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How to Con(gure WDS Bridging on TP-Link

Dual Band Routers (green UI)
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Updated 06-29-2022 01:58:47 AM

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A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the wireless interconnection of
access points in a wireless network. It allows a router’s wireless network to be expanded using
multiple access points without the need for a wire to connect them, as is traditionally required.

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 Note:

1. LAN IP of extended router should be diZerent but in the same subnet of the root router;

2. The DHCP Server on extended router should be disabled;

3. WDS bridging only requires the WDS setting on either the root router or the extended router,
on either 2.4GHz or 5GHz; No need to setup this up on both sides or bands.

Please follow this guide to setup the WDS bridging:

Step 1:

Open the web browser and type in http://tplinkwi(.net or the IP of the router (Default it is
192.168.0.1 / 192.168.1.1) to login the Web Management Page of the extended router. The
username and password are both "admin". If you are not sure about how to do this, please click
here
here.

Step 2:
Go to Network -> LAN and change the LAN IP to a diZerent IP address but still in the same
subnet as the root router. Save the setting and reboot the extended router.

Step 3:

Log into the web page with new IP Address. Go to Wireless 2.4GHz -> Wireless Settings
Settings..
Check Enable WDS Bridging
Bridging.. Then the page will show like below.

Note: Here we use 2.4GHz wireless network as an example, if you want to WDS bridging the 5GHz
wireless network, please go to Wireless 5GHz accordingly.

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 Step 4:
Click Survey
Survey. On the pop-up window, (nd the SSID of your root router and click Connect
Connect.

Step 5:
The root router’s SSID and BSSID have been (lled automatically. Then please con(gure the security
settings (Key
Key type and Password
Password) to match the ones on the root router.

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 Click Save button, then a window will pop out to inform you to change the channel. Click OK
OK, it will
change automatically. Please do NOT reboot the router.

Step 6:
Go to DHCP
DHCP-> DHCP Settings page. Select Disable DHCP Server, and click Save button and
reboot the router.

Step 7:
All settings required by WDS function is completed. You can make a simple check by the Ping
utility. If the ping proceeds successfully (which means the WDS performs properly), you will see

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 the similar screen as below: (in this example, 192.168.0.1 is the IP address of the root router)

If you want to customize the wireless network please go to Wireless and use a diZerent SSID
from your root router.

Get to know more details of each function and con(guration please go to Download
Center to download the manual of your product.

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