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3e-531AP Wireless Access Point
For the two bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly,
they have to be set up with compatible commands in the setup screens.
For instance, the bridges must have the same channel number. Both
must be set for bridging with Wireless Client Access set to Disable. Span-
ning Tree Protocol may be set to Enable, if there is any possibility of a
bridging loop, or to Disable (which is more efficient) if there's no possibil-
ity of a bridging loop. Each must contain the other's BSSID. (The BSSID of
each is equivalent to the MAC address. Enter only hexadecimal numbers,
no colons. Data entry is not case sensitive.) Finally, the wireless bridging
encryption must be set to the appropriate type and key length and must
be identical on each bridge.
The following chart shows the preferred settings.
Point-to-Point Bridging Setup Guide
Direction
Mode
Wireless Configuration – General
SSID
Channel
Tx Power
Wireless Configuration – Encryption
Wireless Configuration – Bridging
Wireless Client Access
Spanning Tree Protocol
BSSID (the MAC Address, from the
Wireless Configuration — General
screen.)
Wireless Configuration – Bridging
Encryption
The following sequence steps you through the setup of bridge 1.
Bridge 2 would duplicate this procedure, with the BSSID of bridge 2 be-
ing the MAC address of bridge 1 and vice versa.
First, ensure that bridge 1 is in Bridging Mode by selecting that option
on the System Configuration — Operating Mode screen and clicking Ap-
ply to reboot.
Navigate to the Wireless Configuration — General screen and set the
Channel number. Leave the TX Pwr Mode in AUTO position at this time.
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Bridge 1
Bridging
default
11
Auto
N/A
Disable
Enable (or Disable if
no bridging loop pos-
sible)
Add Bridge 2 BSSID
Select appropriate
key type/length and
value. Must be the
same key as Bridge 2.
Chapter 5: Bridge Configuration
Bridge 2
Bridging
default
11
Auto
N/A
Disable
Enable (or Disable if
no bridging loop pos-
sible)
Add Bridge 1 BSSID
Select appropriate
key type/length and
value. Must be the
same key as Bridge 1.
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