Allied Telesis AT-UWC Series - Manual (Page 359)

Chapter 5: Wireless LAN
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WDS Group Configuration
From the WDS Group Configuration page, you can view a list of WDS
groups and add a new WDS group. You can also delete existing WDS
groups.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enables access points to connect
with one another and allows the WLAN Controller to manage these access
points. Figure 171 illustrates an example of a topology using WDS.
Figure 171. WDS Group Configuration Example
Guidelines for a
WDS Group
Here are the guidelines for using a WDS group.
 The access point that is connected to a LAN is called a root access
point.
 The access point that is connected to the root access point through
the wireless network is called a satellite access point.
 The access points that belong to the same WDS group must be the
same model and have the same version of software installed.
 The satellite access points that belong to the same WDS group
must have the same password.
 When the WLAN Controller is using WDS, the Wireless ARP
Suppression feature is disabled. See “WLAN Advanced
Configuration > Networks” on page 316.
 When the WLAN Controller is using WDS, the Distributed
Tunneling and Centralized Tunneling are disabled. See “WLAN
Advanced Configuration > Distributed Tunneling” on page 308 and
“WLAN Advanced Configuration > Centralized L2 Tunneling” on
page 310.