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-====== Wireless Interface Mode Table ======+====== Choosing a Wireless Interface Mode ======
  
-|   | WDS Mode | Wireless Client Mode | Client Bridge | Repeater | Repeater Bridge | Two routers (1 Client Mode, 1 AP Mode) | + \\ This table contains information to help you choose the appropriate Wireless Interface Mode for your network's needs. 
-| Requires admin access for all routers. Routers WDS implementations must be compatible. | **•** |           | + 
-Does not require control over host access point/routerscan connect to a host you don'control |   | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | + \\ 
-| Supports multiple wired client devices | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** | + 
-| Supports multiple wireless client devices | **•** |     | **•** | **•** * | **•** | +|    A/P Mode  |  WDS Mode   Wireless Client Mode   Client Bridge   Repeater   Repeater Bridge   Two routers (1 Client Mode, 1 AP Mode)  
-| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels | +| Requires admin access for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved|   | **•** |           | 
-| All routers and clients share the same subnet | in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   | +Doesn'require control over host APs/routers. You can connect to a host for which you don'have admin access. |   |   | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | 
-| Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices | in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** | +| Supports multiple wired client devices |   | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** | 
-| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols | **•** |           | +| Supports multiple wireless client devices |   | **•** |     | **•** | **•** * | **•** | 
-| Uses MAC address translation (MAT) (proxy ARP) (not compatible with some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses) (potential ARP problems) * |     | **•** * |   | **•** * |   | +| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients |   | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels | 
-| Allows different SSID on repeated network | depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** | +| All routers and clients share the same subnet |   | in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   | 
-Encryption support | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any | +| Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices |   | in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** | 
-| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP |       | **•** | **•** | **•** | +| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols |   | **•** |           | 
-| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel |   | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |+| 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 repeated network |   | depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** | 
 +Supports encryption |   | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any | 
 +| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   |       | **•** | **•** | **•** | 
 +| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   |   | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
  
  
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