# Wi-Fi Hotspot

## Wireless Overview <a href="#wireless-overview" id="wireless-overview"></a>

After accessing the extender, go to `Network` > `Wireless`. This page lists the Wi-Fi configuration section of the physical radio. You can configure the Wi-Fi hotspot and the Wi-Fi relay.

* `radio0` is corresponding to the wireless modem on the extender&#x20;
* `SSID | Mode:`` `**`Master`** is the primary Wi-Fi hotspot&#x20;
* `SSID | Mode:`` `**`Client`** is the Wi-Fi relay network&#x20;
* `Associated stations` indicate the active Wi-Fi networks and their working status

<figure><img src="https://965772593-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lx_t9df5OXiii0kaJ6x%2F-LxeXReMdIwjKkdSte8o%2F-LxedoTB0PPUMT90vXMA%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e178b465-e97b-44d0-bf51-afc45a242bac" alt=""><figcaption><p>WiFi Extender - Wireless Networks Overview</p></figcaption></figure>

## Wi-Fi Hotspot <a href="#wi-fi-hotspot" id="wi-fi-hotspot"></a>

Click the `Edit` button on the second row of `SSID | Mode: Master` to enter the configure section of the primary Wi-Fi hotspot.

### i. Basic Wi-Fi Settings <a href="#basic-wifi" id="basic-wifi"></a>

In the section of `Device Configuration`, in the tab `General Setup`, you can monitor the network `Status` and configure Wi-Fi operating `Mode`, `Channel`, `Width`, and `Transmit Power`.

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The `Wi-Fi Mode | Channel | Width` The master Wi-Fi hotspot will be locked to use the same Wi-Fi settings on the connected Wi-Fi relay network after enabling the Wi-Fi relay function.
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### ii. Wi-Fi Country Code <a href="#wi-fi-country-code" id="wi-fi-country-code"></a>

In the section of `Device Configuration`, in the tab of `Advanced Settings`, go to `Country Code` field, and select the correct country code. It is essential to ensure the Wi-Fi hotspot on your extender meets the legal regulations in your country. The other configured Wi-Fi networks will use the same device settings.

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Do not turn on Force 40MHz mode since 40MHz wireless signals create significant interferences with the other Wi-Fi networks.
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### iii. Wi-Fi SSID & Password <a href="#wifi-ssid" id="wifi-ssid"></a>

In the section of `Interface Configuration`, in the tab `General Setup`, you can edit the name of the Wi-Fi hotspot on the field **`ESSID`**.

Click the tab  `Wireless Security` to enter the encryption section and configure the Wi-Fi password.

* `Encryption`: Select an encryption method. e.g., `WPA2-PSK` is recommended for home and small office networks.
* `Cipher`: The `Auto` is recommended.
* `Key` The Wi-Fi password is a secret phrase clients must use to connect to your Wi-Fi network. With `WPA2-PSK` encryption, the Key must be at least eight characters.
* Other default settings are ordinarily correct for general usage.

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Enable the checkbox **`Hide ESSID`**, and the extender will stop broadcasting the Wi-Fi hotspot but maintain the Wi-Fi connection when manually entering the Wi-Fi hotspot name and password.

**`WMM`**, *Wi-Fi Multimedia* is an automated way of handling Quality of Service (QoS) on the Wi-Fi network that provides improved video and voice performance over the wireless network.

## Wi-Fi Relay <a href="#wifi-relay" id="wifi-relay"></a>

You can connect the EZR13 extender to another Wi-Fi hotspot to get a backup Internet connection or extend the current Wi-Fi network. The WiFi extender and connected devices can reach the Internet but won't see devices connected to the master Wi-Fi hotspot.

{% hint style="info" %}
The EZR13 extender will create its subnet, like connecting to an internet modem. The [`LAN`](https://ezr33.docs.outdoorrouter.com/configuration/network-interfaces/local-networks#i-configure-ip-pool) interface on the EZR13 extender must be set in a different subnet than the Wi-Fi hotspot you are connecting.&#x20;

For example, the EZR13 IP address is `192.168.10.1`, and the Wi-Fi hotspot we are connecting to is using `192.168.1.x` addresses.
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To set up a Wi-Fi relay connection, go in `Network`> `Wireless`, the `Wireless Overview` page.

1. Click on the `Scan` button on the first row of `radio0`. The extender starts scanning the nearby 2.4GHz Wi-Fi hotspots.&#x20;
2. Choose the Wi-Fi hotspot you want to connect to from the page and click. `Join Network`.
3. Enter the Wi-Fi password, leave the `Name of the new network` as `wwan`, and select **`wan`** firewall zone.&#x20;
4. Click the `Submit` button on the bottom right corner to enter the Wi-Fi client configure page and set other things as needed. The most important settings are on the row of Operating Frequency.
   * Set the **Mode** to **Legacy** if connecting to a Wi-Fi g network, or set to **N** if you are connecting to a Wi-Fi n network, and so on.
   * Set the **Width** to the same value that you set on the Wi-Fi you are connecting to, which helps to avoid bottlenecking the connection.
5. Click the `Save & Apply` button on the bottom right corner to apply the new configurations.

<figure><img src="https://965772593-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lx_t9df5OXiii0kaJ6x%2F-LxeXReMdIwjKkdSte8o%2F-Lxedz0Zn5LJE3TXfuyG%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5a6a6bf8-076e-463c-be7d-722b0b3bb679" alt=""><figcaption><p>Scan and Joining a Wi-Fi Hotspot</p></figcaption></figure>

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Do not enable the checkbox in the above step unless you intend to disable the Wi-Fi master hotspot on the extender.
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{% hint style="info" %}
You can repeat the above operations and connect to multiple Wi-Fi relay networks. You need to use a different name on the field. `Name of the new network`.
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