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ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide

Chapter 5 Wireless

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The WDS (Wireless Distribution System) allows you to configure the P-330W to connect two 
or more APs via wireless when P330’s wireless mode is set to WDS or AP+WDS mode. An 
AP using WDS can function as a wireless network bridge allowing you to wirelessly connect 
two wired network segments.

Figure 37   Wireless: WDS Settings

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Password

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared 

between the external authentication server and the P-330W.

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your P-
330W. The key is not sent over the network. 

Save

Click Save to save your changes back to the P-330W.

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

Table 24   Wireless Security Setup: WPA

Table 25   Wireless: WDS Settings

Enable WDS

Select this check box to enable the WDS.

MAC Address

Enter the MAC addresses of the neighboring AP(s) that particapates in the 

WDS. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that is, six 

hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 001349556677.

Comment

Enter in a descriptive name so you know which device the MAC address is 

associated with.