Objective

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that wirelessly connects multiple access points to help expand the area of a network. To establish such a system, all WDS devices need to be set to the same WDS settings. This article explains how to configure WDS settings on the RV110W.

Applicable Devices

- RV110W

Steps of Procedure

Step 1. Use the web configuration utility to choose Wireless > WDS. The WDS page opens.

Step 2. Check the Allow wireless signal to be repeated by a repeater checkbox to enable WDS.

Step 3. Click the Auto radio button to have the RV110W automatically detect remote access points, or click the Manual radio button to enter the MAC address of the device that repeats the signal.

Note: If you choose Auto, skip to step 9.

Step 4. (Optional) Click Show Site Survey to view all networks available.

Step 5. (Optional) Click Refresh to update table.

Step 6. (Optional) Check the checkboxes of up to three networks that you want to repeat.

Step 7. (Optional) Click Connect to add the MAC addresses of the three networks to the MAC address fields.

Step 8. In any empty MAC address field, enter the MAC address of a network to which you want to connect.

Step 9. Click Save to save changes or Cancel to discard them.