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WDS Bridge Elements
This section describes the various elements of a WDS bridge.
Radio
You can use Radio1 or Radio2 for a WDS bridge. Here are the guidelines:
The access points must all use the same radio for a bridge.
The selected radio should only be used for a WDS bridge. It should
not be used by wireless clients.
A bridge uses VAP0 on the selected radio.
VAP1 to VAP15 on the selected radio are automatically disabled
and cannot be used.
VAP0
The WDS bridge uses VAP0 on the selected radio as the wireless link. The
VAP assignment cannot be changed. VAP1 to VAP15 are automatically
disabled. Wireless clients should not be allowed to use VAP0 of the
designated radio when the devices are arranged in a WDS bridge because
the bridge might experience a reduction in performance. Instead, wireless
clients should use the other radios and VAPs to access the network.
The VLAN ID, SSID, security and channel settings for VAP0 must be the
same on all the access points in the WDS bridge.
Radio Channel
When access points are operating in close proximity to each other such
that there is an overlap in coverage, the usual practice is to set the radios
to different channels to minimize radio interference and improve
performance.
The radios in the access points of a WDS bridge, however, have to use the
same channel. This means that you have to disable automatic channel
selection, which is the default settings on the units, and manually select
the channel. The common channel between the access points can be any
available channel.
Parents and
Children
When configuring an access point for a WDS bridge, you designate it as
either parent or child. The parent is usually the unit with its LAN port
connected to the wired network. Children are units that access the wired
network through the parent. A WDS bridge can have only one parent and
no more than three children. An example of a bridge of four units is shown
Security
Here are the available security settings for the VAP0 of a WDS bridge:
No security
WPA Personal
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