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Con Wireless Bridging, Con a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660 Configure Wireless Bridging • Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network • Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network • Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode 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 WEP, 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 119. • 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 need to 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 WEP, 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 123. • 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 WEP, 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 127. Note: You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings screen, make sure that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency drop-down list (see Configure the Basic Wireless Settings on page 28). 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 119