Asus WL-550gE, WL-530g, WL-520gC, WL-520g, WL-500g Premium WDS Configuration Guide
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ASUS Wireless Router WDS
Configuration Guide
Introduction
This document introduces the configuration of WDS on ASUS wireless routers, we set WL-550gE as example.
Note: Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows you to make a completely
wireless infrastructure. There’re two types of application of WDS: Bridge and Repeater. Bridge is set to build communication between two different wireless networks but not accept the connection of other wireless equipments like PDA. Repeater is set to build communication with both wireless networks and other wireless equipments. Hybrid mode in ASUS wireless products is corresponding to the general idea of Repeater, WDS only to Bridge.
Chapter 1 Getting Start
We take an example to tell how to set up WDS for two APs. In this example, AP 1 will operate in “Hybrid mode”. The MAC address of AP1 is 00:0E:A6:A1:3F:87. AP2 will operate in “Hybrid mode”, too. But AP2 will not assign IP address to clients. We’ll keep only one DHCP server in a subnet and that is AP1. The MAC address of AP2 is 00:0E:A6:A1:3F:6E. In the subnet, the IP address of AP1 is 192.168.1.1, and AP2’s is 192.168.1.2.
In Hybrid mode, both wired (PC1/PC2) and wireless clients (NB1/NB2) can communicate with the other AP and its network while only wired client (PC1/PC2) can communicate with the other AP and its network in WDS mode.
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Access Point 1 |
Access Point 2 |
SSID |
WL550gE |
WL550gE |
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LAN IP Address |
192.168.1.1 |
192.168.1.2 |
Encryption |
NONE |
NONE |
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Wireless Bridge |
Hybrid mode |
Hybrid mode |
MAC Address |
00:0E:A6:A1:3F:87 |
00:0E:A6:A1:3F:6E |
Allow Anonymous |
No |
No |
DHCP Server |
Yes |
No |
NOTES:
zNote 1: Considering compatibility, please use ASUS router/AP to build WDS.
zNote 2: Disable DHCP server function on AP2.
zNote 3: Assign different LAN IP address to each ASUS router.
zNote 4: SSID and channel of two routers/APs should be the same.
Chapter 2 Configuration on AP1
1. Enter the following address in your Web browser: http://192.168.1.1 with defaults: User name: admin Password: admin
2. After log in the Web configuration page, enter Wireless->Interface
3.Set SSID as WL550gE, WEP Encryption is none. We suggest AP1 and AP2 should use the same SSID.
4. Enter IP Config ->WAN & LAN
5. Make sure the IP address of AP1 in LAN is 192.168.1.1
6. Enter Wireless->Bridge.
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