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--- media_bridge [2026/05/18 18:15] – [LAN Settings] hogwild
+++ media_bridge [2026/05/18 19:13] (current) – [Wireless Mode and Settings] -Condense hogwild
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-  - Go to the [[basic-network|Network]] menu.
+  - Go to the [[basic-network|Network]] menu. \\ Scroll down to the section for the WiFi module you wish to use. \\ For example: "wireless eth2". \\ \\
-  - Scroll down to the section for the wireless module you wish to use. \\ For example: "wireless eth2".
+  - From the //Wireless Mode// dropdown, select "Media Bridge". \\ This will cause all WAN options to be hidden. \\ \\
-  - From the //Wireless Mode// dropdown menu, select Media Bridge. \\ This will cause all WAN options will be hidden.
+  - Set Wireless Network Mode to: "Auto". \\ \\
-  - Set Wireless Network Mode to: "Auto".
+  - Set SSID to the same SSID as the one on the primary router. \\ For example, if the primary router's SSID is "5 GHz WiFi"**,** set: \\ "5 GHz WiFi" here.\\ This will allow FreshTomato to connect to your primary router. \\ \\
-  - Set SSID to the same SSID as the one on the primary router. For example, if the\\ SSID of the primary router's WiFi is "5 GHz WiFi"**,** set "5 GHz WiFi" here \\ so FreshTomato can connect to your existing router.
+  - Set Channel to the channel on which the primary router is broadcasting. \\ \\
-  - Set Channel to the channel on which the primary router is broadcasting.
+  - Set Channel Width to: 20 MHz, 40 MHz or 80 MHz. It is best to \\ find this value in your primary router's settings and match that. \\ \\
-  - Set Channel Width to: 20 MHz, 40 MHz or 80 MHz. It is best to \\ find this value in your primary router's settings and match it with that value.
+  - Set Security to: WPAx, where "x" is the encryption protocol version. \\ This usually means WPA2 Personal for homes or small, \\ informal offices). As of 2026, WPA2 Personal is the common option \\ for home use. However, this must your primary router's setting. \\ \\ (On a home network, your primary router probably uses WPA2 Personal). \\ That router may refer to it as "WPA2-PSK" (Pre-shared Key). \\ \\
-  - Set Security to: WPAx (Usually WPA2 Personal for home users or small, \\ informal offices), where "x" is the encryption protocol. As of 2026, WPA2 Personal is the most common option for home use, however this needs to match your primary router. (In a home network, your primary router is probably using WPA2-Personal). Your primary router might also refer to this as WPA2-PSk (Pre-shared Key) which is just another term for WPA2.
+  - Set Encryption to: "AES". Again, this should match your primary router. \\ In 2026, your primary home router probably uses AES 2026. \\ \\
-  - Set Encryption to: AES. This also needs to match your primary router. Again, it's likely already running AES in 2026 on home network equipment.
+  - Set Shared Key to: <WiFi password of your primary router>. \\ \\
-  - Set Shared Key to: the WiFi password of your primary router. Check spelling and case match your primary password.
   - Set Group Key Renewal to: 3600 seconds.
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-  - Configure bridge "br0" with an IP Address in the LAN you wish\\ to assign to the FreshTomato router. (Say, "192.168.1.50" if your primary router is "192.168.1.1").
+  - Configure bridge "br0" with the IP Address in the LAN you wish\\ to assign to the FreshTomato router. (Say, "192.168.1.50" if your \\ primary router is "192.168.1.1").
   - Configure the Default Gateway. In our example: "192.168.1.1" \\ (If the main router's address is: "192.168.1.1").
   - Enter a Static DNS value of "192.168.1.1" (assuming the main \\ router's address is "192.168.1.1"). Alternatively, selecting \\ “Automatic IP”, will make the router \\ obtain its IP address /Gateway/DNS servers via DHCP. \\ This option became availabe in r2022.6.
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-  * Media Bridge mode //is primarily for home networks//. If you're trying to connect to an untrusted WiFi network, Ethernet Bridge Mode or Wireless Bridge Mode are better options to keep trusted devices on their own sub-network, isolated from the untrusted network.
+  * Media Bridge mode is primarily for //home networks//. If you're trying to connect to an untrusted WiFi network, Ethernet Bridge Mode or Wireless Bridge Mode are better options to keep trusted devices on their own sub-network, isolated from the untrusted network.
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