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| switch_or_ap_mode [2026/07/27 17:16] – [Configure the router as a switch] -Formatting, use numbered, add LFs between bullets 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 ====== | ====== 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 / | + | 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 / |
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| * Add the WAN port to the LAN FIXME | * 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. | + | \\ \\ |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| - | On both routers, check that every port is assigned to the same bridge (e.g. " | + | Finally, on both routers, check that every port is assigned to the same bridge (e.g. " |
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| ===== Configure Access Point mode ===== | ===== Configure Access Point mode ===== | ||
| - | First, | + | - Follow the steps above to configure the router as a switch. |
| + | - Next, in the / | ||
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