Cisco WAP121 Administration Manual page 91

Wireless Settings
Work Group Bridge
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Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE
It is recommended that Work Group Bridge mode be used only when the WDS
bridge feature cannot be operational with a peer WAP device. WDS is a better
solution and is preferred over the Work Group Bridge solution. The Work Group
Bridge feature should be used ONL Y when connecting to non-Cisco WAP121 or
WAP321 devices. When the Work Group Bridge feature is enabled, the VAP
configurations are not applied; only the Work Group Bridge configuration is
applied.
The WDS feature does not work when the Work Group Bridge mode is enabled on
the WAP device.
In Work Group Bridge mode, the BSS managed by the WAP device while
operating in WAP device mode is referred to as the access point interface, and
associated STAs as downstream STAs. The BSS managed by the other WAP
device (that is, the one to which the WAP device associates as an STA) is referred
to as the infrastructure client interface, and the other WAP device is referred as
the upstream AP.
The devices connected to the wired interface of the WAP device, as well as the
downstream stations associated to the WAP device's access point interface can
access the network connected by the infrastructure client interface. To allow the
bridging of packets, the VLAN configuration for the access point interface and
wired interface should match that of the infrastructure client interface.
Work Group Bridge mode can be used as range extender to enable the BSS to
provide access to remote or hard-to-reach networks. A single-radio can be
configured to forward packets from associated STAs to another WAP device in the
same ESS, without using WDS.
Work Group Bridge mode currently supports only IPv4 traffic.
Work Group Bridge mode is not supported across a cluster.
To configure Work Group Bridge mode:
Click Wireless > Work Group Bridge in the navigation window.
Select Enable for the Work Group Bridge Mode.
Configure these parameters for the upstream interface and then the downstream
interface:
• SSID—The SSID of the BSS.
There is an arrow next to SSID for SSID Scanning; this feature is
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disabled by default, and is enabled only if AP Detection is enabled in Rogue
AP Detection (it is disabled by default).
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