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--- wireless_ethernet_bridge [2023/06/06 18:39] – -condense, bullet assumptions for example hogwild
+++ wireless_ethernet_bridge [2023/06/06 18:53] – -condense, clarify hogwild
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 Wireless Ethernet Bridge is an easy way to expand your network without having to run a long Ethernet cable between devices. This mode is not available for all routers supporting FreshTomato. However, Media Bridge mode can serve as an alternative.((
 Support for Media Bridge mode is available starting with release 2021.6.\\
   * MB mode will work with SDK7 ARM routers like the AC3200 / R8000 (Wireless Ethernet Bridge is not working/not possible).
   * MB mode will work with SDK6 MIPS routers like the Asus RT-AC66U, D‑Link DIR‑865L, (Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode is not working/not possible).
   * MB mode will work with SDK6 arm routers like Asus RT-AC68U, Netgear R7000. (Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode is also possible).
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+)) For more details about these modes, see the //Wireless Mode// tables on the [[basic-network|Network]] page.
 You are advised not to use Virtual Wireless interface(s) alongside a physical interface in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode. Nevertheless, it may still work properly. However, doing this is not possible in Media Bridge mode. Please also be aware that some routers can't pass IPv6 traffic in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode.((
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-For this guide, we will:
+ \\ For this HOWTO, we will:
-  * Call the network you want to expand the //primary router// network.
+  * Call the network you want to expand the "//primary router"// network.
-  * Call the router in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode the //secondary router//.
+  * Call the router in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode the "//secondary" router//.
   * Use 192.168.1.1 as the primary router address and 192.168.1.2 for the secondary router.
+  * Perform all steps on the secondary router, (the one you wish to use in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode).
-\\  **To set a Wireless Ethernet Bridge, follow these steps:**
+  - First, configure your PC with a static IP address in the same subnet as the secondary router (e.g., 192.168.1.33).\\
+  - Go to the //Network menu. //In the IP Address field in the LAN section, assign the router an address in the same subnet as the primary router, but outside the DHCP pool of your network. We will use 192.168.1.2. Uncheck the DHCP checkbox and click //OK//. Click **Save**. \\
-  - All steps are to be done on the secondary router, (the one you wish to use in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode). First, set your computer to use a static IP address in the same subnet as the secondary router (e.g., 192.168.1.33) \\
+  - Log on to the secondary router via 192.168.1.2. In the //Network menu, //set the settings of the interface that match the primary router Wifi network you want to bridge (i.e., 2.4GHz or 5GHz) with:
-  - Navigate to //Basic > Network//, then in the //IP Address// box of the //LAN// section, give the router an unused IP address in the same subnet as the primary router but outside of the DHCP range of your network. For this guide, we will use //192.168.1.2//. Then, uncheck the DHCP checkbox and click //OK//. Then **save** your settings!
-  - Now you will need to use //192.168.1.2// to access the secondary router. Navigate back to //Basic > Network// and set the settings of the interface that match the primary router Wifi network you want to bridge (i.e., 2.4GHz or 5GHz) with:
     * Wireless Mode: Wireless Ethernet Bridge
     * Wireless Network Mode: Auto

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