Cisco Wap125 Wireless-Ac/N Dual Band Desktop Access Point With Poe - Cisco WAP125 Administrator's Manual

WorkGroup Bridge
The WDS feature does not work when the Work Group Bridge mode is enabled on the WAP device.
Note
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 the 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
with the access point interface of the device, 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 the
wired interface must match that of the infrastructure client interface.
The Work Group Bridge mode can be used as a range extender to enable 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.
Before you configure Work Group Bridge on the WAP device, note these guidelines:
• All WAP devices participating in Work Group Bridge must have the following identical settings:
• Work Group Bridge mode currently supports only IPv4 traffic.
• Work Group Bridge mode is not supported across a Single Point Setup.
To configure Work Group Bridge mode:
Step 1
Select Wireless Bridge.
Step 2 Click WorkGroup.
Step 3 Select the WGB Port to which the configuration parameters will be applied.
Step 4 Click edit to configure the following parameters for the Infrastructure Client Interface (Uplink / Downlink):
Table 1: Infrastructure Client Interface (Uplink / Downlink)
WGB Port
Enabled
Radio

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◦ Radio
◦ IEEE 802.11 Mode
◦ Channel Bandwidth
◦ Channel (Auto is not recommended)
See Radio, on page 37 (Basic Settings) for information on configuring these settings.
Uplink
Check the check box to enable the
Infrastructure Client Interface.
Specifies the Radio Id (Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) or
Radio 2 (5GHz)).
Downlink
Check the check box to enable the
Infrastructure Client Interface.
Specifies the Radio Id (Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) or
Radio 2 (5GHz)).
Wireless Bridge