topic WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link in ExtremeWireless (Identifi)

WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Valter_Veiga — Sat, 06 May 2017 18:33:00 GMT

What the behavior of a WDS Bridge link between two sites in an controller loss scanerio?

Will it maintain the WDS Link ?

Exemple: Using two Access-point 3865, with two options enable: ( Maintain client sessions in event of poll failure, Restart service in the absence of controller)

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Ronald_Dvorak — Sat, 06 May 2017 18:47:00 GMT

WDS will still work in that case.

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Valter_Veiga — Sat, 06 May 2017 18:58:00 GMT

That was the intention, but it isn't working.

I'm running V2210 in 10.31.01.0048 with 2 AP3865E with no comunication with the controller and the WDS Bridge link is Down.

I have open a case

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Valter_Veiga — Sat, 06 May 2017 19:06:00 GMT

The Document in gtac is not clear about the WDS

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-Maintain-Wireless-Services-upon-an-...

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Ronald_Dvorak — Sat, 06 May 2017 19:52:00 GMT

I'm running a V2110 with the same version and I've just enabled my WDS and it works if the link to the controller is down ( AP3801i in my case).

My setup....

Controller - LAN - AP-parent ......... WDS.......... AP-child/WDS bridge - LAN - PC

Is it the same for you = connect LANs in different buildings via WDS or is the client in building#2 connected via WLAN to the WDS-child.
If that is the case what privacy/authentication is used on the WLAN service.

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Valter_Veiga — Sun, 07 May 2017 22:29:00 GMT

Hi,

The Setup is that. Site 1 : Controller - LAN - F.O - Site 2: - LAN - AP Parente ....wds.... SIte 3: AP Child - Lan - PC.

Tomorrow we will investigate

RE: WDS Bridge Point-to-point Link

Gareth_Mitchell — Mon, 08 May 2017 20:54:00 GMT

Valter

Does the WDS link stay up for a few minutes before it goes down?

If so I believe in this case the preferred option is to use MESH, not WDS.

If you really have to use WDS for some reason, for example, an existing deployment, it maybe easier to create a site and add parent and child to this site.

Let me know if this helps.

-Gareth