3Com 3CRGPC10075 User Manual page 17

Features and Capabilities 9
Figure 2 Point-to-Point WDS
Wired
Wired
Network B
Network A
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WDS Link
PTMP mode, as shown in Figure 3, interconnects three or more wired
networks using multiple access points that function as wireless bridges. In
a PTMP configuration, one access point is configured as the master AP
and set to PTMP mode. The other access points, or the "slaves", are set
to PTP mode. Master and slave APs in a WDS identify each other by their
MAC addresses.
If you configure the OfficeConnect Wireless Access Point as the master
AP and define the list of access points that are allowed to bridge with the
master AP, you can the set up WDS links with up to eight slave APs. If you
do not define a list of allowed access points, up to 14 slave APs can
bridge with the master AP.
All traffic between slave APs goes through the master AP. The master AP
can bridge with all slave APs, but the slave APs cannot bridge with each
other.