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Ok, first of all, upgrade your DD-WRT router to the latest version since mine is the latest one. Second, you have to set your router to its factory defaults. To do that, either press the reset button on the router for 30 seconds or…

1. Go to your router’s settings (192.168.1.2 or whatever you set the router’s ip in).
2. Click on Administration.
3. Click on Factory Defaults
4. Click “yes”
5. Click Apply Settings

After that, wait for about 1 minute. Then connect to your router either wirelessly or wired. Go to your web browser and type in 192.168.1.1. If you can’t access the router, you might have to unplug and plug the router (it happens on mines).

NOTE: Do not go right ahead on setting the router to Wireless Bridge since it often doesn’t work the first try.

1st Part

1. Set your router’s username and password and go to Setup->Basic Setup
2. Set “STP” in “WAN Connection type” to Disabled
3. Edit “Router Name” to you preference.
4. Set the “Local IP Address” into something like 192.168.1.8 as long as it’s not the same as the Primary router.
5. Set the “Gateway” to match with the Primary router.
6. Check the tick box “Assign WAN port to Switch”
7. Scroll down and Disable “DHCP Server”
8. SAVE

2nd Part

1. Go to “Security” Tab
2. Uncheck all the boxes in “Additional Filters”.
3. SAVE

3rd Part

1. Go to “Wireless” Tab
2. Set “Wireless Mode” into “Client Bridge”
3. Set “Wireless Network Name (SSID)” so it matches your Primary router
4. Set “Wireless Channel” so it matches your Primary Router.
5. Set “Wireless SSID Broadcast” to Disabled
6. Set “Network Configuration” to Bridged
7. SAVE

4th Part

1. While still in the “Wireless” tab, click on “Wireless Security” mini-tab (whatever you call it)
2. Capture(wpa.secmode)Set the “Security Mode” so it matches the Primary router
3. Capture(wpa.algorithms)Set “WPA Algorithms” so it matches the Primary Router.
4. Set the “Passphrase” or “WPA Shared Key” (Depending on your primary router’s WPA Algorithm) so it matches your Primary router.
5. SAVE

5th Part

1. While still in the “Wireless” tab, click on “Advanced Settings” mini-tab
2. Set the “Authentication Type” to “Shared Key”
3. *OPTIONAL* To improve wireless signal between your secondary router and Primary router, scroll down and set “TX Power” to 100 or 105.

*CAUTION*: Setting it to the highest will potentially damage your router!

     4. SAVE

6th Part

1. Go to “Status” Tab
2. Go to “Wireless” mini-tab
3. Scroll Down and select “Site Survey”
4. Find your Primary Router’s name on the list and click “Join”
5. Click Apply

Finally the Last Part

1. Go to “Administration” Tab
2. Scroll all the way down and click “Apply Settings”
3. Wait for 1 minute for your router to set-up all the things we did.
4. Go to your DD-WRT settings page
5. Go to “Administration” Tab again
6. Go to “Backup” mini-tab
7. Click on “Backup”
8. Save this file somewhere safe and sound in your computer
9. Test your internet connection while making sure that your ONLY connected to you DD-WRT Powered Router
10. If it WORKS, Enjoy your Client Bridge! IF IT DOESN’T, DO A FACTORY DEFAULT AGAIN AND DO THIS AGAIN. IF IT STILL DOESN’T WORK, CHECK YOUR PRIMARY ROUTER’S SETTINGS.

A Client Bridge won’t allow you to connect Wireless Devices to it. A Wireless Bridge will allow you to do so though. So here are the directions to set-up that Wireless Bridge.

1st Part

1. Go to your DD-WRT router settings page
2. Go to “Wireless” tab.
3. Set “Wireless Mode” to “Repeater Bridge”
4. Set “Wireless SSID Broadcast” to “Enabled”
5. SAVE
6. Under Virtual Interfaces, Click “ADD”
7. Set “Wireless Network Name (SSID)” to something different from your Primary Router.
8. Set “Wireless SSID Broadcast” to “Enabled”
9. APPLY SETTINGS

2nd Part

1. While still in “Wireless” tab, go to “Wireless Security” mini-tab
2. Make sure BOTH of the “routers” settings are matching since we set the Authentication type to Shared Key if you want to know why.
3. APPLY SETTINGS

Last Part

1. Go to “Status” tab
2. Go to “Wireless” mini-tab
3. Scroll down and click “Site Survey”
4. Find your router’s name and click “Join”
5. Click “Apply”
6. TEST YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION WIRELESSLY (often find wired connection will work)
7. If it works, ENJOY YOUR ROUTER!!! IF IT DOESN’T, RESTORE YOUR ROUTER WITH THE BACKUP YOU MADE EARLIER AND DO THIS AGAIN!

*OPTIONAL*: Backup your settings.