How routers make Switches

Routers when the switch is mainly for the following settings, we use the most users of the Tp-link router as an example, for you to introduce, other brand routers similar to this. Steps are as follows

One: first login to the router management interface

Enter the default router login address in the browser, the general default is 192.168.1.1, if not please see the router shell in the nameplate, if there are questions please read:?, then you will understand how to log in to the router.

Second: After entering the router management interface, select the left menu bar "dhcp server" → "DHCP service", select Do not enable "DHCP server", and then save

Third: In the left-hand menu bar, select the "Network Parameters" →lan port settings, the LAN port IP address to: 192.168.1.254 or other IP address as long as not with other computer local IP address conflict, we suggest that the unified change to 192.168.1.254 better

Four: The above settings, the basic router can be used as a switch, but the need to note that the router's WAN port is not available, the other four ports can be as a switch port.

After the above four steps easy to use the router as a switch, many friends may find that, in fact, routers do not set, as long as the use of WAN ports, LAN port can also be used as a switch, but some routers if not through the above settings will cause network instability or occasional drop of the situation occurs, So if you really want to use the router as a switch, simply set, let the exchange more stable or very necessary, if the future will be used as a router, restore the settings can be