3e Technologies International Inc. 527A3 User Manual

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3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point – 8 Port 
Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Configuration
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3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point – 8 Port 
Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Configuration
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Repeater Bridging Setup Guide - Auto Mode
Direction
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Bridge 3
Wireless Bridge — Radio
Wireless Mode
802.11a
802.11a
802.11a
Tx Rate
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Channel
Same as Bridge 2
Same as Bridge 1
Same as Bridge 1
 Tx Power Mode
Auto 
Auto
Auto
Propagation Dis-
tance
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
< 5 Miles
RTS Threshold
2346
2346
2346
BSSID
Add Bridge 2's 
MAC
Add Bridge 1's and 
Bridge 3's MAC
Add Bridge 2's 
MAC
Wireless Bridge — General (Auto Bridging Mode)
Bridging Mode
auto
auto
auto
SSID
Must be the same as 
Bridge 2
Must be the same as 
Bridge 1
Must be the same 
as Bridge 1
Max Auto Bridges
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
40 (range 1-40)
Bridge Priority
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
40 (1-40)
Signal Strength 
Threshold
9%
9%
9%
Signal Strength 
MAC
Enter from list at 
the bottom of the 
screen
Enter from list at the 
bottom of the screen
Enter from list at 
the bottom of the 
screen
Wireless Bridge — Encyption
Wireless Configu-
ration – Bridging 
Encryption
Select appropriate 
key type/length 
and enter key 
value. Must be the 
same as that on the 
other 2 Bridges.
Select appropriate 
key type/length 
and enter key value. 
Must be the same as 
that on the other 2 
Bridges.
Select appropriate 
key type/length 
and enter key 
value. Must be the 
same as that on the 
other 2 Bridges.
With this configuration, each bridge can control a wireless LAN. All 
wireless clients must have the same SSID as the bridges on the AP card 
channel. All clients can roam between the three bridges.
All other setup screens should be completed following the guidelines 
in Chapter 3.