I'm trailing a WDS setup at the mo and tring to figure out if i have it running right,

I have 2 12dbi Omni's running in 2.452ghz with Nstream turned on, WDS is set to dymanic with no default bridge, The AP's can see each other at about -75

From my understanding i should then see new WDS interface created on the interface list for both routers, i dont see any new interfaces.

Is this correct or am i doing something wrong?

I'm trailing a WDS setup at the mo and tring to figure out if i have it running right,

I have 2 12dbi Omni's running in 2.452ghz with Nstream turned on, WDS is set to dymanic with no default bridge, The AP's can see each other at about -75

From my understanding i should then see new WDS interface created on the interface list for both routers, i dont see any new interfaces.

Is this correct or am i doing something wrong?

You have to create a bridge for that

Ok thanks for that, i've got that hang of it i think but this is what i'm tring to do


I have 4 AP's all MT that have overlapping Coverage - i want to be able to have my standard laptop roam around in this coverage and connect from AP to AP.

Am i understanding WDS correctly? will it allow me to do this?

Ok thanks for that, i've got that hang of it i think but this is what i'm tring to do


I have 4 AP's all MT that have overlapping Coverage - i want to be able to have my standard laptop roam around in this coverage and connect from AP to AP.

Am i understanding WDS correctly? will it allow me to do this?

Yes you can do that

Cool, i'm working on it right now, is anyone got any tips/tricks or examples that would help me along a little, the docs are a little sparse on it

If you have set "default-authentication=no" you need to add remote wds-mac in "connect-list".
New dynamic interface should appear under "/interface" and "/interface wireless wds"
Also "ssid" and "Frequency" must be the same both Access Point.

Have you check possibility to use in second router mode "wds-slave"?


wds-slave - the interface is working as it would work in ap-bridge mode, but it adapts to its WDS peer's frequency if it is changed

yeah i've got that -

Router 1
Ap Station
WDS = Dynamic
WDS Default Bridge= WDS-BR
Eoip Tunnel Across 5.8ghz backhaul to Router 2

Router 2
WDS Slave
WDS = Dynamic
WDS Default Bridge= WDS-BR
Eoip Tunnel Across 5.8ghz backhaul to Router 1


Eoip tunnel is in the bridge on both routers from here do i setup my dhcp server on router1 with its interface on the WDS-BR or what, i'm unsure on how to proceed at this point

FYI: the WDS connects at a 70/71 signal with SNR of 26

It would be better to see print or export from wireless configuration to understand better your setup.

I think you do not need use EOIP becouse it make bigger overhead.

here you go

Router 1
3 R name="Omni0" mtu=1500 mac-address=00:0B:6B:37:22:63 arp=enabled disable-running-check=no
interface-type=Atheros AR5213 radio-name="Omni0" mode=ap-bridge ssid="BOO" area=""
frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna-gain=0 frequency=2452 band=2.4ghz-b/g
scan-list=default rate-set=default supported-rates-b=1Mbps supported-rates-a/g=6Mbps,36Mbps
basic-rates-b=1Mbps basic-rates-a/g=6Mbps,36Mbps max-station-count=2007 ack-timeout=dynamic tx-power=30
tx-power-mode=all-rates-fixed noise-floor-threshold=default periodic-calibration=default burst-time=disabled
dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-a wds-mode=dynamic wds-default-bridge=WDS wds-ignore-ssid=no
update-stats-interval=disabled default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=no default-ap-tx-limit=0
default-client-tx-limit=0 hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s on-fail-retry-time=100ms
preamble-mode=both compression=no allow-sharedkey=no

And from bridge print

[admin@Tower0] > interface bridge port print
# INTERFACE BRIDGE PRIORITY PATH-COST
0 OnBoard PPPoE-Clients 128 10
1 3com PPPoE-Clients 128 10
2 Edge-Tower0 none 128 10
3 Tower0-2 none 128 10
4 EasiNet-Eoip none 128 10
5 WhangareiPrint-Eoip PPPoE-Clients 128 10
6 Tower0-3 none 128 10
7 Rolf-Eoip PPPoE-Clients 128 10
8 Andrew-Eoip PPPoE-Clients 128 10
9 Omni0 none 128 10
10 Omni1-WDS WDS 128 10
11 wds1 WDS 128 10

Router 2:
2 R name="Omni1" mtu=1500 mac-address=00:0B:6B:37:B2:F7 arp=enabled disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5213 radio-name="Omni1" mode=wds-slave
ssid="BOO" area="" frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna-gain=0 frequency=2452 band=2.4ghz-b/g
scan-list=default rate-set=default supported-rates-b="" supported-rates-a/g=6Mbps basic-rates-b="" basic-rates-a/g=6Mbps max-station-count=2007
ack-timeout=dynamic tx-power=30 tx-power-mode=all-rates-fixed noise-floor-threshold=default periodic-calibration=default
periodic-calibration-interval=60 burst-time=disabled dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-a wds-mode=dynamic wds-default-bridge=Omni1-WDS
wds-default-cost=100 wds-cost-range=50-150 wds-ignore-ssid=no update-stats-interval=disabled default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=yes
default-ap-tx-limit=0 default-client-tx-limit=0 hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s on-fail-retry-time=100ms preamble-mode=both
compression=no allow-sharedkey=no debug=0

And from bridge port print
Flags: X - disabled, I - inactive, D - dynamic
# INTERFACE BRIDGE PRIORITY PATH-COST
0 ether1 OfficeLan 128 10
1 Office OfficeLan 128 10
2 Core-WDS Omni1-WDS 128 10
3 D wds1 Omni1-WDS 128 100

Look like WDS link is UP.
If you want to make it as transparent bridge then you need to add WDS interface in Local bridge and not to make new for them.

Or If you want to provide roming through wireless then you need add into bridge wireless interface. ( in your case Omni1 and Omni0 ).