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...turning a Linksys into a Hotspot |
NOTICE: PUTTING ANY THIRD PARTY FIRMWARE ON YOUR LINKSYS DEVICE
WILL VOID THE ORIGINAL LINKSYS WARRANTY. SOFTWARE FOUND HERE COMES WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY OR FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CAN ONLY BE USED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
WDS - Wireless Distribution System
Here are the settings used to get WDS running with 2 Linksys routers. Router
with name WDS-1 is the primary router and is connected to the Internet via
the WAN. WDS-2 is the remote Linksys with no WAN connection.
Router configurations as set in the web-based interface:
WDS-1
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System
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System Settings & Administration
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| Host Name: | WDS-1 |
| boot_wait: | Enabled |
| WAN SSH Access: | Enabled |
| WAN Web Access: | Enabled |
| HotSpot LAN Access: | Enabled |
Installed Software
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Click on Update package list link
Install package wl
Install package nas
Install package chillispot |
Network
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LAN
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| IP Address: | 10.1.1.1 |
| Netmask: | 255.255.0.0 |
| Default Gateway: | |
DHCP
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| LAN DHCP Services: | Enabled |
WAN
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Wireless
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| Wireless Interface: | Enabled |
| ESSID Broadcast: | Show |
| ESSID: | PicoSpot |
| Channel: | 6 |
| Mode: | Access Point |
(the exact settings are not important, only that WDS-2 has
the exact settings as WDS-1 if you are using encryption,
otherwise you can have different ESSIDs)
Advanced Wireless
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Add the MAC address of the wireless interface of WDS-2
to the WDS Connections list (the wireless MAC address
can be found in Status / Wireless after
the label Access Point:)
| Automatic WDS: | Disabled |
| Filter Mode: | Disabled |
HotSpot
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HotSpot Configurations
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| HotSpot Type: | ChilliSpot UAM |
| HotSpot Mode: | LAN & Wireless |
| UAM Hostname: | staging.picopoint.com |
| UAM Secret: | picopoint |
| NAS Identifier: | ppChilliSpotDemo |
(these settings are for a demo - customers should use their
own real location settings)
DHCP
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| Dynamic IP Pool Network: | 10.1.2.0 |
| Dynamic IP Pool Netmask: | 255.255.255.0 |
(all other settings are their defaults or blank)
WDS-2
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System
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System Settings & Administration
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| Host Name: | WDS-2 |
| boot_wait: | Enabled |
| WAN SSH Access: | Enabled |
| WAN Web Access: | Enabled |
| HotSpot LAN Access: | Enabled |
Installed Software
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Click on Update package list link
Install package wl
Install package nas
Install package chillispot |
Network
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LAN
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| IP Address: | 10.1.1.2 |
| Netmask: | 255.255.0.0 |
| Default Gateway: | 10.1.1.1 |
DHCP
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| LAN DHCP Services: | Disabled |
WAN
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Wireless
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| Wireless Interface: | Enabled |
| ESSID Broadcast: | Show |
| ESSID: | PicoSpot |
| Channel: | 6 |
| Mode: | Access Point |
(the exact settings are not important, only that WDS-1 has
the exact settings as WDS-2 if you are using encryption,
otherwise you can have different ESSIDs)
Advanced Wireless
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Add the MAC address of the wireless interface of WDS-1
to the WDS Connections list (the wireless MAC address
can be found in Status / Wireless after
the label Access Point:)
| Automatic WDS: | Disabled |
| Filter Mode: | Disabled |
HotSpot
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HotSpot Configurations
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Once configured, with all settings saved and applied, power-cycle both
routers bringing WDS-1 online first, then WDS-2.
For more information, visit our website at www.picopoint.com.