3e–525C–3 Wireless Access Point
Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Configuration
88
29000171-001 A
Repeater Bridging Setup Guide - Auto Mode
Direction
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Bridge 3
Wireless Bridge — General (Auto Bridging Mode)
Bridging Mode
auto
auto
auto
SSID
Must be the same as
Bridge 2
Must be the same as
Bridge 1
Must be the same
as Bridge 1
Max Auto Bridges
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
Bridge Priority
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
Signal Strength
Threshold
9%
9%
9%
Signal Strength
MAC
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Enter from list at the
bottom of the screen
Enter from list at
the bottom of the
screen
Wireless Bridge — Radio
Wireless Mode
802.11a
802.11a
802.11a
Tx Rate
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Channel
Same as Bridge 2
Same as Bridge 1
Same as Bridge 1
Tx Power Mode
Auto
Auto
Auto
Propagation Dis-
tance
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
RTS Threshold
2346
2346
2346
Wireless Bridge — Encyption
Wireless Configu-
ration – Bridging
Encryption
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key value.
Must be the same as
that on the other 2
Bridges.
Select appropriate
key type/length
and enter key
value. Must be the
same as that on the
other 2 Bridges.
Wireless Bridge — MAC Address Filtering
Filtering
Enable/Disable
Enable/Disable
Enable/Disable
Filter Type
Deny All/Allow All Deny All/Allow All Deny All/Allow All
MAC Address
Add MAC address
of bridges
Add MAC address
of bridges
Add MAC address
of bridges
With this configuration, each bridge can control a wireless LAN. All
wireless clients must have the same SSID as the bridges on the AP card
channel. All clients can roam between the three bridges.
All other setup screens should be completed following the guidelines
in Chapter 3.
