Quick Reference Guide

Advanced Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
Configure Wireless Bridging
• Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
• Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
• Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using
Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing
system (WDS) that lets you build
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point
modes:
• Wireless point-to-point bridge. In th
is mode, the wireless access point can
communicate with another bridge-mode wireless station and, as an option, also with
wireless clients. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For
information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless
Network on pag
e 119.
• Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge. I
n this mode, the wireless access point is the
master for a group of bridge-mode wireless stations. As an option, the wireless access
point can also communicate with wireless clients. You can configure up to four profiles.
The other bridge-mode wireless stations need to
be set to point-to-point bridge mode,
using the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode wireless stations send their traffic to the
master wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the
communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a
Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network on p
age 12
3.
• Repeating the wireless signal. In
this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication.
For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure the Wireless Access
Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode on p
age 127
.
Note: You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel
selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings screen, make sure
that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency drop-down list
(see Configure the Basic Wireless Settings on page 28).
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode: