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WavePro™ WP201 Access Point: User Manual
9.5.4. Connections window - WDS Bridge
Figure 178: Connections window - WDS Bridge
Connections window - WDS Bridge
Control Area Control Title Control Description
WDS Link List
table
WDS Link ID #
column
The WDS Link ID # column is a number assigned by the
WP201-100 to identify a MAC Address.
WDS Link List
table
MAC Address
column
The MAC Address column shows the MAC address of the
devices found during the scan by the WP201-100.
WDS Link List
table
Link Status
column
The Link Status column shows whether the connection is Up
(connected) or Down (not connected).
WDS Link List
table
RSSI (dBm)
column
The RSSI (dBm) column or Signal Strength text box shows
the received signal strength.
l It is a measurement of the power present in a received radio
signal.
l The closer to -45 the better the connectivity.
l An RSSI of -80 to -95 could be unreliable.
Connection List
table
SSID column The SSID column or text box shows the service set identifier.
l The SSID is a case sensitive, 32-character identifier.
l It is attached to the header of packets sent over a wireless
local-area network(WLAN).
l The SSID acts as an identifier when a mobile device tries to
connect to the basic service set (BSS) that is part of the
WLAN structure.
Note: The Connection List tables are only visible when
the Access Point or WDS AP mode is selected as the
Operation Mode in the Wireless window.
Connection List
table
MAC Address
column
The MAC Address column shows the MAC address of the
devices found during the scan by the WP201-100.
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