User's Manual

hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Wireless Distribution System
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 243
6. Click the RF tab.
7. In the SSID box, type a name that will identify the new WDS SSID.
8. In the Pre-shared Key box, type the key.
Note: The pre-shared key must be 8 to 63 characters long.
The WDS Wireless APs use this pre-shared key to establish a WDS link
between them.
Note: Changing the pre-shared key after the WDS is deployed can be a
lengthy process. For more information, see Section 6.17.8, “Changing the
pre-shared key in WDS VNS”, on page 249.
9. Assign the roles, preferred parents and backup parents to the Wireless APs.
Note: The roles — parent, child, and both — are assigned to the radios of
the Wireless APs. 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.
The radio channel on which the child Wireless AP operates is determined by