Configuring Wds - Cisco RV215W Administration Manual

Configuring the Wireless Network

Configuring WDS

Configuring WDS
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Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall Administration Guide
Draft Version 1—Cisco Confidential
A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the wireless
interconnection of access points in a network. It allows a wireless network to be
expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to
link them.
To establish a WDS link, the and other remote WDS peers must be configured in
the same wireless network mode, wireless channel, wireless band selection, and
encryption types (None or WEP).
WDS is supported on one SSID only.
To configure a WDS:
Choose Wireless > WDS.
Check the Allow wireless signal to be repeated by a repeater box to enable
WDS.
To manually enter the MAC address of a repeater click Manual, or choose Auto to
have the router automatically detect remote access points.
Or to select repeaters from the Available Networks table:
Click Show Site Survey to display the Available Networks Table.
a. Click the checkboxes to select up to three access points to use as repeaters.
b. Click Connecto add the MAC addresses of the selected access points to the
MAC field.
Or enter the MAC addresses of up to three access points to use as repeaters in
the MAC 1, MAC 2, and MAC 3 fields.
Click Save.
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