Wireless distribution system (wds), Wds) – ALFA NETWORK R36 User Manual

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Session Timeout — Number of seconds the access point waits for a reply from the

RADIUS server before resending a request. (Range: 1-60 seconds; Default: 0)

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CCESS

P

OLICY

The 3G Mobile Wireless Router provides a MAC address filtering facility. The access
policy can be set to allow or reject specific station MAC addresses.
This feature can be used to connect known wireless devices that may not be able to
support the configured security mode.

Access Policy — The access policy can be set to allow or reject specific station

MAC addresses.

Add a station MAC

Enter the MAC address of the station that you want to filter.

MAC addresses must be entered in the format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

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IRELESS

D

ISTRIBUTION

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YSTEM

(WDS)

The radio interface can be configured to operate in a mode that allows it to forward
traffic directly to other 3G Mobile Wireless Router units. This feature can be used to
extend the range of the wireless network to reach remote clients, or to link
disconnected network segments to an Internet connection.
To set up links between units, you must configure the Wireless Distribution
System (WDS) forwarding table by specifying the wireless MAC address of all units
to which you want to forward traffic.

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All units in a WDS wireless network must be configured with the same SSID

and use the same radio channel. Also each WDS link must be configured with the
same encryption key on both units in the link.

Up to four WDS links can be specified for each unit in the WDS network.
The following figures illustrate an example WDS network.

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