TP-WR842N Router Wireless bridge does not succeed how to do

unsuccessful solution of wireless bridging in tp-wr842n router

The wireless router is set up WDS Bridge, not on the network, login to the management interface of the router, in the running state >> wireless status, WDS status continuously display scanning, initialization, association, etc., indicating that wireless WDS bridge is not successful or unstable, as shown in the following figure:

First step, confirm the main router wireless parameters

When setting up a wireless WDS bridge, selecting an incorrect encryption type or entering a key error can result in the failure of the WDS bridge to succeed.

WORKAROUND: When you set up WDS, verify the encryption mode of the primary router and the wireless password. In the sub-router WDS bridging setting, select the correct key type and enter the same wireless password as the primary route.

Step two, turn off wireless MAC address filtering

The main router, such as wireless MAC address filtering, allows the MAC address in the list without a secondary route, which can cause the WDS bridge to fail, as shown in the following illustration:

Workaround: Turn off the wireless MAC address filtering on the main router or add the Mac of the secondary router to the filter list.

Sub-route MAC address Query method: Login to the secondary router's interface, in the running state >> wireless status can be viewed to the Mac, as shown in the following figure:

Step three, check the signal strength of the main router

If the primary router's wireless signal is too weak, WDS may also be unsuccessful or unstable.

Workaround: Adjust the distance between the secondary router and the main router, the signal strength of the main router is at least 20dB or above.

Step fourth, replace bridge settings

If all of these operations are checked, bridging is unsuccessful, it is recommended that you replace the bridging settings, first turn off the sub-router WDS, and then open the main router's WDS Scan bridge router signal to test whether the bridge succeeds. The other settings in the secondary router are consistent with the document.

After replacing the bridge settings, if the problem is still unresolved, it is recommended to record the main, secondary router product model and hardware version, call the manufacturer to obtain technical support.

Note: Bridging between two routers allows only the WDS feature of one of the routers to be turned on.