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Wireless: AP + Bridge
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Chapter 8 Wireless Screen Table 25 Wireless: AP + Bridge LABEL DESCRIPTIONS MCS Table The MCS Rate table is available only when 802.11n/g or 802.11n/a is selected as the 802.11 Radio Mode. IEEE 802.11n supports many different data rates which are called MCS rates. MCS stands for Modulation and Coding Scheme. This is an 802.11n feature that increases the wireless network performance in terms of throughput. Enable WDS Security (ZyAIR PRO Series Compatible) For each MCS Rate (0-15), select either Enable (default) to have the NWA use the data rate. Select Disable if you do not want the NWA to use the data rate. Select this to turn on security for the NWA's Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. If you do not select the check box, traffic between APs is not encrypted. Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the NWA and any wireless clients. TKIP When you enable WDS security, also do the following: • Select the type of security you want to use (TKIP or AES) to secure traffic on your WDS. • Enter a pre-shared key in the PSK field for each access point in your WDS. Each access point can use a different pre-shared key. • Configure WDS security and the relevant PSK in each of your other access point(s). Note: Other APs must use the same encryption method to enable WDS security. Select this to enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your WDS. This option is compatible with other ZyXEL access points that support WDS security. Use this if the other access points on your network support WDS security but do not have an AES option. AES Index Active Remote Bridge MAC PSK Note: Check your other AP's documentation to make sure it supports WDS security. Select this to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your WDS. AES provides superior security to TKIP. Use AES if the other access points on your network support it for the WDS. This is the index number of the bridge connection. Select the check box to enable the bridge connection. Otherwise, clear the check box to disable it. Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc. Type a pre-shared key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols). You must also set the peer device to use the same pre-shared key. Each peer device can use a different pre-shared key. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 137