WDS Point To Point (P2P)

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Some info about the P2P WDS

IP_Address − This setting is to configure the ip address for the WDS interface itself. It is recommended to use a different subnet than your local network.

Subnet_Mask − This is the WDS interface netmask for the above ip configuration. The value should be 255.255.255.252, other values have caused issues with WDS setup. In particular, do not use the same subnet mask as your local network if you are putting your WDS IP addresses in a subset of the subnet of your local network (i.e. If your LAN is network 10.0.0.x/mask 255.255.255.0 don't use 10.0.0.15, 10.0.0.16, and mask 255.255.255.0 for WDS. 10.0.0.15, 10.0.0.16 with mask 255.255.255.252 appeared to work in preliminary testing. If you follow the recommendation not to put your WDS and local network within the same subnet, then this note shouldn't even apply to you.)

Default_Gateway − The Default gateway is the machine that you want as the gateway between the local network (LAN) and the other networks (WAN). This is the default route when packets that are not destined for the local network will be sent down for further processing and delivery. It may be left as 0.0.0.0 ('blank) for basic WDS setups.

Example:

Router #1 (Internet Connection)

LAN IP: 192.168.1.1

LAN MASK: 255.255.255.0

LAN Gateway: 192.168.1.1

LAN DHCP enabled starting with 192.168.1.11 and issuing 90 ip's

WDS IP: 10.0.0.1

WDS MASK: 255.255.255.252

WDS MAC: Enter the WIRELESS MAC address of router #2 (Status/Wireless Subtab)

Router #2 (No WAN Connection − LAN and Wireless Only)

LAN IP: 192.168.1.101

LAN MASK: 255.255.255.0

LAN Gateway: 192.168.1.1

LAN DHCP enabled starting with 192.168.1.111 and issuing 90 ip's

WDS IP: 10.0.0.2

WDS MASK: 255.255.255.252

WDS MAC: Enter the WIRELESS MAC address of router #1 (Status/Wireless Subtab)