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- | | | **AP Mode** | **WDS Mode** | **Wireless Client Mode** | **Client | + | | ^ AP Mode |
- | | ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESS required for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. | | **•** | | + | | ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESS required for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. | |
- | | CONTROL OF HOST APS/ROUTERS NOT REQUIRED. You can connect to a host without having admin access. | | + | | CONTROL OF HOST APs/ROUTERS NOT REQUIRED. You can connect to a host without having admin access. | |
- | | Multiple wired client devices supported. | | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** | | + | | Multiple wired client devices supported. | |
- | | Multiple wireless client devices supported. | | **•** | | + | | Multiple wireless client devices supported. | |
- | | Bandwidth halved for wireless clients | | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels | | + | | Bandwidth halved for wireless clients | |
- | | SAME SHARED SUBNET for all routers and clients. | | + | | SAME SHARED SUBNET for all routers and clients. | |
- | | INDIVIDUAL SUBNET for each router with its client devices | | + | | INDIVIDUAL SUBNET for each router with its client devices | |
| Creates TRUE TRANSPARENT BRIDGE compatible with all protocols | | **•** | | | Creates TRUE TRANSPARENT BRIDGE compatible with all protocols | | **•** | | ||
- | | USES MAC ADDRESS TRANSLATION (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * | | + | | USES MAC ADDRESS TRANSLATION (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * | |
- | | ALLOWS DIFFERENT SSID on a repeated network | | + | | ALLOWS DIFFERENT SSID on a repeated network | |
- | | Supports | + | | Supports |
- | | Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP. | | + | | Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP. | |
- | | Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel. | | + | | Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel. | |