tl-wr886n (V2-V3) How to set up a wireless bridge

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge introduction

The tl-wr886n routers currently have V2.0, V3.0, V4.0, V5.0 versions, where the V2.0 and V3.0 versions of the tl-wr886n router have the same wireless bridging.

To view the version number of the tl-wr886n router

You can find the Ver (that is, version/version) in the serial number column on the bottom tab of the TL-WR886N router to mark the hardware version of tl-wr886n. The following figure

To view the hardware version of the Tp-link router

Important Notes

(1), please ensure that your original network has, a wireless router can be normal access to the Internet, including wireless network can be used normally.

(2), in order to introduce the convenience of the tutorial, this article in the original can be used to access the wireless router, called the main router; another tl-wr886n router, called a secondary router.

tl-wr886n Wireless Bridge topology map

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge first step, confirm main Router wireless parameter

Select the wireless wifi name, wireless password, and wireless channel on the original primary router, as shown in the following illustration in this example

Record the wireless parameters of the primary router

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge second step, modify the secondary router LAN port IP address

In the TL-WR886N v2-v3 Router Settings page, click "Network Parameters"--> "LAN port Settings"--> then modify the "IP address"--> Click "Save", as shown in the following figure

Modifying the secondary router (tl-wr886n) LAN Port IP address

Modification Notes

If the LAN port IP address of the primary router is 192.168.1.1, then the LAN port IP address of the tl-wdr5600 router can be modified to any one of the 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.254 ranges, such as 192.168.1.3, 192.168.1.4 and so on.

If the LAN port IP address of the primary router is 192.168.0.1, then the LAN port IP address of the tl-wdr5600 router can be modified to any one of the 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254 ranges, such as 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.4 and so on.

Pay attention to the problem

After modifying the LAN port IP address of the tl-wr886n router, you need to enter the modified IP address in the browser before you can reopen the settings interface; In this case, you need to enter 192.168.1.2 To reopen the TL-WR886N settings page.

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge third step, set tl-wr886n bridge

1, open the WDS bridge

Using the modified IP address login tl-wr886n management interface, click the "Wireless Settings"--> "Wireless basic Settings"--> settings and the main router the same "SSID number", "channel"--> check "open WDS"--> click "Scan."

Turn on wireless bridging on tl-wr886n

2, select the main router signal

In the Scan results page, locate the wireless signal name for the primary router (Zhangsan in this case), and then tap Connect.

In the scan results, locate the wireless signal for the primary router and connect

3, fill in the wireless password

In the key option, fill in the wireless WiFi password--> for the main router and click "Save".

Fill in the main router wireless password

4. Set up the wireless password of the auxiliary router

Click "Wireless Settings"--> "Wireless security Settings"--> Select the same encryption method as the main router--> set the same wireless password in "PSK password" as the main router--> click "Save".

Set the wireless password for the secondary router (tl-wr886n)

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge Fourth step, turn off the secondary router DHCP server

Click "DHCP Server"--> "DHCP service"--> "DHCP server" to choose not to enable--> click "Save".

To turn off the DHCP server for the secondary router (tl-wr886n)

Pay attention to the problem

A reboot is required after the DHCP server for the secondary router (tl-wr886n) is closed. Restart the method click "System Tools"--> "Restart the router"--> click "Restart Router."

Puling tl-wr886n (V2-V3) set up wireless bridge Fifth step, check the bridge is successful

Once the tl-wr886n reboot is complete, log back on to the Settings page--> click "Run Status"--> observe the WDS status under the Wireless Status option. If the WDS status display succeeds, the tl-wr886n wireless bridge setting is successful.

Tp-link tl-wr886n Wireless Bridge Setup succeeded