Avaya Wireless AP-3 User Manual

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The Distance Between APs must be set before the Multicast Rate, 
because when you select the Distance Between APs, the appropriate 
range of Multicast values automatically populates the drop-down menu.

A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) creates a link between two 
802.11b APs over their radio interfaces. This link relays traffic from one 
802.11b AP that does not have Ethernet connectivity to a second 802.11b 
AP that has Ethernet connectivity. WDS allows you to configure up to six 
(6) point-to-point links between Access Points.

 In the 

 that follows, AP 1 and AP 2 communicate over a 

WDS link (represented by the blue line). This link provides Client 1 with 
access to network resources even though AP 1 is not directly connected 
to the Ethernet network. Packets destined for or sent by the client are 
relayed between the Access Points over the WDS link.

Large

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Medium

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Small

yes

yes

yes

yes

Minicell

yes

yes

yes

yes

Microcell yes

yes

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