Netgear WNDAP330 Bridging and Repeating Guide - Page 2
Introduction - WDS, Setup minimum requirements: SSID, Radio Channel, Encryption
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Introduction - WDS A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that allows access points to be wirelessly connected. WDS offers two modes of operation: 1- Wireless Repeating in which access points communicate only with each other and don't allow wireless clients or stations to access them. 2- Wireless Bridging in which the Access Points communicate with each other and with other the wireless clients. There are two different modes for Wireless Bridging: Point to Point and Point to Multipoint. The distinction is simple, if the Access Point must associate directly with only one other Access Point and Clients it uses Point to Point Bridging, if it must associate directly with more than one Access Point and Clients it uses Point to Multi-point Bridging. Setup minimum requirements: SSID, Radio Channel, Encryption In order to setup any of the three available Bridging and Repeating options, the following parameters must be set and be identical on all the APs: - Wireless mode - Wireless channel (except Auto) - The Encryption level (this should be the same on each Point to Point link) To perform the configuration access the GUI (Default URL http://192.168.0.235) and go to Configuration - Wireless - Basic - Wireless settings. • Change the Wireless mode to 11bg and tick the Turn Radio On box (a message will advise the user to confirm if it is required to switch from 11ng to 11bg - click OK) • Change the SSID to WDS • Change channel to 6 (or any other channel depending on what is suitable in the local area - Just make sure it is the same for all Access Points) NOTE: Although the SSID is not relevant for the setup of Bridging and Repeating it is possible to configure this to be the same on all the APs.