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3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE454A72 Technical Brief

Configuring a wireless distribution system (wds) with the 3com officeconnect wireless 11a/b/g access point
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Overview
TECHNICAL BRIEF
Configuring a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
with the 3Com
®
OfficeConnect
This document explains the WDS
(Wireless Distribution System)
features provided by the 3Com
OfficeConnect
®
Wireless 11a/b/g
Access Point (3CRWE454A72). These
features allow you to build a com-
pletely wireless infrastructure
because the network equipment no
Point-to-Point WDS Link
Point-to-Multipoint WDS Link
®
Wireless 11a/b/g Access Point
longer has to be connected to a wired
LAN. Also, WDS features allow you to
®
create large wireless networks by
linking several wireless access points
with WDS links. WDS is normally
used in large, open areas where
pulling wires is cost prohibitive,
restricted or physically impossible.

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  • Page 1 Configuring a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) with the 3Com ® OfficeConnect This document explains the WDS (Wireless Distribution System) features provided by the 3Com ® OfficeConnect ® Wireless 11a/b/g Access Point (3CRWE454A72). These features allow you to build a com-...

  • Page 2: Wireless Repeater

    3 C O M ® C O N F I G U R I N G A W I R E L E S S D I S T R I B U T I O N S Y S T E M T E C H N I C A L B R I E F Figure 1: WDS Configurations Wireless Bridge and Wireless Repeater...
  • Page 3 3 C O M ® C O N F I G U R I N G A W I R E L E S S D I S T R I B U T I O N S Y S T E M T E C H N I C A L B R I E F Figure 3: Wireless Repeater Configuration If, for example, an 802.3 Ethernet frame is sent from a wired Station 1...

  • Page 4: Access Points

    C O N F I G U R I N G A W I R E L E S S D I S T R I B U T I O N S Y S T E M T E C H N I C A L B R I E F Configuring WDS Links on 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11a/b/g Access Points A WDS link is defined as the MAC address pair of the connected APs.
  • Page 5 3 C O M ® C O N F I G U R I N G A W I R E L E S S D I S T R I B U T I O N S Y S T E M T E C H N I C A L B R I E F Figure 4: Configuring WDS Links on AP1 Figure 5: Configuring WDS...
  • Page 6 3Com Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-3064 To learn more about 3Com solutions, visit www.3com.com. 3Com is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol COMS. Copyright © 2004 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. 3Com, the 3Com logo, and OfficeConnect are registered trade- marks of 3Com Corporation.