Special Features
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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8-20
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Key Type: Establishes the type of the key as either ASCII or Hex.
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Characters Required: Automatically populated based on the
key length and key type.
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WEP Key: Configures the WEP key for security.
WDS WPA Security (see Figure 8-8)
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SSID: Establishes an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters
that uniquely identifies a wireless local area network. It is also
referred to as the network name.
When using WPA over WDS, an SSID is required and must match
the SSID on the WDS partner access point for successful opera-
tion.
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Key: Configures WPA key for security.
[Update]: Updates the WDS link parameters.
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Figure 8-6. WDS Configuration Screen