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WiFi as WAN WiFi as WAN
Difficulty level:
Intermediate Intermediate
Goal Goal
To use a separate wireless router's SSID network as a WAN internet connection on the 63xx-
series router.
Setup Setup
This article assumes the LAN ports are operating under default settings, which provide DHCP
connectivity to devices connected to the 63xx-series router's LAN ports. For more details on the
default settings of the 63xx-series router, see the Default Settings Default Settings section of the User Manual.
You will need to establish the following details before configuring the 63xx-series router.
• The SSID you want the 63xx-series router to connect to, including the wireless channel the
SSID is broadcasted on.
• The authentication credentials for the SSID.
• Supported encryption types for WiFi as WAN are open (unencrypted), WPA, and WPA2
PSK
• The priority of the
WiFi as WAN WiFi as WAN
interface (i.e. should it take precedence over the WAN
Ethernet port).
Sample Sample
The following diagram shows a sample setup of a 63xx-series router establishing a client
connection to a separate wireless router's SSID (Accelerated Guests), and then using that
interface for a
WiFi as WAN WiFi as WAN
connection. A laptop is shown connected to one of the LAN
Ethernet ports of the 63xx-series router as an example end-user device utilizing the
WiFi as WiFi as
WAN WAN
connection.
Accelerated Notices
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