In the Wi-Fi Bridge mode, the Internet does not work via tp-Link and devices do not connect

Good afternoon. I decided to configure 2 TP-Link routers in bridge mode. Using your description of configuring the router Tp-Link in bridge mode (WDS), all done. As a result: the laptop through the cable connected to the second router TP-Link WR740N, which is connected via Wi-Fi internet caught. But Wi-Fi works strangely. The laptop connected only through QSS. Password does not accept, although all checked, everything matches. It says that the pair is not correct.

Smartphones, respectively, also do not connect, says authentication error. 1st router TP-Link MR3420.

The settings are as follows: on the 1st: the channel is static, IP reserved for the 2nd router, broadcasting SSID hidden. On the 2nd: DHCP is disabled, the channel is static. SSID is different, password is the same. From the laptop go to the 1st router, through the second without problems, no matter the cable, or vifi…. Internet, the same.

Answer

Good afternoon. The first thing that came to my mind while reading your question is that you are incorrectly entering the password from the Wi-Fi network when connecting to the second TP-Link WR740N router, which is configured in bridge mode with TP-Link MR3420. If the Internet works on the laptop via cable, then the laptop and smartphones should also connect via Wi-Fi. And the errors “invalid pair” and “authentication error” just may occur because of an incorrect password.

In the settings of the router, which is in WDS mode, you most likely can not enter the router because it (TP-Link WR740N) is disabled DHCP-server. You need to either write the addresses manually (on the device) or look for the IP address of the second router in the settings of the first router (TP-Link MR-3420). In the squeak of connected clients (DHCP server clients).

Two more possible causes:

Hidden SSID on the main router. I have not tried to configure in this mode.
It is not clear how and why you reserved an IP address for the second TP-Link router. You don’t need to do that.

You can reset TP-Link WR740N and reconfigure it in WDS mode. Specify a different password (and preferably a different SSID), in the correctness of which you will be sure. And after the configuration you need to go to the control panel of the router, which you connect in Wi-Fi bridge mode (through which you have no Internet at the moment) and see the status of WDS connection. There should be Run. You can also try to configure the bridge without disabling the DHCP server on the second router.