波讯使用说明.doc

Wireless Page – Station WDS Bullet M5 Wireless Mode Wireless Mode: specify the operating mode of the device. The mode depends on the network topology requirements. There are 4 operating modes supported in AirOS v5.0 software: 1. Station: This is a client mode, which can connect to an AP. It is common for a bridging application to an AP. In Station mode device acts as the Subscriber Station while connecting to the Access Point which is primary defined by the SSID and forwarding all the traffic to/from the network devices connected to the Ethernet interface. The specifics of this mode is that Subscriber Station is using arpnat technique which may result lack of transparency while passing-through broadcast packets in bridge mode. 2. Station WDS: WDS stands for Wireless Distribution System. Station WDS should be used while connecting to the Access Point which is operating in WDS mode. This mode is compatible with WPA/WPA2 encryption. Station WDS mode enables packet forwarding at layer 2 level. The benefit of Station WDS is improved performance and faster throughput. Station WDS - Bridge mode is fully transparent for all the Layer2 protocols. Refer to the section Network Settings for detailed Bridge network mode configuration information. 3. Access Point: This is an 802.11 Access Point 4. Access Point WDS: This is an 802.11 Access Point which allows for layer 2 bridging with Station WDS devices using the WDS protocol. AP WDS is not fully compatible with WPA/WPA2 encryption. WDS allows you to bridge wireless traffic between devices which are operating in Access Point mode. Access Point is usually connected to a wired network (Ethernet LAN) allowing wireless connection to the wired network. By connecting Access Points to one another in an Extended Service Set using the WDS, distant Ethernets can be bridged into a single LAN. It is very important that network loops should not be created with either WDS bridges or combinations of wired (Ethernet) connections and W