Work Group Bridge - Cisco WAP121 Administration Manual

Wireless Settings

Work Group Bridge

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Work Group Bridge
Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE
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 Personal. In WPA
Personal mode, the WAP device uses WPA2-PSK with CCMP (AES)
encryption over the WDS link.
NOTE: In order to configure WPA Personal on any WDS link, VAP0 must be
configured for WPA Personal or WPA-Enterprise.
See Configuring Security Settings, page 74
WEP and WPA Personal security settings.
Repeat these steps for up to three additional WDS interfaces.
Click Save. The changes are saved to the Running Configuration and to the Startup
Configuration.
After new settings are saved, the corresponding processes may be stopped and
restarted. When this happens, the WAP device may lose connectivity. We
recommend that you change WAP device settings when it will least affect your
wireless clients.
The WAP device Work Group Bridge feature enables the WAP device to extend
the accessibility of a remote network. In Work Group Bridge mode, the WAP
device acts as a wireless station (STA) on the wireless LAN. It can bridge traffic
between a remote wired network or associated wireless clients and the wireless
LAN that is connected using the Work Group Bridge mode.
The Work Group Bridge feature enables support for STA-mode and AP-mode
operation simultaneously. The WAP device can operate in one BSS as an STA
device while operating on another BSS as an WAP device device. When Work
Group Bridge mode is enabled, then the WAP device supports only one BSS for
wireless clients that associate with it, and another BSS to which the WAP device
associates as a wireless client.
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