
SCALANCE WLC711
User Guide, V8.11, 07/2012, C79000-G8976-C260-03 11-1
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Working with a Wireless Distribution System
This chapter describes a Wireless Distribution System (WDS), including:
About WDS
The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enable you to expand the wireless network by
interconnecting the Wireless APs through wireless links in addition to the traditional method of
interconnecting Wireless APs via a wired network.
A WDS deployment is ideally suited for locations, where installing Ethernet cabling is too
expensive, or physically impossible.
The WDS can be deployed in three configurations:
• Simple WDS Configuration
• Wireless Repeater Configuration
• Wireless Bridge Configuration
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About WDS 11-1
Simple WDS Configuration 11-2
Wireless Repeater Configuration 11-2
Wireless Bridge Configuration 11-3
Examples of Deployment 11-4
WDS WLAN Services 11-4
Key Features of WDS 11-7
Deploying the WDS System 11-11
Changing the Pre-shared Key in a WDS WLAN Service 11-19
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