The Wds Screen - ZyXEL Communications P-660H-61 User Manual

8.6 The WDS Screen

An AP using the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) can function as a wireless network bridge
allowing you to wirelessly connect two wired network segments. The WDS screen allows you to
configure the ZyXEL Device to connect to two or more APs wirelessly when WDS is enabled.
Use this screen to set up your WDS (Wireless Distribution System) links between the ZyXEL Device
and other wireless APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device. Once the security
settings of peer sides match one another, the connection between devices is made.
Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the ZyXEL Device
and any wireless clients.
Note: At the time of writing, WDS is compatible with other ZyXEL APs only. Not all models
support WDS links. Check your other AP's documentation.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS. The following screen displays.
Figure 51 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 37 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL
WDS Security
TKIP
AES
#
Active
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DESCRIPTION
Select the type of the key used to encrypt data between APs. All the wireless APs
(including the ZyXEL Device) must use the same pre-shared key for data transmission.
The option is available only when you set the security mode to WPA(2) or WPA(2)-
PSK in the Wireless LAN > AP screen.
Select this to use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption.
Select this to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption.
This is the index number of the individual WDS link.
Select this to activate the link between the ZyXEL Device and the peer device to which
this entry refers. When you do not select the check box this link is down.
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