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| ====== OpenWrt as client device ====== | ====== OpenWrt as client device ====== | ||
| + | See also: | ||
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| OpenWrt will provide additional functions for the network (for example, you just want to use the Wi-Fi network it provides, or the device is a NAS serving files over the network, or a mini-server offering whatever other service). | OpenWrt will provide additional functions for the network (for example, you just want to use the Wi-Fi network it provides, or the device is a NAS serving files over the network, or a mini-server offering whatever other service). | ||
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| * The device' | * The device' | ||
| - | ===== Web interface ===== | + | ===== Web interface |
| - Click on **Network** -> **Interfaces**, | - Click on **Network** -> **Interfaces**, | ||
| - In **General Setup** tab, in **Protocol**, | - In **General Setup** tab, in **Protocol**, | ||
| - | - In **IPv4 address** write the new static address of this device, if your old router' | + | - In **IPv4 address** write the new static address of this device, if your old router' |
| - In **IPv4 Netmask** select the same netmask as set in your old router' | - In **IPv4 Netmask** select the same netmask as set in your old router' | ||
| - In **IPv4 gateway** write the address of the gateway, the device that allows internet access in your local network. In most home networks, the old router is the gateway too, and its default address is 192.168.1.1. | - In **IPv4 gateway** write the address of the gateway, the device that allows internet access in your local network. In most home networks, the old router is the gateway too, and its default address is 192.168.1.1. | ||
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| - When you are done, click on **Save & Apply** button at the end of the page. This will change the network configuration of the device, and will now be accessible at the IP you set above (or at an unknown dynamic IP if you used " | - When you are done, click on **Save & Apply** button at the end of the page. This will change the network configuration of the device, and will now be accessible at the IP you set above (or at an unknown dynamic IP if you used " | ||
| - | ===== Command-line | + | ===== Command-line |
| - | To make the same we just did with Luci webinterface above, see above for more detailed explanation of the steps: | + | Configure |
| - | - Type '' | + | |
| - | - Type '' | + | <code bash> |
| - | - Type '' | + | uci set network.lan.proto=" |
| - | - Type '' | + | uci set network.lan.ipaddr=" |
| - | - The ssh session will not work anymore because the device has changed address, this is normal. | + | uci set network.lan.netmask=" |
| - | - Now you can connect the network | + | uci set network.lan.gateway=" |
| - | - Connect again to the device at its new address as defined above. | + | uci set network.lan.dns=" |
| + | uci commit network | ||
| + | /etc/init.d/network restart | ||
| + | </ | ||
| - | See also: [[docs: | + | Note that changing the IP address causes the SSH session |
| + | Now you can connect the network cable from the device's LAN port to your existing network, the other router' | ||