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Advanced Configuration

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360

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 Basic Wireless Settings on page 23).

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:

Figure 53.

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To configure a point-to-point wireless network:

1. Select the 80

2.11b//jointfilesconvert/44179/bg/ng or 802.11a/na tab.

2. Configu

re the wireless access point (AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in the previous figure) as a

point-to-point bridge:

a. Select Configuratio

n > Wireless Bridge. The Bridging screen displays (see the

following figure).

b. Select the Enab

le Wireless Bridging check box. The Local MAC Address field is a

nonconfigurable field that shows the MAC address of the wireless access point.

c. Select the W

ireless Point-to-Point Bridge radio button. The screen adjusts.

Wireless PC card

in a notebook computer

Wireless PC card

in a notebook computer

Point-to-point

bridge mode

Point-to-point

bridge mode

Router

Hub or switch

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