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Wireless Nd1 Router User Guide
To delete an existing WDS mapping, click the Delete button next to the MAC Address.
WDS allows you to use multiple access points or wireless routers to connect several
separate networks together. By connecting an access point or wireless router to each
network and enabling the WDS feature, the wireless clients in the immediate area will be
able to connect to the wireless network while a bridge would also be created to another
access point or wireless router that is further away. The wireless access point and the
wireless product that you will be creating a bridge with will need to have the same channel
selected, the same Network Name (SSID), same wireless security settings, as well as the
MAC address of the other device entered in the WDS Restrictions table. Enabling the WDS
Restrictions option allows you to enter the MAC addresses of the access points or wireless
routers that will be capable of connecting to each point of the wireless network that you
have created. This will then limit exactly who has access to the wireless network.
One thing to note about this type of wireless network is that the throughput may be reduced
for the bridging portion. Therefore, bridged routers or access points that also allow wireless
clients to connect to the network should not be used for high-volume traffic. Some examples
of the type of situations where you might want this type of network would be for security
cameras, to provide network access to certain parts of a building that might not be able to
be connected using wires, or to provide short-term network access to a conference area.
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