Wds Screen - ZyXEL Communications NBG4615 User Manual

15.10 WDS Screen

A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless connection between two or more APs. Use this
screen to set the operating mode of your NBG4615 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 NBG4615 and on all
wireless clients that you want to associate with it.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting
set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.
Figure 90 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 55 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL
WDS Setup
Basic Settings
Local MAC
Address
Phy Mode
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DESCRIPTION
Select the operating mode for your NBG4615.
• Disable - The NBG4615 works as an access point only and cannot establish
wireless links with other APs.
• AP + Bridge - The NBG4615 functions as a bridge and access point
simultaneously.
• Bridge - The NBG4615 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 NBG4615 can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
This is the MAC address of your NBG4615.
Select the Phy mode you want the NBG4615 to use. This dictates the maximum
size of packets during data transmission.
This field is not available when you select Disable in the Basic Setting field.
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