point. Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode on page 94. Note: You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings page, make sure that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency menu (see Configure the Basic Wireless Settings on page 19). Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in point-to-point bridge mode: Advanced Configuration 89

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Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730
The captive portal is enabled on the selected SSID.
Configure Wireless Bridging
The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point
modes:
•
Wireless point-to-point bridge
. In this mode, the wireless access point can
communicate with another bridge-mode wireless station and, as an option, also with
wireless clients. Use WPA-PSK,or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For
information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless
Network
on page
89.
•
Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge
. In this mode, the wireless access point is the
master for a group of bridge-mode wireless stations. As an option, the wireless access
point can also communicate with wireless clients. You can configure up to four profiles.
The other bridge-mode wireless stations must be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using
the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode wireless stations send their traffic to the
master wireless access point. Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to secure the
communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure a
Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
on page
92.
•
Repeating the wireless signal
. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For
information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure the Wireless Access Point to
Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
on page
94.
Note:
You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel
selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings page, make sure
that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency menu (see
Configure the Basic Wireless Settings
on page
19).
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode: