ZyXEL nbg-4615 Betriebsanweisung

Chapter 14 Wireless LAN

NBG4615 User’s Guide

A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless connection between two or 
more APs. Use this screen to set the operating mode of your NBG4615 to AP + 
Bridge or Bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. You need to know 
the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode. 

Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NBG4615 and on 

all wireless clients that you want to associate with it. 

Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the 
Basic Setting set to Disabled, and Security Mode set to No Security.

Figure 85   Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 52   Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

WDS Setup
Basic Settings

Select the operating mode for your NBG4615.

• Disable - The NBG4615 works as an access point only and cannot 

establish wireless links with other APs.

• AP + Bridge -

 

The NBG4615 functions as a bridge and access point 

simultaneously. 

• Bridge - The NBG4615 acts as a wireless network bridge and 

establishes wireless links with other APs. 

You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must 
be in bridge mode. The NBG4615 can establish up to five wireless links 
with other APs.

Local MAC 
Address

This is the MAC address of your NBG4615.