Appendix B - Wireless Bridges And Repeaters; Overview - Nokia A032 User Manual

Appendix B – Wireless bridges

Overview

Important note!!
Roaming is possible
but not recommended.
Wireless bridges
Important note!!
The Access Points
must be on the same
channel to bridge.
and repeaters
This appendix explains how to use the Nokia
A032 as a wireless bridge or repeater.
For information on security issues, refer to
Data encryption and security on page 127.
This section introduces the concepts of wireless
bridges and repeaters. The following sections
tell you how to configure a network using
Nokia A032s as bridges or repeaters.
This version of the Nokia A032 does not
support roaming by wireless stations from one
bridge to another. To avoid this, each Nokia
A032 used as a bridge should be assigned a
unique network name. This will prevent
inadvertent roaming.
A LAN MAC bridge has a specific meaning in
LAN networks and should not be confused with
a wireless point-to-point bridge. A wireless
bridge is one of a pair of units used to connect
LAN segments together using wireless.
145