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| As said above, the **LAN** interface must be set in a different subnet than the Wi-Fi network you are connecting to. In our example the Wi-Fi network we are connecting to is using **192.168.1.x** addresses, so we will need to change the IP address of the LAN interface first to **192.168.2.1** | As said above, the **LAN** interface must be set in a different subnet than the Wi-Fi network you are connecting to. In our example the Wi-Fi network we are connecting to is using **192.168.1.x** addresses, so we will need to change the IP address of the LAN interface first to **192.168.2.1** | ||
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| + | The **LAN** interface must be set in a different subnet than the Wi-Fi network you are connecting to. | ||
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| + | * Do NOT wire the router to your main router. | ||
| + | * Reset the router to return to default openwrt settings. | ||
| + | * Connect a computer to a LAN port and log into LuCI web UI at 192.168.1.1. | ||
| + | * Set **LAN protocol** as **static address** (default setting) | ||
| + | * Assign an IP address in a **different** subnet (e.g. 192.168.2.1). Click Save. | ||
| + | * Click **Save and Apply**. | ||
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| + | We will now set up the client Wi-Fi network, the configuration needed to connect to another Wi-Fi network.\\ | ||
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| + | Once you are logged into the router, | ||
| + | * go in the wireless networks page, and click on **Scan** button. | ||
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| + | * Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to from the page and click "Join Network" | ||
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| - | We will now set up the client Wi-Fi network, the configuration needed to connect to another Wi-Fi network.\\ Once you are connected again to the Wi-Fi extender, go in the wireless networks page, and click on **Scan** button. | ||
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| + | * Enter the wifi password. | ||
| + | * The firewall zone should already be set to wan/wan6 (default). | ||
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| + | * If there is no *wan* firewall zone you need to create it, don't save the Wi-Fi configuration. | ||
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| - | {{: | + | You will land in the client Wi-Fi settings page. Edit as required.\\ |
| + | The most important settings are on the **Operating Frequency** line.\\ | ||
| + | * Set the **Mode** to **Legacy** if you are connecting to a Wi-Fi g network, or **N** if you are connecting to a Wi-Fi n (and so on).\\ | ||
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| + | * Do **NOT** change the wifi channel number ! | ||
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| + | Press **Save** \\ | ||
| + | Press **Save & Apply**. \\ | ||
| + | Configuration is now complete. | ||
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| + | This is the final result. Note how the client network has a ? instead of a IP address. \\ | ||
| + | The wwan IP address is only visible in the Network Interfaces page. | ||
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| + | :!: This step should not be necessary if you had reset the router to OpenWrt defaults. | ||
| + | * Click on Network and then on Firewall, then click on the Add button, and set up the new zone as you see in the following screenshot (which is a default wan firewall interface), | ||
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| + | After you have done this, go back and repeat the other steps to add and save the Wi-Fi connection. | ||
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| ===== Command-line instructions ===== | ===== Command-line instructions ===== | ||