Proxim Orinoco AP-2500 User Manual page 83

Network Parameters
• If your network does not support the Spanning Tree protocol, be careful to avoid creating network loops between
APs. For example, creating a WDS link between two Access Points connected to the same Ethernet network will
create a network loop. The AP-2500 does not support Spanning Tree.
WDS Setup Procedure
To setup a WDS link between an AP-2500 and an AP-2000 or AP-600b, follow the steps below for each AP that you
wish to include in the Wireless Distribution System.
1. Confirm that the AP-2500 is connected to the Ethernet network in your proposed WDS topology.
2. Write down the MAC addresses of the APs that will be part of the WDS link.
3. Login to the AP-2500's Web browser interface.
4. Click Configure > Interfaces > Wireless (A or B) to open the configuration screen for the radio that will use WDS.
5. Disable Auto Channel Select if necessary.
6. Write down the Frequency Channel in use.
7. Scroll down to the Wireless Distribution System heading.
8. Click the Edit button to update the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Table.
9. Enter the MAC address for the AP-2000 or AP-600b in one of the Partner MAC Address field of the WDS Table
Configuration screen.
10. Set the Status of the device to Enable.
11. Click OK
.
Figure 4-14 WDS Configuration
12. Restart the AP.
13. Login to the AP-2000 or AP-600b's Web browser interface.
14. Click Configure > Interfaces > Wireless (A or B, if applicable) to open the configuration screen for the radio that
will use WDS.
15. Disable Auto Channel Select if necessary.
16. Change the Frequency Channel to match the AP-2500's Frequency Channel, if necessary.
17. Scroll down to the Wireless Distribution System heading.
18. Click the Edit button to update the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Table.
19. Enter the MAC address for the AP-2500 in one of the Partner MAC Address field of the WDS Table
Configuration screen.
20. Set the Status of the device to Enable.
21. Click OK .
22. Reboot the AP.
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