Ap + Bridge; Figure 6 Bridge Loop: Bridge Connected To Wired Lan - ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point NWA-1100 User Manual

Figure 6 Bridge Loop: Bridge Connected to Wired LAN

To prevent bridge loops, ensure that you enable STP in the Wireless screen or your ZyXEL
Device is not set to bridge mode while connected to both wired and wireless segments of the
same LAN.

1.2.4 AP + Bridge

In AP+Bridge mode, the ZyXEL Device supports both AP and bridge connection at the same
time.
Using AP + Bridge mode, your ZyXEL Device can extend the range of the WLAN. In the
figure below, A and B act as AP + Bridge devices that forward traffic between associated
wireless workstations and the wired LAN.
When the ZyXEL Device is in AP+Bridge mode, security between APs (the Wireless
Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security between the wireless stations and
the AP. If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS
security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key. See
for more details.
Unless specified, the term "security settings" refers to the traffic between the wireless stations
and the ZyXEL Device.
ZyXEL NWA-1100 User's Guide
Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
Section 6.4.4 on page 70
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