Wds (Wireless Distribution System) Only; Ap (Access Point) + Wds (Wireless Distribution System) - Modecom MC-421 User Manual

WLAN Router
Turn on the WDS functionality in your main station (it's often labeled WDS, or may say something like Enable This
Base Station As a WDS Main Base Station — that's the wording Apple uses for their AirPort Extreme products). When
you turn on this functionality, the configuration software may ask you to identify the remote repeater(s). Have the
MAC addresses of those repeaters handy in case you need them.
Depending upon how your software works, you may have to separately access the configuration software on the
remote repeater APs to turn on WDS. Here are a few things to remember:
• You need to assign any other WDS stations to the same channel that your main base station is using. This is
counterintuitive to many folks who have had the 802.11b/g "use channels 1, 6, and 11 and keep your APs on
different channels" mantra driven into their heads for a long time!
• You set the ESSID of the remote location(s) using either a unique name or by using the same ESSID as you use
for your main base station. (Whoa, our heads just exploded!) Using the same ESSID (a "roaming" network) is
pretty cool. You associate with one AP one time and then your PC or Mac can associate with any AP on your
WDS network without you having to do anything — it's more seamless this way. But remember, you don't
have to do this — you can give each AP a unique ESSID and just configure your computer to associate with
them according to your preference.
• Make sure you turn off any routing or DHCP functionality in the remote repeater stations. All of this functio-
nality should be performed in the main base station or the network's main router.

WDS (Wireless Distribution System) only

From the Mode drop-down list, select WDS setting.
From the Channel Number drop-down list, select a Channel.
Click Next>>.

AP (Access Point) + WDS (Wireless Distribution System)

Access Point is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point.
From the Mode drop-down list, select AP+WDS setting.
Enter SSID for example VoIP_Wireless.
From the Channel Number drop-down list, select a Channel.
Click Next>>.
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