Bridge Mode - TRENDnet TEW-715APO User Manual

TRENDnet User's Guide

Bridge Mode

Wireless > Basic
Bridge or Wireless Distribution System (WDS) or Bridge uses the WDS protocol that is
not defined as the standard thus compatibility issues between equipment from different
vendors may arise. Moreover, Tree or Star shape network topology should be used in
all WDS use-cases (i.e. if AP2 and AP3 are specified as the WDS peers of AP1, AP2 should
not be specified as the WDS peer of AP3 and AP3 should not be specified as the WDS
peer of AP2 in any case). Mesh and Ring network topologies are not supported by WDS
and should be avoided in all the use cases. This section outlines available management
options when the device System Setting is set to Bridge and the wireless Operation
Mode is set to Bridge. Click Apply to save any changes.
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• Disable Wireless LAN Interface:
o Check/Off: turns off wireless networking on your router.
o Unchecked/On: turns on the wireless networking on your router (by default
it is enabled).
Note: It is recommended to leave the wireless setting to On unless you do not plan
on connecting any wireless computers or devices to your network.
• Operation Mode: Select the mode you want the access point to operate in.
o AP: refer to pagexxxx for additional information.
o Wireless Client: refer to page xxx for additional information
o Bridge: refer to page xxx for additional information
o AP Repeater: refer to page xxx for additional information to operate the
device as an access point.
• 802.11 Mode: If all of the wireless devices you want to connect with this Access
Point can connect in the same transmission mode, you can improve performance
slightly by choosing the appropriate mode. If you have some devices that use a
different transmission mode, choose the appropriate mode.
o 802.11b/g mixed mode (2.4GHz) - This wireless mode works in the 2.4GHz
frequency range and will allow both wireless b and wireless g client to
connect and access point, at 54Mbps for wireless g and share access at the
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