Detailed analysis of WDS functions in wireless routers

With the advent of the Internet era, wireless routers also play a very important role in it. Here we mainly analyze the WDS function in wireless routers. Today, "wireless" may no longer be unfamiliar. It frees people from the "twists and turns" of life, but even today, "wireless" is becoming increasingly popular.

There are still many places where, in many cases, the coverage of the wireless router cannot be reached and the demand cannot be met. For example, in a large open office area with a wide site that is not easy to lay ethernet cables, or in a residential area where friends and family are located, they want to connect their computers during the holidays, network Sharing and entertainment sharing are achieved. At this time, the coverage of wireless devices is too limited. Even if the coverage is available, the signal is not satisfactory.

In fact, it is not difficult to solve this problem. WDSWireless Distribution System, Wireless Distributed System) is a good choice, A wireless router with the WDS function can establish a whole wireless network by connecting wireless networks to achieve "wireless everywhere ". However, there are not many wireless router manufacturers on the market that have the WDS function. The Asus network is also a rare vendor-the wireless router product basically includes the WDS function, this is a powerful weapon for friends who are interested in extending wireless signals.

WDS features　

The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) provided by the Wireless router, that is, the Wireless distributed System is built under the combination of the or DSSS, which enables communication between the base station and the base station. In short, it is to use two (or more) wireless router/AP through the mutual connection to extend the wireless signal to a more far-reaching range, and at the same time does not affect the function of WL-500W coverage. In this way, The WDS function of the wireless routing WL-500W can connect to the distant wired network and expand the range of wireless network, and the wired network information, through the wireless network as a relay architecture to transmit, this allows you to transmit network data to another wireless network environment or to another wired network.

WDS applications of wireless routers　

In practical applications, the WDS architecture of a wireless router can be divided into two most common applications: The Wireless Bridge) mode and the Wireless Repeater mode, to achieve point-to-point, point-to-point network transmission, and effectively solve the problem of floor room, floor and floor room penetration.

The purpose of bridging is to connect two different local networks. The wireless routers at both ends of bridging only communicate with the wireless routers at the other end and do not accept connections from other wireless network devices. For example, if it is difficult for a company to connect two buildings to a LAN through a wired connection, it can be solved through a wireless bridge. Note that during point-to-point bridging, the two devices must configure the MAC address of the other device.

Wireless Bridging Mode

The purpose of relay is to expand the coverage of the same wireless LAN, by adding a wireless route WL-500W at the edge of a wireless network coverage, to expand the coverage of wireless network, the relay WL-500W also accepts connections from other wireless network devices, but the peer MAC address must be correctly configured.

Wireless relay Mode

Which connection method can be selected flexibly. In addition, when using WDS, wireless devices should be configured with the same channel and the same encryption method and key. As the network becomes more popular and the demand increases, more and more users are required for WDSWireless Distribution System and wireless distributed System, A wireless route with WDS architecture changes the original single and simple wireless application mode, greatly improving the flexibility and convenience of the entire network structure. Asus has seen this demand and provided a number of wireless products with this function for the majority of users, so that wireless network users can purchase the minimum number of wireless devices to achieve more multi-purpose functions, become a good choice for networking users with such requirements.