Edimax Technology EW-7206Apg - Manual (Page 14)

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration
3.2.2 Wireless Setting
This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal
Repeater modes. “AP Mode” provides pure access point function. The
simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use “AP Mode”. “Station Mode”
is used to let a network device with only wired Ethernet function to have
wireless LAN communication capability. It provides both Ad Hoc and
Infrastructure modes for the “Station Mode”. With “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, it
can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer-to-peer
communication. With “Station-Infrastructure mode”, it can let your network
device join a wireless LAN through an access point. “AP Bridge Mode”
provides the function to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together
by wireless LAN. You can use two access points with “AP Bridge-Point to
Point mode” to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together. If you want to
bridge more than two wired Ethernet networks together, you have to use
enough access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”. An access
point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” or “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point
mode” can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet networks together. It can’t
accept connection from other wireless station at the same time. If you want
an access point to bridge wired Ethernet network and provide connection
service for other wireless station at the same time, you have to set the access
point to “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge-WDS mode”
function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point
mode”. “Universal Repeater Mode” provides the function to act as AP client
and AP at the same time. It can use AP client function to connect to a Root
AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage. All
the stations within the coverage of this access point can be bridged to the
Root AP. “Universal Repeater Mode” is very convenient to extend the
coverage of your wireless network.
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