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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: djc6535 on August 27, 2014, 12:20:38 am

Title: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: djc6535 on August 27, 2014, 12:20:38 am

I asked to make sure I could do this before I backed the Almond+, which is why I got 3 of the suckers :)  But I can't figure out how to set the thing up as a wireless bridge. 

Basically I want to have my Almond+ connect to an existing wireless network, and bridge that network out to devices that are connected via ethernet.  How do I do that?

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: LGNilsson on August 27, 2014, 01:16:00 am

Did you update for firmware R065?
If that's done, please use the Range Extender feature for the one that'll be the bridge.
The Ethernet ports will be bridged automagically.  ;)

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: josephjaramillo on August 28, 2014, 12:27:11 am

Quote from: Lars on August 27, 2014, 01:16:00 am

Did you update for firmware R065?
If that's done, please use the Range Extender feature for the one that'll be the bridge.
The Ethernet ports will be bridged automagically.  ;)

Is it possible to disable wireless clients on the Almond+ when in Repeater Mode? I want to use it as a strictly wireless to ethernet bridge.

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: LGNilsson on August 28, 2014, 08:54:41 am

Not at the moment, no.

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: josephjaramillo on August 28, 2014, 12:20:28 pm

Quote from: Lars on August 28, 2014, 08:54:41 am

Not at the moment, no.

Is that something being worked on? Seems like a fairly commonplace feature these days.

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: Essoh on August 28, 2014, 01:22:04 pm

I don't know if I understand properly but maybe this can help as a solution:

- You can hide the 2.4 and 5 Ghz wifi so that no wireless device will connect to Almond+ in range extender mode. Only Ethernet devices will connect.
 
From the LCD: Wireless->Advanced Settings->Hide

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: LGNilsson on August 29, 2014, 10:37:05 am

Well, even easier, go into Wireless, Advanced and turn off the radio you're not using, then hide the other one.
It's not a perfect the solution, but I don't think we're planning on doing anything specific about the mode you want for now anyhow.

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: dbuttke on June 14, 2015, 09:07:06 pm

Would love to see this bridge mode enabled.
I want to see a way to use my cell phone (to tether to of course) as a backup internet connection.

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: beers on June 16, 2015, 12:13:04 am

Any chance on working on bridge mode without the wireless repeater portion?  It really seems like the bridge performance would be a whole lot better without the unit trying to rebroadcast all of the LAN data over the same SSID/frequency again..

Title: Re: How do I set up my Almond + as a wireless bridge?
Post by: outbackrob on August 24, 2015, 02:49:51 pm

Quote from: beers on June 16, 2015, 12:13:04 am

Any chance on working on bridge mode without the wireless repeater portion?  It really seems like the bridge performance would be a whole lot better without the unit trying to rebroadcast all of the LAN data over the same SSID/frequency again..

Add another to those who want a wireless bridge mode!!  Been doing it with an ASUS to an Almond+, but cannot do it with another Almond+.

PLEASE!  This is pretty standard stuff.