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- Page 1 How-To WDS with SMCWEBS-N 1. Introduction 2. WDS Operation Modes 3. Key configuration options for WDS on SMCWEBS-N 4. How to configure the WDS connection...
- Page 2 A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network. The radio interface of the SMCWEBS-N can be configured to operate in a mode that allows it to forward traffic directly to other Wireless Access Points/ Repeaters or Routers.
- Page 3 How-To WDS with SMCWEBS-N Figure 1 • SMCWEBS-N (1) will connect to the rest of SMCWEBS-N but it will not accept wireless clients directly. This device will need the MAC addresses of devices (1), (2) and (3). • SMCWEBS-N (2) will connect to SMCWEBS-N (1) and at the same time will provide wireless connectivity to wireless clients (laptops, PDAs, etc).
- Page 4 Bridge or Repeater device. ♦ When connecting 2 units of SMCWEBS-N, as in the example of the figure 2 below, the following different combinations of operation modes will work to establish a WDS link.
- Page 5 How-To WDS with SMCWEBS-N ♦ When connecting 1 unit of SMCWEBS-N to another SMC Router/AP, as in the example of the figure 3 below, the following different combinations of operation modes will work in order to establish a WDS link.
- Page 6 4. How to configure the WDS connection 10 Steps We will configure the WDS settings to establish a connection between 2 SMCWEBS-N units as in the Figure 3. One of them will be set-up in Bridge mode and the other one in Lazy mode.
- Page 7 4. Set the radio media coding. It should be the same for all WDS units. (CCK corresponds to 11b, OFDM corresponds to 11g, and HTMIX corresponds to 11n). 5. Set the encryption type and key. This must be the same for all WDS units. 6. Enter the MAC address of the SMCWEBS-N unit 2.
- Page 8 How-To WDS with SMCWEBS-N Note. The MAC Address of your device can be found under the submenu Wireless Settings/Basic – BSSID (Hex-Format: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx or xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx). SMCWEBS-N Setup 7. Login to the web UI of device 2 and go to the menu Wireless Settings. In the Basic menu, set up the same SSID and Frequency Channel for your wireless network as in device 1.
- Page 9 How-To WDS with SMCWEBS-N 8. Set the WDS mode to Lazy. 9. Set the radio media coding. (It should be the same for all WDS units) 10. Set the WDS encryption settings (Type & Key), same as device 1. After applying the changes in both devices the WDS link should be up and ready to use.