RUTOS relay / Wi-Fi extender / repeater / bridge configuration: Difference between revisions

If you're having trouble finding this page or some of the parameters described here on your device's WebUI, you should '''turn on "Advanced WebUI" mode'''. You can do that by clicking the "Basic" button under "Mode", which is located at the top-right corner of the WebUI.  

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A WiFi Access Point (AP) and DHCP Server are enabled by default on RUTxxx routers, but if you wish to make changes, you can find the configuration pages for the services by logging in to the router's WebUI and visiting the '''Network → Interfaces''' click [[File:Networking rutx manual edit button v1.png]] '''Edit''' button on the right side of interface for DHCP settings.

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Got to '''Network → Wireless''' section and click [[File:Networking rutx manual edit button v1.png]] '''Edit''' button on the right side of wireless network for WiFi settings.

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*Enable Relay and disable DHCP Server

*To set up WiFi WAN, login to the router's WebUI and navigate to the Network section found the Wireless tab by side ('''Network → Wireless'''):

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*You again will be redirected to following window, where you will need to enter '''WPA passphrase''' or other security password depending on AP that you are connecting to, name yours network (it will be name of your wireless WAN interface) and assign firewall rule.

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*Configuration for both DHCP and Relay takes place in the ''Interfaces'' section of the router's ''WebUI''. Login and navigate to the ''Interfaces'' section which is located by side of Network tab ('''Network → Interfaces''') and click [[File:Networking rutx manual edit button v1.png]] '''Edit''' button:

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*After you clicked '''Edit''' button settings window will appear. Above LAN interface settings section you will see '''DHCP server''' settings section, where you will be available to '''disable''' DHCP server:

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*After you disable DHCP server, scroll down until you will see '''Relay configuration''' section. Enable '''Relay''' and select interface:

'''NOTE''': In this case scenario we choose interface named ''Access_Point'', because we named wireless network to wich we connect as client as ''Access_Point''.

If you've taken all of the steps described above, the configuration is done. But as with any other configuration, it is always wise to test the set up in order to make sure that it works properly. To test this particular set up, login to any of the routers go to '''Services → CLI'''. Login with user name: '''root''' and the router's admin password. You should then be able to '''ping''' the other router or any of the end devices that you have connected to either of the two router's. To execute a ping command, type '''ping <devices_ip>''' into the console and press the Enter key:  

If you've taken all of the steps described above, the RUT2 relay configuration is done. Since there is a DHCP server running, there is one change that should be done in RUT1 LAN settings. Navigate to '''Network → Interfaces → LAN''' and click the [[File:Networking rutx manual edit button v1.png]] '''Edit''' button.

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After you have clicked the '''Edit''' button, the settings window will appear. In the '''General Settings''' section click on '''Protocol''' and select '''DHCP''' from the list. Press '''Save & Apply'''.

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