Bridge / Repeater; Figure 1-5 Ap+Bridge Application - ZyXEL Communications ZyAir Access Point Series User Manual

ZyAIR Access Point Series User's Guide

Figure 1-5 AP+Bridge Application

1.3.4 Bridge / Repeater

The ZyAIR can act as a wireless network bridge and establish up to six wireless links with other APs. The
repeater mode is the bridge mode without the Ethernet connection. When the ZyAIR is in the bridge mode,
you need to enable STP to prevent bridge loops.
When the ZyAIR is in Bridge/Repeater mode, you don't have to enter four keys in the key fields. But the
traffic between devices won't be encrypted if you don't. The peer bridge must use the same key settings.
The ZyAIR in AP+Bridge mode cannot connect to another ZyAIR in Bridge/Repeater mode that uses
manual WEP keys with 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption.
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