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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620 
Configure Wireless Bridging
The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build 
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point 
modes:
Wireless point-to-point bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point can 
communicate with another bridge-mode wireless station and, as an option, also with 
wireless clients. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For 
information about how to configure this mode, see 
Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point is the 
master for a group of bridge-mode wireless stations. As an option, the wireless access 
point can also communicate with wireless clients. You can configure up to four profiles. 
The other bridge-mode wireless stations need to be set to point-to-point bridge mode, 
using the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating 
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode wireless stations send their traffic to the 
master wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the 
communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see 
Repeating the wireless signal. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the 
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all 
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the 
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. 
For information about how to configure this mode, see 
Note:
You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel 
selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings screen, make sure 
that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency drop-down list 
(see 
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another 
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The 
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in 
point-to-point bridge mode: