Chapter 1 Introduction
NWA3000-N Series User’s Guide
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1.2 Applications for the NWA3000-N series AP
The NWA3000-N series AP can be configured to use the following operating modes
• Bridge / Repeater
• AP + Bridge
• MBSSID
Applications for each operating mode are shown below.
Note: A different channel should be configured for each WLAN interface to reduce the
effects of radio interference.
1.2.1 Bridge / Repeater
The NWA3000-N series AP can act as a wireless network bridge and establish
wireless links with other APs. In the figure below, the two NWA3000-N series APs
(A and B) are connected to independent wired networks and have a bridge
connection (A can communicate with B) at the same time. A NWA3000-N series AP
in repeater mode (C) has no Ethernet connection. When the NWA3000-N series AP
is in bridge mode, you should enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to prevent
bridge loops.
When the NWA3000-N series AP is in Bridge / Repeater mode, security between
APs (the Wireless Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security
between the wireless stations and the AP. If you do not enable WDS security,
traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs
must use the same pre-shared key.
Once the security settings of peer sides match one another, the connection
between devices is made.
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