GL AC-1300 Bridge Mode

Technical Support for Routers
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Hello,

i have owned a AC-1300 Router. I Don't understand how to setup the router in Bridge Mode. I want to connect a device to Routers LAN Port and connect the router to local WLAN to Access the LAN device over WIFI. In Network Mode there is no bridge Mode listed. Can you please Help me? Thanks in advance.

2

Extender Mode is the one you need.

3

Hello, thank you for your answer.

I don't get it. I have activated extender mode, connected to my WLAN and can't reach my lan device.
My WLAN IP at home is 192.168.2.x, Subnet 255.255.255.0
I've changed my A1300 routers LAN IP to Subnet of my WLAN - 192.168.2.241

Neither can't reach the router via WLAN nor can't reach my LAN device over WLAN.
LAN Device has IP 192.168.2.236 and WLANs Gateway 192.168.2.1

Maybe i am too dumb or anything else is wrong.
I've resetted the router several times.

Please help me.
Thank you in advance and have a nice evening!

4

In 802.11 wifi a full function Layer2 bridge is not part of the "IEEE wifi AP-station" standard.
Part of the bridge functionality can be constructed, and the solution here depends on the purpose and options available.

Just adding only one device to the LAN is much easier to built than wanting to have the LAN extended with the LAN of the GL.AC-1300 for multiple devices.

The whole construction is needed because the wifi AP-station connection only handles 3 MAC addresses: sender-transmitter-receiver (while destination is missing, it is supposed to be the same as the receiver)

In your setup, your connecting device is the sender, the local WLAN AP is the transmitter, the GL.AC1300 is the receiver, your "a LAN device" is the destination.
The direction to access the LAN device is part of the problem.

Anyway ...

  • "repeater" is the method to connect the WWAN-station wireless with WLAN-AP and LAN ethernet
  • The bridged or routed connection for this depends on the Network mode.
  • " Network mode" as extender will make the L2 path from the LAN device to the local WLAN network. The "extender" will insert its own MAC address as sender for this, and also create a pointer based on the IPv4 address to the LAN connected device, for the other direction. (This pointer is not permanent and will expire after some timeout of no traffic)
  • "Network mode" can also be set to router, that's a L3 connection to a private LAN.

For a single device behind the GL.AC1300 two hints:

  • for "extender" mode use MAC clone, to set the MAC addresses identical (so receiver MAC=destination MAC)
  • for "router" mode set the LAN device as DMZ in Port Forwarding

If a full function bridge is needed then try if you can setup either:

  • WDS (= 4 MAC address mode)
  • L2 tunnel between local WLAN AP and GL.inet router
5

Thank you for your answer.

I've found a solution based on this tutoria, using stabridge:

i had to install one protocol - some kind of relayd (just following the routers adviced protocol by clicking on stabridge) in openwrt (advanced settings).

  • activate extender mode
  • connect to wifi
  • go to advanced settings
  • go to network/interfaces
  • edit stabridge interface
  • install suggested protocol to use stabridge
  • save and apply
  • finish

Thank you very much for your help and have a nice day.