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Bill Zimmerman 2020-03-16 09:03:55 +01:00
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By default RaspAP configures a routed AP as its hotspot, where your RPi creates a subnet and assigns IP addresses to its hotspot clients. If you would rather have your upstream router assign IP addresses, RaspAP lets you easily change the hotspot configuration to an alternative bridged AP. This is also useful if you want your RPi and its hotspot clients to be visible to other devices in your router's network.
## Toggling bridged AP mode
In the RaspAP web interface, go to **Hotspot** > **Advanced** tab, then slide the **Bridged AP mode** toggle. **Save settings** then **Restart hotspot**.
## Bridged AP mode limitations
Bridged AP mode has some limitations compared to RaspAP's default routed AP.
**Hotspot** > **Advanced** tab > **Wifi Client AP** mode is disabled. Your RPi cannot connect as a client to another Wifi network while simultaneously hosting its own bridged AP (hotspot).
**DHCP Server** page is disabled. In bridged AP mode, your upstream router is the DHCP server. Use your router's web interface to configure DHCP settings.
Clients connected to a bridged AP with **OpenVPN** enabled will not have their traffic routed through the VPN server. Your RPi itself will still have its own traffic routed through the VPN server.
## Accessing the RaspAP web interface
In bridged AP mode, you will no longer be able to access RaspAP's web interface using the default 10.3.141.1 address. This is because your RPi no longer creates its own 10.3.141.0/24 subnet for its hotspot. Instead, access RaspAP's web interface by entering your RPi's hostname followed by `.local`. By default this will look like `raspberrypi.local`.
Some browsers have trouble resolving `.local` addresses. You might have to modify the address depending on your browser: `http://raspberrypi.local` or `raspberrypi.local/`.
If none of the above work, use your RPi's local IP address. Find it by checking your router's web interface or by entering the following command from your RPi terminal.
```
ifconfig br0 | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}'
```
Contributed by [@Taikuh](https://github.com/Taikuh)