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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 12 Configuring WDS, Fast Secure Roaming, Radio Management, and Wireless Intrusion Detection
Configuring WDS
Configuring Access Points to use the WDS Device
Follow these steps to configure an access point to authenticate through the WDS device and participate
in WDS:
Note To participate in WDS, infrastructure access points should run the same version of IOS as the one that
WDS runs.
Step 1 Browse to the Wireless Services Summary page.
Step 2 Click AP to browse to the Wireless Services AP page. Figure 12-8 shows the Wireless Services AP page.
Figure 12-8 Wireless Services AP Page
Step 3
Click Enable for the Participate in SWAN Infrastructure setting.
Step 4 (Optional) If you use a WLSM switch module as the WDS device on your network, select Specified
Discovery and enter the IP address of the WLSM in the entry field. When you enable Specified
Discovery, the access point immediately authenticates with the WDS device instead of waiting for WDS
advertisements. If the WDS device that you specify does not respond, the access point waits for WDS
advertisements.
Step 5 In the Username field, enter a username for the access point. This username must match the username
that you create for the access point on your authentication server.
Step 6 In the Password field, enter a password for the access point, and enter the password again in the Confirm
Password field. This password must match the password that you create for the access point on your
authentication server.
Step 7 Click Apply.