Cisco AP541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Administration ...

4WirelessConfiguring the Wireless Distribution System• When 802.11h is operational, setting up two WDS links can be difficult. SeeModifying Advanced Settings, page 79.• If you use WPA encryption on the WDS link, VAP0 must use WPA Personalor WPA Enterprise as the security mode.To configure WDS on this access point, describe each remote access pointintended to receive and send information to this access point. For each destinationaccess point, configure the fields listed in Table 20.Table 20WDS Bridge SettingsFieldSpanning TreeModeDescriptionSpanning Tree Protocol (STP) prevents switching loops. STP isrecommended if you configure WDS links.Select Enabled to use STPSelect Disabled to turn off STP links (not recommended)Local Address The MAC address for this access point.Remote Address The MAC address of the destination access point; the accesspoint on the other end of the WDS link to which data will be sentand from which data will be received.Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Remote Addressfield to see a list of all the available MAC addresses and theirassociated SSIDs on the network. Select the appropriate MACaddress from the list.EncryptionNOTE: The SSID displayed in the drop-down list is the SSID ofthe remote access point.You can use no encryption, WEP, or WPA (PSK) on the WDS link.If you are unconcerned about security issues on the WDS link,you might decide not to set any type of encryption.Alternatively, if you have security concerns you can choosebetween Static WEP and WPA (PSK). In WPA (PSK) mode, theaccess point uses WPA2-PSK with CCMP (AES) encryptionover the WDS link.NOTE: To configure WPA-PSK on any WDS link, VAP0 of theselected wireless radio must be configured for WPA-PSK orWPA-Enterprise.93 Cisco AP 541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide