Wireless Distribution System (Wds) Bridge - HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 Installation And Getting Started Manual

Installing the Access Point 530
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Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Bridge

The IEEE 802.11 standard defines a WIreless Distribution System (WDS) for
bridge connections between access points (BSS areas). The access point
radios can be configured to use WDS to forward traffic over secure links
between Access Point 530 units. This enables the access point to provide
wireless bridge extensions to network segments that are remote or isolated,
such as between buildings on separate sites.
Up to six WDS bridge links can be specified for an access point radio. One
Access Point 530 must serve as the "root bridge" and be connected to the main
core of the wired LAN. This "root bridge" access point can then provide WDS
links for up to six other Access Point 530 units.
The access point supports WDS bridge links on either Radio 1 (802.11a/b/g)
or Radio 2 (802.11b/g) and can be used with various external antennas to offer
flexible deployment options. Although a radio can implement WDS links and
support wireless stations, for performance reasons it is better to dedicate one
radio for WDS bridge links and use the other radio to service wireless stations,
as shown in the following figure.
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