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--- media_bridge [2026/05/18 18:32] – [Wireless Mode and 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 primary router's SSID is "5 GHz WiFi"**,** set "5 GHz WiFi" here.\\ This will allow FreshTomato to connect to your primary 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, where "x" is the encryption protocol version. \\ This will usually mean WPA2 Personal for homes or small, \\ informal offices),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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