Success: wifi repeater with TP-LINK WR741ND v.16

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restpeace
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Success: wifi repeater with TP-LINK WR741ND v.16

Post by restpeace »

Hello I wanted to point my working configuration with router TP-LINK WR741ND vers. 1.6.
I wanted to make a wifi repeater as follows: only wifi connection without Ethernet cable to the main router, to provide internet access for devices connected to the TP-LINK via Wifi and cable.
After installing the latest version of Gargoyle (gargoyle_1.9.0-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr741nd-v1.bin) in router firmware, i connect to the router TP-LINK cable to the computer (because the WiFi signal of TP-LINK is initially off), having previously disconnected the LAN cable connecting the computer the main router (this is important to the main router has IP 192.168.1.1 and the TP-Link has the same IP, so there was a conflict of IP).
I changed the "IP router" of TP-LINK 192.168.1.100 and restart the router.
At this point I am connected to 192.168.1.100 to enter the TP-LINK and Connection-> Basic I set:

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[b]Device Configuration[/b]
    Configure Device As:  Gateway (Default) 
[b]Internet / WAN[/b]
    Connect Via: DHCP Wireless
    Current IP:192.168.1.xxx
    Wan Ethernet Port: Disable
[b]Local Network / LAN[/b]
    Router IP: 192.168.1.100
    Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
    DNS Servers: : Default DNS Servers Specified by ISP
[b]Wireless[/b]
    Wireless Mode: Cient+AP
    Operation Mode: N+G+B
    ------
    SSID to Join:  •••••••••••       (your main router SSID)
    Wireless Channel: 1
    Encryption: WPA2-PSK
    Password: •••••••••••            (your main router password)
    ------
    Access Point SSID: TP-AP-XXX   (set the SSID of repeater)
    Wireless Channel: 1                (same of main router)
    Encryption: WPA2-PSK            
    Password: •••••••••••            (set the wifi password of repeater)
    Broadcast SSID: Enabled
I click "Save Changes" and after restart the router, in Connection-> DHCP i set:

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Lan CHP Server Enabled (Checked) 
DHCP range: 
    Start: 192.168.1. 101
     End: 192.168.1.255
The repeater now works successfully.
I also successfully activated the Dynamic DNS freedns.afraid.org with these parameters

Service provider: freedns.afraid.org
Domain Name: ........... (your free domain)
User Name: ........... (user name for freedns.afraid.org)
Password: ........... (password for freedns.afraid.org)

I noticed there are two separate networks, insulated from one another: the one with the devices connected to the main router and the devices connected to the TP-LINK, but for my current needs is not a problem.

alx0101
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Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2015 12:40 am

Re: Success: wifi repeater with TP-LINK WR741ND v.16

Post by alx0101 »

restpeace wrote: I noticed there are two separate networks, insulated from one another: the one with the devices connected to the main router and the devices connected to the TP-LINK, but for my current needs is not a problem.
So this is the same as just setting up as GATEWAY with connect via DHCPor Static Wireless mode (two diff subnets).

However on gateway mode at least the secondary subnet can reach any of the primary subnet hosts.

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