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Learn how to set up a WDS and Mesh network.

WDS, which stands for Wireless Distribution System, is a system that is used to extend or expand wireless network coverage in a certain area. This can be highly beneficial for businesses and institutions that are expanding their office space and want their wireless network to be accessible throughout a larger area without using an ethernet cable.

A mesh network is essentially a more dynamic version of WDS. This is because instead of one access point communicating with another router or access point in a chain of devices like in a WDS, in the case of a Mesh network, all the access points are communicating with routers in a star topology. This makes the network more reliable, since if one node were to fail, then the next optimal path to connect your device to the main server or router would be found instantly.