Wds Screen - ZyXEL Communications NBG-4600N User Manual

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

7.11 WDS Screen

A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs.
Use this screen to set the operating mode of your NBG-460N to AP + Bridge or
Bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC
address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode.
Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NBG-460N and on
all wireless clients that you want to associate with it.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the
Security Mode set to default (No Security). The screen varies according to the
Secuirty Mode you select.
Figure 85 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 41 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)
LABEL
Basic Settings
Local MAC
Address
Remote MAC
Address
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DESCRIPTION
Select the operating mode for your NBG-460N.
• AP + Bridge - The NBG-460N functions as a bridge and access point
simultaneously.
• Bridge - The NBG-460N acts as a wireless network bridge and
establishes wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC
address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode. The
NBG-460N can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
Select Disable if you do not want to use this feature.
This is the MAC address of your NBG-460N. .
This is the MAC address of the peer device that your NBG-460N wants
to make a bridge connection with.
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