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5. Set a common SSID for each WDS link.
To configure SSIDs for R1 10 #4, select Wireless > Basic, enable the first two VAP
interfaces, and set the SSIDs as follows:
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Set VAP 1 to HP41 (provides an access point service for wireless clients).
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Set VAP 2 to HP13 (for WDS link with R1 10 #1).
6. Enable WDS Mode for the VAP interfaces.
Select Wireless > WDS. For R1 10 #4 VAP interfaces, set the WDS Mode as follows:
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Set VAP 1 to Disable.
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Set VAP 2 to WDS-STA.
Test the WDS links
To test the WDS links, select Tools > Ping on R1 10 #1 and ping the IP addresses of each of
the other routers. If the pings succeed, the WDS links are working.
Enable encryption for the WDS links
HP recommends that you use encryption on WDS links to secure traffic and the network. Both
ends of each WDS link must be configured with the same WPA2-PSK passphrase. However,
different WDS links can use different WPA2-PSK passphrases.
Go to the Wireless > WDS page on each router. For each VAP configured as a WDS link,
click the Authentication Mode drop-down list, and select WPA2-PSK. In the
Passphrase box, enter the same shared key for both ends of each WDS link. If this key is not
the same for both VAPs, they will not be able to communicate or exchange data.
The WPA2-PSK key uses AES encryption. Enter the key according to the type selected; in ASCII
passphrase style (8 to 63 alphanumeric characters), or exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. For
an ASCII key, HP recommends that the key be at least 20 characters long, and be a mix of
letters and numbers. Acceptable characters include upper and lowercase alphabetic letters, the
numeric digits, and special symbols such as @ and #. The passphrase key cannot begin with,
or end with, spaces.
WDS settings
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