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Fig. 5. Operational modes settings. 

Go to the General, Operational Mode section, select an operational mode and click Save at the bot-
tom of this page, and then you are brought back to the start page. 

The AP supports 2 operational modes: 

AP/Bridge.  This mode provides both Access Point and Static LAN-to-LAN Bridging 
functionality. The static LAN-to-LAN bridging function is supported through Wireless 
Distribution System (WDS). 

 

 

 

 

AP Client. This mode is for Dynamic LAN-to-LAN Bridging. The AP Client automati-
cally establishes bridge links with APs from any vendors. 

In either mode, the AP forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless interface for 
wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host(s) on the wireless side. 

There are 2 types of wireless links as specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard. 

STA-AP. This type of wireless link is established between an IEEE 802.11 Station (STA) 
and an IEEE 802.11 Access Point (AP). An STA is usually a client computer (PC or PDA) 
with a WLAN network interface card (NIC). The AP Client mode is actually an STA. 

WDS. This type of wireless link is established between two IEEE 802.11 APs. Wireless 
packets transmitted along the WDS link comply with the IEEE 802.11 WDS (Wireless 
Distribution System) format at the link layer. 

The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the following 
table: 

 

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