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| ==== Create Relay Interface ==== | ==== Create Relay Interface ==== | ||
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| - | To add the relayd interface that will join/bridge the **lan** and **wwan** interfaces.\\ | + | * Go to **Network -> Interfaces** |
| - | * Go in the **Interfaces** | + | * Click on **Add New Interface** |
| - | * Click on **Add New Interface**. | + | |
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| * Click **Create Interface** | * Click **Create Interface** | ||
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| - | \\ | + | * Enter the IP address assigned to the '' |
| - | | + | * Select both **lan** and **wwan** in the **Relay between networks** list. |
| - | * Select both **lan** and **wwan** in the **Relay between networks** list. | + | |
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| * Click **Save**. | * Click **Save**. | ||
| * Click **Save & Apply**. | * Click **Save & Apply**. | ||
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| * After you have completed above steps, reboot the router. | * After you have completed above steps, reboot the router. | ||
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| - | When the Wifi bridge is powered up, your computer should acquire DHCP IP address from your main router. \\ | + | \\ {{media: |
| - | The Wifi bridge can be managed through its static wwan IP address (eg. 192.168.1.30) \\ | + | |
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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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| ==== Enable the AP ==== | ==== Enable the AP ==== | ||
| Enable and configure the Wi-Fi extender to be an access point for local devices. | Enable and configure the Wi-Fi extender to be an access point for local devices. | ||
| - | * Navigate | + | * Go to **Network -> Wireless** |
| - | * Click **Edit** button for the network | + | * Click **Edit** button for any item with **Mode: Master**. (Don't edit your Client connection to the main router.) |
| - | * **Enable** the wireless network in the Interface Configuration and make sure the **Operating frequency** matches | + | * In the Interface Configuration |
| - | * In the Interface Configuration section, configure SSID, security | + | * If you are configuring the same radio that also serves as the client connection to the main router, ensure |
| - | * Click Save and Save & Apply. | + | * Click **Save** |
| - | \\ | + | * **Enable** |
| + | * You might edit/enable other radios (for example, enabling both the b/g/n and n/ac/ax/etc. radios) | ||
| + | * Click **Save & Apply**. | ||
| - | ==== Check Firewall zones ==== | + | ==== You're Done - More Testing |
| - | :!: The following part of the configuration | + | After configuring |
| + | and connect to the newly-configured Wi-Fi. | ||
| + | Your computer | ||
| + | The Wi-Fi extender can be managed through its static | ||
| + | The **Status -> Overview** window (image below) shows the final result. | ||
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| + | The client Wi-Fi has a ? in the **Host** column instead of a IP address | ||
| + | because its '' | ||
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| - | Under the **Network** tab, click on the **Firewall** tab. Under **Zones**, change the forwarding for **lan** and **wwan** to **accept** | + | |
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| - | :!: if you are doing this with a device that has a single radio, both Wi-Fi networks will stay on the same channel, and total bandwidth will be halved as the same radio is used for 2 different Wi-Fi networks. | + | |
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| ===== Setup with CLI ===== | ===== Setup with CLI ===== | ||
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| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
| - | ==== Accessing the OpenWrt device | + | ==== Accessing the Extender |
| - | If you find the OpenWrt device | + | If you find the Wi-Fi extender |
| (The alternative is tedious: It is possible to access the OpenWrt box via its '' | (The alternative is tedious: It is possible to access the OpenWrt box via its '' | ||
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| + | ==== Check Firewall zones ==== | ||
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| + | :!: The following part of the configuration should not be necessary (already default options or changed automatically), | ||
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| ==== Adding IPv6 support ==== | ==== Adding IPv6 support ==== | ||