Asus WL-320gE: 8) Operation Modes 1) Bridge Mode (WDS)

WL-320gE Access Point Quick Start Guide

5. Setting upyour wireless interface. Tosetup your wirelessinterface, followthesame

instructionsfrom3 to5as above Configurating Wireless Interface inAccessPoint mode

on page10.You canchangetoAP orWDS(Bridge), Station(Client), orURE(Repeater)

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accordingly.Click

Save&Restart

torestartthewirelessrouterandactivatethenewsettings.

8) Operation Modes

ThischaptergivesinformationontheoperationmodesoftheASUSWL-320gEAccessPoint.

1) Bridge Mode (WDS)

Wirelessbridge,alsoknownasWirelessDistributionSystemorWDS,allowsyoutoconnect

toone ormanyAccessPoints. IfyousetthesameSSID amongallaccesspoints,wireless

securitylevelcouldbeuptoWPA-PSK.Otherwise,securitylevelisWEPonly.

Access Point

APModeconfigurestheASUS802.11gAPforaspecific purpose.By default,theASUS

802.11gAPissettoserveasan“AccessPoint”whereawirelessmobileclientcanconnect

wirelesslytoawiredEthernetnetwork.

WDS Only

WithWDS,theASUS802.11gAPcanonlycommunicatewithotherAccessPoints.

Hybrid

HybridallowsyoutousetheASUS802.11gAPbothasanaccesspointandasawireless

bridge.

Channel

BothAccessPointsinWirelessBridgemodemustbesettothesamechannel.

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