Wds Management - LevelOne WHG-311 User Manual

9.10. WDS Management

Configure WDS management; go to: Access Points >> Enter Local Area AP Management >> WDS
Management.
WDS Management (Wireless Distribution System) is a function used to connect APs (Access Points) wirelessly.
The WDS management function of the system can help administrators to setup a "Tree" structure of WDS network.
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WDS Status: Status shows the added APs in the WDS Tree with the Security and Channel settings. The WDS
could be set up more than one tree. Click the Edit is to change the WDS connection settings for the
associated WDS Tree.
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WDS Update: Update the WDS connection with the following operations.
 Add: Add a new WDS connection with a Child AP not in the WDS and a Parent AP from the AP List. A new
WDS Tree will be added if the selected Parent AP is not in any of the current WDS Trees. Click Edit is to
change the WDS connection settings for the new added WDS Tree.
 Move: Update a WDS connection with a Child AP from WDS and a Parent AP which could be anymore from
WDS, and the previous WDS connection of the Child AP to the previous Parent AP will be deleted.
 Delete: All the WDS connections of the selected AP will be deleted including the WDS connections to its
Child APs, and the Child APs without wired connection will become unreachable.
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