User guide

Key Features of WDS
5-8 Configuring WDS
Radio Channels
TheradiochannelonwhichthechildAPoperatesisdeterminedbytheparentAP.
AnAPmayco
nnecttoitsparentAPandchildrenAPsonthesameradio,orondifferentradios.
Similarly,anAPcanhavetwochildrenoperatingontwodifferentradios.
WhenanAPisconnectingtoit
sparentAPandchildrenAPsonthe sameradio,itusesthesame
channelforboththeconnections.
Multi-Root WDS Topology
AWDStopologycanhavemultipleRootAPs.Figure5‐8onpage5‐8illustratesthemultiple‐root
WDStopol
ogy.
Figure 5-8 Multiple-Root WDS Topology
Root
Wireless
AP 1
Root
Wireless
AP 2
Root
Wireless
AP 3
Repeater
AP 1
Repeater
AP 2
Repeater
AP 3
Satellite
AP 1
Satellite
AP 2
Satellite
AP 3
Wireless
Devices
Wireless
Devices
Automatic Discovery of Parent and Backup Parent APs
ThechildrenAPs,includingtheRepeaterAPandtheSatelliteAP s,scanfortheirrespective
parentsatastartup.
YoucanconfigureaparentandbackupparentforthechildrenAPs
.TheAPswillfirsttryto
negotiateaWDSlinkwiththeparentAP.IftheWDSlinknegotiationisunsuccessful,theAPwill
trytonegotiatealinkwiththebackupparent.