User's Manual

WDS Settings

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)allowsyoutousethe

AccessPointtowirelesslyconnecttootherProAccess

Points.Itallowsawirelessnetworktobeexpanded

withouttheuseofEthernetcables,similartohowa

repeaterworks.InWDSmode,theAccessPointcan

functionasaMainAccessPo

intwhichisconnectedtoa

networkusingacable,oritcanbeaRelayAccessPoint

whichiswirelesslyconnectedtotheMainAccessPoint.

ToconfigureWDSmodeyouwillneedtoadjustthe

settingsforthefollowingfields:

a. Enable WDS: FirstyoumustenabledtheWDS

functiontouseit.

b. MAC Addr

ess: EntertheMACaddressofthe

ProAccessPointthatyouwishtoconnectto.If

youareconfiguringtheMainAccessPointthen

youwouldneedtoenterthe“RelayAccess

Point’s”MACAddresshere.The“RelayAccess

Point”AccessPoint’s”MACAddresshere.The

“RelayA

ccessPoint”

c. Comment: Provideacomment,suchas“Main

AccessPoint”toeasilyrememberwhichAccess

PointbelongstowhichMACAddressentry.

d. Band: Selectthewirelessbandyouwishto

operateon.

e. Wireless Network (SSID): EnterthewirelessSSIDofyourAccessPoint.EnsurethatallWDSAccessPoints

haveuniqueSS

ID’s.DonotusethesameSSIDfortwoseparateAccessPoints.

f. Channel: EnsurethatallProAccessPoints,MainorRelayoperateonthesamewirelesschannel.

g. DHCP: WDSmoderequiresthatyouhaveastaticIPaddressforyourAccessPoint.EnterastaticIPaddressfor

yourAc

cessPointbyselecting“Disable”undertheDHCPfield.

h. IP Address: TheIPaddressoftheProAccessPointshouldbeonthesameIPaddresssubnetastheMainor

RelayAccessPoints.Forexample,ifthenetworkyouareconnectedtohasanIPaddressrangeof

192.168.1.100–19

2.168.1.200,thentheIPaddressoftheProAccessPointshouldalsobe192.168.1.1xx.

i. Subnet Mask: ThesubnetmaskfortheProAccessPointshouldbethesameasthenetworkyouare

connectingto.(i.e.255.255.255.0)

j. Default Gateway: ThisentryistypicallytheIPaddressofyournetworkrouter.(i.e.192.168.1.1)