How to Configure WDS Bridging on TP-Link Dual Band Routers (green UI)

• LAN IP of extended router should be different but in the same subnet of the root router;
• The DHCP Server on extended router should be disabled;
• 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://tplinkwifi.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.

Step 2. Go to Network -> LAN and change the LAN IP to a different 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. Check Enable WDS 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.

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 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 different SSID from your root router.