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--- switch_or_ap_mode [2026/07/27 17:06] – [Configure the router as a switch] hogwild
+++ switch_or_ap_mode [2026/07/27 17:39] (current) – [Configure Access Point mode] -format hogwild
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 ====== Use a router as a switch or Access Point ======
-Turning your FreshTomato router into a switch or Access Point (AP) is easy. The difference between using your router as a switch and using it as an Access Point involves making use of only the wireless interfaces while using it as a switch. In other words, first configure the router as a switch, then enable access point functionality in the /Basic/[[basic-network|Network]] menu.
+Turning your FreshTomato router into a switch or Access Point (AP) is easy. The difference between using the router as a switch and using it as an Access Point involves making use of only the wireless interfaces while using it as a switch. In other words, first configure the router as a switch, then enable access point functionality in the /Basic/[[basic-network|Network]] menu.
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  \\
-  * Set the "Type" setting to "Disable" for each WAN.
+  - Set the "Type" setting to "Disable" for each WAN. \\ \\
-  * In the "LAN" section, assign the router an IP address \\ in the same subnet as the gateway router and\\ outside the DHCP range (e.g. 192.168.1.2).
+  - In the "LAN" section, assign the router an IP address \\ in the same subnet as the gateway router and\\ outside the DHCP range (e.g. 192.168.1.2). \\ \\
-  * Uncheck "DHCP" to disable it for all WANs.
+  - Uncheck "DHCP" to disable it for all WANs. \\ \\
-  * Set the gateway and DNS addresses to match \\ the address of the gateway router. Here: 192.168.1.1.
+  - Set the gateway and DNS addresses to match \\ the address of the gateway router. Here: 192.168.1.1.
  \\
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 Now, in the /Advanced/[[advanced-vlan|VLAN]] menu:
-  * Add WAN port to LAN
+ \\
-    * \\
-Connect an Ethernet cable to any LAN port on each router. This will create a LAN-to-LAN connection. On the router acting as a switch, you can connect the cable to the WAN port, if that port has as been reassigned to the LAN bridge.
+  * Add the WAN port to the LAN FIXME
+\\ \\
+Next, connect an Ethernet cable to any LAN port on each router. This will create a LAN-to-LAN connection. On the router acting as a switch, you can connect the cable to the WAN port, but only if that port has been reassigned to the LAN bridge.
+ \\
-On both routers, make sure every port is assigned to the same bridge (e.g. "br0") in the /Advanced/[[advanced-vlan|VLAN]] menu.
+Finally, on both routers, check that every port is assigned to the same bridge (e.g. "br0") in the /Advanced/[[advanced-vlan|VLAN]] menu. <FIXME
  \\
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 ===== Configure Access Point mode =====
-First, configure your router as a switch using the instructions above. Then, in the /Basic/Network menu, simply add an Access Point as you normally would. Additional APs can be added as virtual interfaces in the /Advanced/Virtual Wireless menu. Ensure all ports and all wireless interfaces are assigned to the same bridge (e.g. br0) in /Advanced/VLAN menu.
+  - Follow the steps above to configure the router as a switch. \\ \\
+  - Next, in the /Basic/[[basic-network|Network]] menu, simply add an Access Point \\ as you normally would. FIXME \\ \\ Additional APs can be added as virtual interfaces in the \\ /Advanced/[[virtual_wireless|Virtual Wireless]] menu. Ensure all ports and all \\ wireless interfaces are assigned to the same bridge (e.g. br0) \\ in  the /Advanced/[[advanced-vlan|VLAN]] menu.
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