Ap Bridge-Wds Mode - Black Box 11N 2T2R Manual

11N 2T2R Wireless Access Point

3.4.5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode

In this mode, this wireless access point connects to up to four wireless access points that use the same mode, and all wired
Ethernet clients of every wireless access point will be connected together. Use this mode to connect a network to other networks
that are physically isolated.
When you use this mode, this access point can still accept wireless clients.
When you select AP Bridge-WDS, the following screen will be displayed:
Option
Band
MAIN ESSID
Multiple ESSID
Channel Number
Associated Clients
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Figure 3-22. AP bridge-WDS mode.
Table 3-9. AP bridge-WDS mode options.
Description
Select the wireless band you want to use. Selecting different band settings will enable you to
allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wireless clients using the wireless
band you select (802.11b, 802.11 Draft-N, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this access
point.
If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using the 802.11b and 802.11g band will
be able to connect to this access point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11 Draft-N clients to connect to this access
point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).
Input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. You can input up to
32 alphanumerical characters.
NOTE: ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.
The access point supports multiple SSID function; up to four SSIDs can be set. If you want to
configure additional SSIDs, click on this button..
Select a channel number you want to use. The channel number must be the same as another
wireless access point you want to connect.
Click on the Show Active Clients button and a new popup window will appear. It contains the
information about all wireless clients connected to this access point. Click on the Refresh but-
ton in the popup window to keep information up-to-date.
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