User's Manual

Virtual Network configuration
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Wireless Distribution System
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619
, March 2008
236 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
The WDS system enables you to configure the Wireless AP’s role — parent,
child or both — from the HiPath Wireless Controller’s interface. If the WDS
Wireless AP will be serving as a parent and a child in a given topology, its role is
configured as both.
Note: It is recommended to limit the number of APs participating in a WDS tree
to 8. This limit guarantees decent performance in most typical situations.
Note: If a Wireless AP is configured to serve as a scanner in Mitigator, it cannot
be used in a WDS tree. For more information, see Chapter 9, “Working with the
Mitigator”.
6.17.6.2 Radio Channels
The radio channel on which the child Wireless AP operates is determined by the
parent Wireless AP.
A Wireless AP may connect to its parent Wireless AP and children Wireless APs
on the same radio, or on different radios. Similarly, a Wireless AP can have two
children operating on two different radios.
Note: When a Wireless AP is connecting to its parent Wireless AP and children
APs on the same radio, it uses the same channel for both the connections.
6.17.6.3 Multi-root WDS topology
A WDS topology can have multiple Root Wireless APs.
Figure 18 illustrates the multiple-root WDS topology.