Configure A Wireless Distribution System - NETGEAR UTM5 Reference Manual

Table 148. Access Point Status screen fields (continued)
Item Description
Authentication The type of encryption that the client is using (Open, PSK, RADIUS, or PSK+RADIUS).
Time The period in minutes since the connection was established between the access point and
Connected the client..

Configure a Wireless Distribution System

The UTM9S can function as a station (peer) in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). WDS
enables expansion of a wireless network through two or more access points that are
interconnected and that use the same radio channel and security mode.
WDS is supported in any of the security modes (see
If you configure the access point for WEP, then WDS works in WEP mode; if you configure
the access point for WPA2, then WDS works in WPA2 mode, and so on. If you configure
mixed encryption (TKIP+AES, which is supported in WPA and WPA+WPA2 security modes),
WDS uses AES because it is the stronger encryption method.
To configure WDS, you need to know the MAC addresses of the wireless peers, and you
need to use a common WPA password or WEP key on all peers. (You enter the WPA
password or WEP key in the WPA Password field on the WDS Configuration screen.) You
can configure up to a maximum of four WDS peers.
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To enable and configure WDS:
1. Select Network Config > Wireless Settings > WDS Configuration. The WDS
Configuration screen displays:
Figure 330.
ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance
Wireless Module for the UTM9S
Wireless Security Profile
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on page 551).