How can I determine the address format for communication between routers in a WDS bridging network?

I. Application introduction

In a WDS wireless bridging network, there are three addresses and four addresses for communication between the primary and secondary routers. The differences between the two are as follows:

3 Address communication: When the data sent from the terminal connecting the secondary router to the primary router, its MAC address is changed to the MAC address of the secondary router, and the IP address is the IP address of the terminal;

4 Address communication: The data sent from the terminal connecting the secondary router to the primary router. Both the IP address and MAC address communicate with the actual IP address of the terminal.

Our wireless routers support 3-address and 4-address communication, and the router is automatically tested by default. Select the address format that matches the format according to the address format supported by the front-end primary router.

In some network environments, you need to configure MAC address filtering or binding IP addresses to MAC on the main router. If three addresses are used for communication between the primary and secondary routers, the relevant rules cannot be set for the primary router. Therefore, we need to confirm the communication address format between the primary and secondary routers.

 

II. Confirmation methods

1Select address format

When the secondary router is set to bridge the primary router, select the wireless address format on the secondary router interface. This method is only applicable to the traditional interface or the new interface Router. The IP address format cannot be selected for the cloud router.

Traditional interface: Go to the management page and click Wireless Settings  >Basic settingsSelect the wireless address format. 

New interface: Go to the management page and clickAdvanced Settings > Wireless Settings> WDSWireless bridging, ClickManually add a primary routerSelect the wireless address format.

2ViewIPAndMACIng table

The following describes how to use a vro as an example.

After WDS is set, the desktop uses a network cable to connect to the LAN port of the secondary router, and the mobile phone connects to the wireless signal of the secondary router to access the Internet. In this case Application Settings > IP And MAC Bind, View IPAndMACIng table.

1. If you find that the MAC address of the desktop and mobile phone is the MAC address of the LAN port of the secondary router, use three addresses for communication between the two routers, as shown in the figure below:

2. If you find that the MAC address of the desktop and mobile phone is the actual MAC address of the terminal, use 4 addresses for communication between the two routers, as shown in the figure below: