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Scenario
You have an existing ISP supplied Router/Modem which is already set-up to provide WiFi to the household. Unfortunately, You cannot load Gargoyle directly onto the existing Router/Modem. You want to introduce a Gargoyle Router because it is awesome.
Objective
Introduce a new Gargoyle Router into an existing Household network.
Approach
Going forward, the most simple setup will see the Gargoyle router doing pretty much everything and the existing ISP supplied Router/Modem demoted to simple modem duties.
Prepare a Gargoyle Router
Reconfigure existing Modem/Router
To Bridge or not to Bridge, that is the question!
If you are configuring an ADSL modem then it is preferable (if possible) to put the modem into bridge mode; which in effect, will connect Gargoyle directly to your ISP.
Otherwise, set the Modem LAN IP Address to 192.168.2.1
Physical Connections
Connect the Modem LAN port to the Gargoyle WAN port.
Configure Gargoyle
Gargoyle - Connection - Basic
| To Bridge | or | not to Bridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet / WAN | Internet / WAN | |||
| Connect Via: | PPPoE (Wired) | Connect Via: | Static IP (Wired) | |
| User Name: | from ISP | Static IP: | 192.168.2.2 | |
| Password: | from ISP | Subnet Mask: | 255.255.255.0 | |
| Reconnect Mode: | Keep Alive | Gateway : | 192.168.2.1 | |
| Local Network / LAN | |
|---|---|
| Router IP: | 192.168.1.1 |
| Subnet Mask: | 255.255.255.0 |
| DNS Servers: | Default DNS Servers Specified by ISP |
From here you can setup other features as required (such as WiFi).
