Overview

A WDS whitelist profile contains MAC addresses of neighboring APs allowed to set up WDS links with an AP. After a WDS whitelist profile is applied to an AP radio, only APs with MAC addresses in the whitelist can access the AP, and other APs are denied. In the WDS, only APs with radios working in root mode and middle mode can have a whitelist configured. APs in leaf mode require no whitelist.

• A neighboring AP with the MAC address in the whitelist can set up a wireless virtual link with the local AP only after passing security authentication.
• If no WDS whitelist profile is used, all neighboring APs can access the local AP.

CLI-based Procedure

For the detailed configuration, see WDS Configuration in the Configuration.

Web-based Procedure

1. Log in to the web platform, and choose Configuration > AP Config > AP Group or Configuration > AP Config > AP Config. Click the AP group name or AP ID to access the AP group or AP configuration page.

2. Select Display all profiles. Choose WDS > WDS Whitelist Profile. Select an existing profile or create a new one.

3. Access the profile page. Table 1-85 describes the parameters on this page.

   Figure 1-105  WDS Whitelist Profile