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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

NBG-460N User’s Guide

A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. 

Use this screen to set the operating mode of your NBG-460N 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 NBG-460N and on 

all wireless clients that you want to associate with it. 

Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the 
Security Mode set to default (No Security). The screen varies according to the 
Secuirty Mode you select.

Figure 85   Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 41   Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (No Security)

Basic Settings

Select the operating mode for your NBG-460N.

• AP + Bridge -

 

The NBG-460N functions as a bridge and access point 

simultaneously. 

• Bridge - The NBG-460N 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 

NBG-460N can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.

Select Disable if you do not want to use this feature.

Local MAC 
Address

This is the MAC address of your NBG-460N. .

Remote MAC 
Address

This is the MAC address of the peer device that your NBG-460N wants 
to make a bridge connection with.