What is WDS?

Wireless Distributed System

WDS (wireless distribution system), a wireless distributed system, is constructed under a combination of the smart Access Gateway and DSSS, allowing communication between the base station and the base station, the difference is that the function of WDS can be used as a relay of a wireless network, and multiple base stations can be connected to one. Currently, many wireless base stations have WDS.

WDS transmits wired network data through a wireless network as a relay architecture, so that network data can be transmitted to another wireless network environment or another wired network. Because a virtual route is formed through a wireless network, it is called a wireless network connection function. Strictly speaking, the wireless network connection function usually refers to one-to-one, but the WDS architecture can be one-to-many, and the bridging objects can be wireless network cards or wired systems. Therefore, WDS requires at least two APs with the same function. The maximum number of APS depends on the architecture designed by the vendor.

In short, WDS enables Wireless AP bridging (relay) without affecting the function of Wireless AP coverage.

Also called Bridge in some wireless modem.