LevelOne WAB-1000 User Manual page 53

Outdoor access point/bridge
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bridging encryption of each must be set to the appropriate type and key length and must be the
same on all.
Because the WAB-1000 has two separate WLAN cards, one for the AP card and one for the
bridging card, each bridge can have a WLAN on the 802.11b/g protocol with no loss of
efficiency in bridging if you wish.
The following diagram pictures a point-to-multipoint setup, which might be of use where a
company's network spans several buildings within a campus-like setting.
Follow the steps of the procedure outlined in the point-to-point bridge section. The chart
below describes the basic attributes.
Point-to-multipoint bridging setup guide
Direction
Wireless Configuration – General
SSID
Channel
Wireless Configuration – Encryption
Wireless Configuration – Bridging
Channel
Wireless Client Access
Spanning Tree Protocol
BSSID
Bridge 1
default (or set for 802.11b/g
WLAN)
11
Set for 802.11b/g WLAN
4
Enable
Enable (or Disable if no
bridging loop possible)
Add Bridge 2 ~ n BSSIDs
48
Bridge 2 ~ n
default (or set for
802.11b/g WLAN)
11
Set for 802.11b/g WLAN
4
Enable
Enable (or Disable if no
bridging loop possible)
Add Bridge 1 BSSID

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