Table 27: Wds Settings - D-Link DWL-3600AP Administrator's Manual

Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide
To configure WDS on this AP, describe each AP intended to receive hand‐offs and send information to this AP.
For each destination AP, configure the fields listed in Table 21.
Field Description
Spanning Tree Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) prevents switching loops. STP is recommended if you
Mode configure WDS links.
Select Enabled to use STP
Select Disabled to turn off STP links (not recommended)
Radio For each WDS link on a two‐radio AP, select Radio One or Radio Two. The rest of the
settings for the link apply to the radio selected in this field. The read‐only Local Address
will change depending on which Radio you select in this field.
Note: This field is not available on the DWL‐3600AP.
Local Address Indicates the MAC addresses for this AP.
For each WDS link on a two‐radio AP, the Local Address reflects the MAC address for the
internal interface on the selected radio (Radio One on wlan0 or Radio Two on wlan1).
Remote Address Specify the MAC address of the destination AP; that is, the AP on the other end of the
WDS link to which data will be sent or handed‐off and from which data will be received.
Click the drop‐down arrow to the right of the Remote Address field to see a list of all the
available MAC Addresses and their associated SSIDs on the network. Select the
appropriate MAC address from the list.
NOTE: The SSID displayed in the drop‐down list is simply to help you identify the correct
MAC Address for the destination AP. This SSID is a separate SSID to that which you set for
the WDS link. The two do not (and should not) be the same value or name.
Encryption You can use no encryption, WEP, or WPA (PSK) on the WDS link.
If you are unconcerned about security issues on the WDS link you may decide not to set
any type of encryption. Alternatively, if you have security concerns you can choose
between Static WEP and WPA (PSK). In WPA (PSK) mode, the AP uses WPA2‐PSK with
CCMP (AES) encryption over the WDS link.
NOTE: In order to configure WPA‐PSK on any WDS link, VAP0 of the selected radio must
be configured for WPA‐PSK or WPA‐Enterprise.
If you select None as your preferred WDS encryption option, you will not be asked to fill in any more fields on
the WDS page. All data transferred between the two APs on the WDS link will be unencrypted.
Note: To disable a WDS link, you must remove the value configured in the Remote Address field.
D-Link
November 2011
Configuring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
Table 27: WDS Settings
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