User's Manual

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN
AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide
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Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the ZyXEL Device
and any wireless clients.
Note: At the time of writing, WDS is compatible with other ZyXEL APs only. Not all models
support WDS links. Check your other AP’s documentation.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS. The following screen displays.
Figure 54 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 37 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WDS Security Select the type of the key used to encrypt data between APs. All the wireless APs
(including the ZyXEL Device) must use the same pre-shared key for data
transmission.
The option is available only when you set the security mode to WPA(2) or
WPA(2)-PSK in the Wireless LAN > AP screen.
TKIP Select this to use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption.
AES Select this to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption.
# This is the index number of the individual WDS link.
Active Select this to activate the link between the ZyXEL Device and the peer device to
which this entry refers. When you do not select the check box this link is down.
Remote Bridge
MAC Address
Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format (six
hexadecimal character pairs, for example 12:34:56:78:9a:bc).
PSK Enter a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters
(including spaces and symbols).
Apply Click this to save your changes.
Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings.