
AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration
Wireless Distribution System
LAN
AP 2
Notebook
Computer
AP 1
WDS
Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By using a Wireless Distribution System
(WDS), APs can communicate with one another wirelessly. For example, AP 2 acts as an access
point for the notebook computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook computers to AP
1 through WDS. Then, AP 1 forwards the packets to the Ethernet LAN. Packets destined for the
notebook computers follow a reverse path from the Ethernet LAN through the APs to the notebook
computers. In this way, AP 2 plays a role of “AP repeater.”
LAN
Segment 2
LAN
Segment 1
Bridge 1
WDS Link
Bridge 2
By WDS, two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly. As illustrated in the above
figure, a pair of wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges is used to connect two LAN segments. Since the
AP is WDS-enabled, it can be used as a wireless bridge.
NOTE
An AWK-1100 can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges.
To enable a WDS link:
1. Specify the MAC address of the AWK-1100 at the other end of the WDS link.
2. Select the corresponding Enabled check box.
For example, assume that you want two AWK-1100s with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5
and 00-02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link. On the AWK-1100 with MAC address
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