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NetReach Users Guide
Setting Up a Wireless Distribution
System
A
Wireless
Distribution
System
(WDS)
is
a
system
that
enables
the
wireless
interconnection
of
multiple
access
points
in
an
IEEE
802.11
network.
The
interface
of
the
NetReach
can
be
configured
to
operate
in
a
mode
that
allows
it
to
forward
traffic
directly
to
other
Wireless
Access
Points/
Repeaters
or
Routers.
This
feature
can
be
used
to
extend
the
range
of
the
wireless
network
to
reach
remote
clients,
or
to
link
isolated
network
segments
to
an
Internet
connection.
The
recommended
way
to
configure
a
WDS
is
to
use
ANMS.
In
ANMS
select
the
devices
menu
item
and
click
on
Wi-‐Fi.
Select
the
device
that
will
serve
as
your
primary
WDS
unit.
The
device
must
be
connected
via
an
Ethernet
port
to
a
connected
router.
This
will
bring
up
the
device
information
f or
t hat
u nit.
S elect
E dit
t o
m odify
t he
c urrent
c onfiguration.
Once
the
configuration
panel
is
displayed,
select
Wireless
Distribution
Setup
from
the
Settings
panel.
There
are
multiple
ways
to
configure
a
WDS.
The
recommended
way
is
to
select
"Repeater"
in
the
m ode
f ield.
Then
e nter
i n
t he
M AC
a ddresses
o f
t he
N etReach
u nits
t hat
w ill
b e
c onnecting
t o
t his
N etReach.
Up
t o
t hree
N etReach
d evices
c an
c onnect
t o
a
R epeater
M ode
N etReach.
Connect
y our
a dditional
N etReach
u nits
t hat
w ill
b e
p art
o f
t his
W DS
v ia
E thernet
t o
t he
r outer.
You
will
need
to
repeat
this
process
for
each
NetReach
that
will
participate
in
the
WDS.
Once
the
N etReach
i s
c onfigured
i t
c an
b e
m oved
t o
a ny
l ocation
d esired
a nd
n o
E thernet
c onnection
will
b e
r equired.
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