Integrate Access Point into VMware

Integrate Access Point into VMware

I've got a problem concerning the integration of a TP-LINK Access Point into a virtual network segment.
Current Setup: Ubuntu 12.04 vmware machine
eth0 - NAT mode (turned off when eth2 is active)
eth1 - connected to virtual network segment
eth2 - bridged to physical NIC
br0 - bridge in ubuntu between eth1 and eth2
# /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet manual

auto eth2
iface eth2 inet manual

auto br0
iface br0 inet static  
    address 10.10.1.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    broadcast 10.10.1.255
    bridge_ports eth1 eth2
I would like to integrate the TP-LINK Access point into the internal network. A dhcp- as well as an apache web server runs on 10.10.1.1, which I'd like to access through the AP, connected to the host NIC, which is bridged in the virtual machine.
What I tried is to bridge the interfaces eth1 and eth2 to integrate the AP into my virtual network. I see the SSID of my AP, although I cannot connect. (Security is turned off completely).
I configured the AP as following (except for the security feature):
http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=417
My question now is, if this can work at all, or if there are any problems with 'bridging' the host NIC and run a dhcp server on it(does it interfere with the host)?
Or are there any other possibilities to get devices connected to the AP access the virtual network segment on eth1?
Thanks in advance Cyril