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the router in bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console or Blu-ray player, and
use its 802.11ac WiFi connection to the first router.
To set up the router in bridge mode:
1. Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this router will connect.
You must know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and operating
frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
2. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
4. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Router/ AP / Bridge Mode.
The Router / AP / Bridge Mode page displays.
6. Select Bridge Mode.
The page adjusts.
7. Click the Setup bridge mode wireless settings button.
The Wireless Settings window opens.
8. Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect:
a. Select a wireless network from the menu:
• Wireless Networks (2.4GHz b/g/n/ax)
• Wireless Networks (5GHz a/n/ac/ax)
For 802.11ac or 802.11ax mode, select 5 GHz.
b. In the Name (SSID) file, enter the wireless network name (SSID).
c. In the Security Options section, select a radio button.
d. If the Password (Network Key) field displays, type the WiFi password (network
key) that you use to connect wirelessly to the other router.
9. Click the Apply button.
The settings for the other router are saved and the Router / AP / Bridge Mode page
displays.
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