Configuring wds, Guidelines for wds, Requirements for wds – Rockwell Automation 1783-WAPxxx Stratix 5100 Wireless Access Point User Manual User Manual
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Chapter 13
Configuring WDS, Fast Secure Roaming, Radio Management, and Wireless Intrusion Detection Services
Configuring WDS
This section describes how to configure WDS on your network.
Guidelines for WDS
Follow these guidelines when configuring WDS:
• A WDS access point that also serves client devices supports up to 30
participating access points, but a WDS access point with radios disabled
supports up to 60 participating access points.
• The WDS mode supports only up to 60 infrastructure access points and
1200 clients.
• Repeater access points do not support WDS. Do not configure a repeater
access point as a WDS candidate, and do not configure a WDS access
point to return (fall back) to repeater mode in case of Ethernet failure.
• You cannot configure a Cisco 350 series access point as your main WDS
device. However, you can configure Cisco 350 series access points to
participate in WDS.
Requirements for WDS
To configure WDS, you must have these items on your wireless LAN:
• At least one access point, Integrated Services Router (ISR), or switch
(equipped with a Wireless LAN Services Module) that you can configure
as the WDS device
• An authentication server (or an access point or ISR configured as a local
authenticator)
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Configuring Access Points as Potential WDS Devices