Bridge - ZyXEL Communications NBG-4600N User Manual

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N
Using AP + Bridge mode, your NBG-460N can extend the range of the WLAN. In
the figure below, A and B act as AP + Bridge devices that forward traffic between
associated wireless workstations and the wired LAN.
When the NBG-460N is in AP + Bridge mode, security between APs (the Wireless
Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security between the wireless
stations and the AP. If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not
encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-
shared key.
Unless specified, the term "security settings" refers to the traffic between the
wireless stations and the NBG-460N.
Figure 4 AP + Bridge Application

1.3.4 Bridge

The NBG-460N can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links
with other APs. In the figure below, the NBG-460Ns (A and B) are connected to
independent wired networks and have a bridge connection (A can communicate
with B) at the same time. Same as in AP + Bridge mode, security between bridged
APs (the Wireless Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security
between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS
security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled,
both APs must use the same pre-shared key.
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