User's Manual

AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER
The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When configured to
operate in the Repeater Mode, the 802.11A+G ACCESS POINTs sit between wireless
stations and a “root” AP whose BSS is being expanded, as shown below:
AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE
When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the
802.11A+G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and
separate LANs behind other AP’s operating in the WDS mode. The system will support up to
eight such AP’s in a WDS configuration.
Note that an 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also support
wireless stations simultaneously, as shown in the left most AP in the diagram below:
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