Weidmuller WI-MOD-945-E: 900Mhz Wireless Ethernet & Device Server v2.16 - Manual (Page 54)

Weidmuller Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server WI-MOD-945-E User Manual
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Specify SSID for AP/STA modes or MAC Address for Point to point mode.
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Router IP and Subnet should be left blank unless that WDS interface is to be on a different subnet. Leaving these
fields blank will mean that the WDS interface will be bridged with the default wireless interface.
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Encryption is not inherited from the main page.
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Each WDS interface can also be configured with a different encryption algorithm; however each side of a single
WDS link must specify the same encryption algorithm and keys.
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When adding WDS router interfaces, you may need to add a Routing Rule on the Routing configuration page.
 When VLAN’s are enabled, Router IP and Subnet are ignored and the WDS interface is bridged depending on
membership to a VLAN Group.
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) column only applies when two or more interfaces are bridged.
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A maximum of 10 WDS Connections can be configured. (A combined maximum of 5 virtual AP and 5 virtual
Client/STA applies.)
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WPA-Enterprise configuration is shared with the base AP (Authenticator) or Station (Supplicant).
WDS Connections are made by adding one or more “Virtual Modules” to an Access Point (as illustrated in the diagram at
the start of the section). Each virtual module can be configured with one of the standard wifi operating modes (Access
Point or Station) or a non-standard Point to Point mode.
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Access Point and Station virtual modules allow for the possibility of dynamically created connections (based on
SSID) and support WPA Encryption. A combined maximum of 5 AP and STA virtual modules can be configured
per unit.
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Point to point mode virtual modules provide static connections (based on MAC addresses), and cannot support
WPA Encryption. Point to point virtual modules should only be used for establishing WDS connections with third
party Access Points that do not support standard WDS operation.
The WDS Configuration page is accessible from the “Repeaters” link on any of the configuration web pages. The
configurable WDS parameters are summarized below.
WDS Connections:
Add Entry Button Add an entry to the WDS Connections table. This adds a virtual station to the
device.
Delete Entry
Button Delete the currently selected entry in the WDS Connections table. To select a row,
click anywhere in the row with the mouse, to highlight the entire row.
Connection
Mode Specify the connection mode for this link. AP (Downlink) configures the connection
as a virtual access point. Sta (Uplink) configures the connection as a virtual client.
Point-to-point configures the connection as a fixed link.
SSID / MAC
Address AP Mode: Specify the SSID that this virtual access point will use. Stations connecting
to this virtual access point use this SSID.
Sta Mode: Specify the SSID that this virtual station will use when connecting to other
access points.
Point-to-Point Mode: Specify the MAC address of an Access Point to establish a
Fixed link with. Usually only required for third-party devices.
Encryption Select the required Encryption (if any) for this WDS link.
Encryption Key Enter the Encryption key (for WEP encryption) or the passphrase (for WPA
encryption). For WEP encryption, the encryption key is set as WEP Key 1. For Sta