Bridge / Repeater Mode Example - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 - V3.70 Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction
Figure 3 Repeater Application

1.2.2.1 Bridge / Repeater Mode Example

In the example below, when both NWAs are in Bridge / Repeater mode, they form
a WDS (Wireless Distribution System) allowing the computers in LAN 1 to connect
to the computers in LAN 2.
Figure 4 Bridging Example
Be careful to avoid bridge loops when you enable bridging in the NWA. Bridge
loops cause broadcast traffic to circle the network endlessly, resulting in possible
throughput degradation and disruption of communications. The following
examples show two network topologies that can lead to this problem:
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