Cisco WAP551 Administration Manual page 126

Wireless
WorkGroup Bridge
Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point
WorkGroup Bridge mode can be used as range extender to enable the BSS to provide access to
remote or hard-to-reach networks. A single-radio can be configured to forward packets from
associated STAs to another WAP device in the same ESS, without using WDS.
Before you configure WorkGroup Bridge on the WAP device, note these guidelines:
• All WAP devices participating in WorkGroup Bridge must have the following identical
settings:
- Radio
- IEEE 802.11 Mode
- Channel Bandwidth
- Channel (Auto is not recommended)
See Radio (Basic Settings) for information on configuring these settings.
• WorkGroup Bridge mode currently supports only IPv4 traffic.
• WorkGroup Bridge mode is not supported across a Single Point Setup.
• It is not recommended to associate another AP to the downstream interface of the WAP
device operating in WorkGroup Bridge mode; that is, the chaining or cascading of APs
is not supported.
To configure WorkGroup Bridge mode:
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