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4. Enter wds‐link in the SSID field and abcdefghijk in the Key field.
5. Click Apply to apply the WDS settings to the AP.
6. Log onto MyAP2 and repeat steps 2‐5 (but be sure to use the MAC address of MyAP1 in the Remote Address
field.
Note: MyAP1 and MyAP2 must be set to the same IEEE 802.11 Mode and be transmitting on the
same channel.
WDS Configuration from the CLI
1. Connect to the MyAP1 by using Telnet, SSH, or a serial connection.
2. Configure the remote MAC address for MyAP2.
set interface wlan0wds0 status up remote‐mac 00:30:AB:00:00:B0
3. Set WPA (PSK) as the encryption type for the link.
set interface wlan0wds0 wds‐security‐policy wpa‐personal
4. Set the SSID on the WDS link.
set interface wlan0wds0 wds‐ssid wds‐link
5. Configure the encryption key.
set interface wlan0wds0 wds‐wpa‐psk‐key abcdefghijk
6. Administratively enable the WDS link.
set interface wlan0wds0 status up
7. Perform the same configuration steps on MyAP2.
D-Link
November 2011
Configuring the Wireless Distribution System
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