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wireless_ethernet_bridge [2022/09/07 09:39] – WET Mode: add info about GUI option Automatic IP m_arswireless_ethernet_bridge [2023/06/06 18:39] – -condense, bullet assumptions for example hogwild
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 ====== Wireless Ethernet Bridge Mode ====== ====== Wireless Ethernet Bridge Mode ======
  
-Wireless Ethernet Bridge is an easy way to expand your network without the need to run a long Ethernet cable between your devices. Wireless Ethernet Bridge is not available for all routers supporting FreshTomato, but there's Media Bridge that can serve as an alternative.(( +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.\\   +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 SDK7 ARM routers like the AC3200 / R8000 (Wireless Ethernet Bridge is not working/not possible).
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-While it is not recommended to use Virtual Wireless interface along side the physical interface set to Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode, it might still work whereas it is not possible in Media Bridge mode. An other important point is that some routers can't handle IPv6 traffic while in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode.((+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.((
 Wireless Ethernet Bridge allows only IPv4, except for SDK6 ARM dual-core routers will allow IPv6. Wireless Ethernet Bridge allows only IPv4, except for SDK6 ARM dual-core routers will allow IPv6.
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-For a practical purpose for this guide, let's call the network you want to expand the network of the //primary router// and let's call the router in Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode the //secondary router//. Also, for the purpose of this guide, let's use //192.168.1.1// as the primary router IP address and //192.168.1.2// for the secondary router.+For this guide, we will: 
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 +  * Call the network you want to expand the //primary router// network.  
 +  * 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.
  
 \\  **To set a Wireless Ethernet Bridge, follow these steps:** \\  **To set a Wireless Ethernet Bridge, follow these steps:**
  
-  - All the steps are to be done on the secondary router, which is the router you want 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)+  - 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) \\ 
   - 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!   - 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:   - 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_ethernet_bridge.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/18 22:28 by hogwild

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