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AP Mode
Remote AP
MAC Address
Bridge Mode
Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless
AP mode is "Client/Repeater". Select the desired AP mode:
•
None (disable) - Disable AP mode. Use this if you want to act a
Bridge only.
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Access Point - operate as a normal Access Point
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WDS Client/Repeater - act as a client or repeater for another
Access Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC ad-
dress) of the other AP in the Repeater AP MAC Address field.
In this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
•
Universal Client - act as a universal client for another Access
Point. It different from general WDS Client. Universal Client
function has more flexible compatibility when it work with others
Brand wireless device. If selected, you must provide the address
(MAC address) of the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address
field. In this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
•
Universal Repeater - act as a universal repeater for another
Access Point. It different from general WDS Repeater. Universal
Repeater function has more flexible compatibility when it work
with others Brand wireless device. If selected, you must provide
the address (MAC address) of the other AP in the Remote AP
MAC Address field. In this mode, all traffic is sent to the speci-
fied AP
Note: If using Client/Repeater mode, Universal Client mode or Uni-
versal Repeater mode, you cannot use Bridge Mode.
This is not required unless the AP Mode is "Client/Repeater", "Univer-
sal Client" or "Universal Repeater". In this mode, you must provide the
MAC address of the partner AP in this field. You can either enter the
MAC address directly, or, if the partner AP is on-line and broadcasting
its SSID, you can click the "Select AP" button and select it from a list
of available AP.
Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless
AP mode is "Client/Repeater". Select the desired Bridge mode:
•
None (disable) - Disable Bridge mode. Use this if you want to act
a AP only.
•
WDS Point-to-Point Bridge (PTP) - Bridge to a single AP. You
must provide the MAC address of the other AP in the PTP Bridge
AP MAC Address field.
•
WDS Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge (PTMP) - Select this only if
this AP is the "Master" for a group of Bridge-mode APs. The other
Bridge-mode APs must be set to Point-to-Point Bridge mode, us-
ing this AP's MAC address. They then send all traffic to this
"Master".
If required, you can specify the MAC addresses of the APs which are
allowed to connect to this AP in PTMP mode. To specify the allowed
APs:
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Enable the checkbox "In PTMP mode, only allow specified APs".
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Click the button "Set PTMP APs".
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On the resulting sub-screen, enter the MAC addresses of the
allowed APs.
Setup
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