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3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point – 8 Port Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Conguration
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3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point – 8 Port Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Conguration
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Repeater Bridging Setup Guide - Auto Mode
Direction Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Bridge 3
Wireless Bridge — Radio
Wireless Mode
802.11a 802.11a 802.11a
Tx Rate
AUTO AUTO AUTO
Channel
Same as Bridge 2 Same as Bridge 1 Same as Bridge 1
Tx Power Mode
Auto Auto Auto
Propagation Dis-
tance
< 5 Miles < 5 Miles < 5 Miles
RTS Threshold
2346 2346 2346
BSSID
Add Bridge 2's
MAC
Add Bridge 1's and
Bridge 3's MAC
Add Bridge 2's
MAC
Wireless Bridge — General (Auto Bridging Mode)
Bridging Mode
auto auto auto
SSID
Must be the same as
Bridge 2
Must be the same as
Bridge 1
Must be the same
as Bridge 1
Max Auto Bridges
40 (range 1-40) 40 (range 1-40) 40 (range 1-40)
Bridge Priority
40 (1-40) 40 (1-40) 40 (1-40)
Signal Strength
Threshold
9% 9% 9%
Signal Strength
MAC
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Enter from list at the
bottom of the screen
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Wireless Bridge — Encyption
Wireless Congu-
ration – Bridging
Encryption
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key value.
Must be the same as
that on the other 2
Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
With this conguration, each bridge can control a wireless LAN. All
wireless clients must have the same SSID as the bridges on the AP card
channel. All clients can roam between the three bridges.
All other setup screens should be completed following the guidelines
in Chapter 3.