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Wireless D istribution S etup ( WDS)
A W ireless D istribution S ystem ( WDS) i s a s ystem t hat e nables t he w ireless i nterconnection o f
multiple a ccess p oints i n a n I EEE 8 02.11 n etwork. T his f eature c an b e u sed t o e xtend t he r ange
of t he w ireless n etwork t o r each r emote c lients, o r t o l ink i solated n etwork s egments t o a n
Internet c onnection.
Mode – t his p arameter i ndicates w hether W DS m ode i s e nabled. I f i t i s e nabled, y ou c an
specify w hether i t s hould r un i n B ridge, R epeater, o r L azy m ode.
WDS N etwork T ype – a llows y ou t o s pecify t he n etwork t ype t o b e u sed f or t he W DS
configuration. T he v alues a re:
CCK – 8 02.11b
OFDM – 8 02.11g
HTMIX – 8 02.11n
WDS S ecurity T ype – t his p arameter l ets y ou i ndicate t he t ype o f s ecurity t o b e u sed. T he
values a re:
None – n o s ecurity
TKIP -­‐
AES – A dvanced E ncryption S tandard s ecurity
MAC A ddress # 1/#2/#3 – t he M AC a ddress o f t he d evices i n t he W DS. T he M AC a ddress
should b e 1 2 c haracters i n l ength.
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