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y AP Client: This mode is for Dynamic LAN-to-LAN Bridging. The AP

Client automatically establishes bridge links with APs from any

vendors.

In either mode, the AP forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and

wireless interface for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host(s) on

the wireless side.

There are 2 types of wireless links as specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard.

y STA-AP: This type of wireless link is established between an IEEE

802.11 Station (STA) and an IEEE 802.11 Access Point (AP). An STA

is usually a client computer (PC or PDA) with a WLAN network

interface card (NIC). The AP Client mode is actually an STA.

y WDS: This type of wireless link is established between two IEEE

802.11 APs. Wireless packets transmitted along the WDS link comply

with the IEEE 802.11 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) format at

the link layer.

The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types

are shown in the following table:

AP/Bridge AP Client

AP/Bridge WDS STA-AP

AP Client STA-AP

To establish a static bridge link based on WDS, the AP/bridges at both end of

the WDS link must be manually configured with each other’s MAC addresses.

To establish a dynamic bridge link between an AP and an AP Client, both

devices have to be configured with the same SSID and WEP settings. The

AP Client automatically scans for any AP that is using the matched SSID and

establishes a bridge link with the scanned AP.