Deploying And Troubleshooting The Wireless Network - Ubee DDW365 User Manual

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Caution
Avoid bridge loops when you enable bridging devices. Bridge loops cause broadcast traffic to
circle the network endlessly. This can degrade throughput and disrupt communications.
Steps
To configure the modem as a bridge:
1. Click Wireless from the main menu.
2. Click Bridging from the left side menu. Field descriptions are listed below the screen
example.
Wireless Bridging
Remote Bridges
Apply
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Deploying and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network

Use the information in this section to help you understand, deploy, and troubleshoot your
wireless environments:
 Understanding Received Signal Strength on page 82
 Estimating Wireless Cable Modem to Wireless Client Distances on page 82
 Understanding the 2.4GHz Band on page 84
Selecting a Wireless Channel on page 85

Ubee DDW365 Advanced Wireless Gateway Subscriber User Guide • February 2014
Label
Enables or disables bridging.
Defines the MAC addresses of other wireless access points that
you want to establish a bridge to and from. These access points
must also have bridging enabled.
Saves all changes.

Deploying and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network

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