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In the Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utility, click on the
Advanced
tab, select
Wireless Con
fi
g
, and choose
Basic
.
Change the wireless channel to match the one
you set for the
fi
rst AirStation.
Change
Framebursting
from
125 High Speed Mode
to
Framebursting
or
Do not
use
(whichever you chose for the
fi
rst AirStation).
For
easy roaming, you may change the
SSID
to match the
current SSID setting of the other AirStation.
Click
Apply
.
Your AirStation will reboot in 30-60 seconds.
Now, under
Wireless Con
fi
g
, choose
Repeater
.
Con
fi
rm that
Repeater-Bridge (WDS)
is set to
Enable
.
Click
Edit Registered WDS Partners
.
Configuring a WDS Bridge
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Under
Add New WDS Partner Access
Point
, enter the wireless MAC address of
the
fi
rst AirStation (available from the
bottom of the
fi
rst AirStation), with each
pair of digits separated by a colon, e.g.
MAC:000D0B10F779 would be entered
00:0D:0B:10:F7:79.
Click
New Partner
when done.
The AirStation will reboot,
and when the screen refreshes, the
fi
rst
AirStation’s MAC address will be listed
under
Bridgeable Access Points
.
The two AirStations are now linked by a wireless bridge.
Unplug all the network cables
and test the bridge by logging into each of the access points with a wireless client.
You
should be able to connect to either of the access points from Windows Wireless Network
connection, getting an IP address assigned to your client with no error messages.
You
should also be able to log into both of their Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utilities by
entering their IP addresses into a web browser (192.168.11.1 for the main access point;
192.168.11.100 for the bridged access point).
If the
fi
rst AirStation is connected to the
Internet, you should be able to connect to the second AirStation and surf the web.
Configuring a WDS Bridge
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Once you can connect to each of your access
points, you should con
fi
gure WEP encryption.
Without WEP, anyone within range of
your access points can easily connect to
your network.
From within the second
AirStation’s Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utility
(192.168.11.100), click on
Advanced
, then
Wireless Con
fi
g
, then
Security
.
Note that
you must set up WEP on the bridge (second
AirStation)
fi
rst, before con
fi
guring it on the
main router (
fi
rst AirStation), or you will have
to reconnect the network cables to
fi
nish
con
fi
guration.
Change wireless encryption from “no encryption” to “WEP”.
Note that TKIP and AES
encryption schemes will not work with WDS; you must use WEP for encryption.
WEP
keys may be any of 4 different types; choose one of the following types from the drop-
down “WEP Encryption Key” box:
Character Input - 13 characters
(ASCII WEP128 104 bit, key should contain 13
alphanumeric characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9)
Character Input - 5 characters
(ASCII WEP64 40 bit, key should contain 5 alphanumeric
characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9)
Configuring a WDS Bridge
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Hexadecimal Input - 26 digits
(Hex WEP128 104 bit, key should contain 26 characters
A-F, 0-9)
Hexadecimal Input - 10 digits
(Hex WEP64 40 bit, key should contain 10 characters A-F,
0-9)
Enter at least one encryption key in the
fi
rst encryption key space.
The key should
match the format of the chosen WEP encryption type.
Additional keys may be entered in
boxes 2, 3, and 4.
Click
Apply
when
fi
nished!
After con
fi
guring the bridge (the second AirStation) for WEP, log into the
fi
rst AirStation’s
Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utility (192.168.11.1) and make exactly the same changes
to the WEP settings.
All WEP con
fi
guration settings must be exactly the same, or the
AirStations will not be able to communicate.
Each wireless client that will connect to the AirStations must also be con
fi
gured with the
exact same WEP encryption key type and encryption key.
Consult your wireless client’s
documentation for more information on con
fi
guring its WEP settings.
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Most problems with setting up WDS are caused by incorrectly entering the MAC
addresses into each AirStation’s Web-Based Con
fi
guration Utility.
If you’re having
problems, check the MAC address settings in both AirStations’s Web-Based Con
fi
guration
Utilities.
Each Airstation should be con
fi
gured to be in a bridge with the other’s wireless
MAC address.
Con
fi
rm that all bridges are set to the same wireless channel.
Check the Packet Log (Advanced/Diagnostic/Packet Info) in each AirStation’s Web-
Based Con
fi
guration Utility to con
fi
rm communication between them (screenshot to
right).
The “WDS” entries should show packets both
sent and received.
In this example, the packet log
shows packets sent but not received, so the next
troubleshooting step would be to check the other
AirStation’s settings and packet log for more clues.
If you cannot access the AirStations wirelessly,
reconnect the Ethernet cables as shown on page
66 to easily access the AirStations’s Web-Based
Con
fi
guration Utilities.
Troubleshooting WDS
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