Can I substitute an access point that supports wireless bridging for a dedicated wireless bridge device?
Maybe. If all products support WDS-based bridging, you’ll probably be able to get products from different manufacturers to work, provided that you can figure out the screwy bridging settings that most products have. If the AP you’re trying to substitute does not support WDS, but does support “AP Client” mode, you might be able to connect to a standard AP or wireless router. But the AP in AP Client mode will probably support only a single attached device. Finally, if the AP you’re trying to use supports bridging, but isn’t WDS-based and doesn’t support “AP Client” mode, you’d better use it only with an AP made by the same manufacturer. And even then, no guarantees that it will work!
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