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 Chapter 15 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.

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

WDS Setup

Basic Settings

Select the operating mode for your NBG4615.

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

wireless links with other APs.

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The NBG4615 functions as a bridge and access point 

simultaneously. 

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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.

Phy Mode

Select the Phy mode you want the NBG4615 to use. This dictates the maximum 
size of packets during data transmission.

This field is not available when you select Disable in the Basic Setting field.