How to configure Range Expander using Linux PC

To configure Range Expander using a Linux based computer please follow the steps provided below.

1) Connect the Range Expander to the computer which is running on Linux.

2) Make sure the "interface is up".# sudo ifconfig eth0 up

3) set up a static route to the address "192.168.1.240"... the default the RE uses.

# sudo route add 192.168.1.240 dev eth0

4) ping to make sure the connection works

# ping 192.168.1.240
PING 192.168.1.240 (192.168.1.240) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.240: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=5.99 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.240: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.20 ms

5) connect to the RE web page at http://192.168.1.240. Fill out all parameters including SSID and security settings.

Further Readings

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2. Configure broadband in Ubuntu linux

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