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Configuring WDS
What is WDS
The
Wireless Distribution System
(WDS) allows you to extend the range of your
wireless network by introducing one or more WDS-enabled devices into your
wireless network.
Configuring WDS
Proceed as follows to access the WDS pages on the SpeedTouch™:
1
In the left menu, click
Home Network
.
2
Under
Wireless
, click the Access Point you want to configure for WDS.
3
Click
Configure
.
4
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Configure WDS
.
Establishing a WDS
connection
Proceed as follows:
1
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Scan for wireless Access Points
.
The SpeedTouch™ warns you that all associated stations will lose connectivity
for a few seconds.
2
Click
OK
.
The SpeedTouch™ lists the results in the
Accessible Access Points
table.
3
Select the Access Point to which you want to establish a WDS connection.
4
Click
Apply
.
5
Configure this Access Point with:
±
The same WEP key if WEP is enabled.
±
The same
fixed
channel.
!
You can only establish WDS links with WDS-enabled devices.
The Access Point names have the following format: “WLAN: “ +
Network Name, for example “WLAN: SpeedTouch123456.
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Interfaces overview
The
Interfaces
page gives you an overview of the interfaces used on your
SpeedTouch™. If you want to know more about the network settings of a specific
interface, click the name of the interface you want to view.
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Interface Settings
Overview
The
Overview
page gives you an overview of the current interface settings.
Configure
The
Configure
page allows you to:
±
Change the IP address settings of the SpeedTouch™.
±
Change the DHCP IP address pool settings.
Assigning a new IP
address to the
SpeedTouch™
Under
IP Addresses
, proceed as follows:
1
Type the IP address of your choice (for example 192.168.1.1) in the left text
box.
2
Type subnet mask (for example 255.255.255.0) in the right text box.
3
Click
Add
.
Network devices using the same subnet mask can now access the
SpeedTouch™ using this IP address.
!
Before changing the DHCP pools, make sure that at least one IP
address of the SpeedTouch™ uses the same subnet as the IP
addresses in the DHCP pools.
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DHCP Pool
DHCP Pool page
On the
DHCP Pool
page, you can create/change a DHCP pool.
Accessing the DHCP
Pool page
Proceed as follows:
1
In the
Home Network
menu, click
Interfaces
.
2
Click the name of the interface which DHCP pool settings you want to change.
3
Click
Configure
.
4
Under
DHCP Pools
, click:
±
Add
to add a new DCHP pool.
±
Edit
to edit an existing DHCP pool.
±
Delete
to delete an existing DHCP pool.
The DHCP Pool page appears.
This link will only be shown if there are more than one DHCP
pools.
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Components of the
DHCP Pool page
The following settings are available for configuration:
±
Interface
:
The SpeedTouch™ interface to which the DHCP pool applies.
±
Start Address
:
The start IP address of the DHCP server’s address pool.
±
End Address
:
The end IP address of the DHCP server’s address pool.
±
Subnet Mask
:
The subnet mask of the DHCP server’s address pool.
±
Server
:
The SpeedTouch™ IP address used as DHCP server address.
±
Gateway
:
The IP address that will be assigned to the DHCP clients as their default
gateway.
±
Primary DNS
:
The IP address of the primary DNS server.
±
Secondary DNS
:
The IP address of the secondary DNS server.
±
Primary WINS
:
The IP address of the primary WINS server.
±
Secondary WINS
:
The IP address of the secondary WINS server.
±
Lease Time
:
The time for which the DHCP client is allowed to use the assigned IP address:
±
Always give same address to DHCP clients
:
Select this check box if you always want to use the same IP address for the
DHCP clients.
Both the start and end IP address define the IP address range used by
the DHCP server to assign leases.
If you select
Always give same address to DHCP clients
, the lease time
will be automatically set to
Infinite
.
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