Setting Up Your Comfast Wireless BridgeUpdated 9 months ago

Purpose of this Guide

In this article we will take you through how to configure your Comfast Wireless Bridge which can help you guarantee a reliable connection for a wireless CCTV system.

Before You Begin

First of all, remove all components from the packaging and lay them out in front of you.

There will be some small differences depending on the specific equipment you have but the basic idea of a bridge system is (starting from the camera):

1. Camera sends data to the 'secondary site' Wi-Fi bridge (via the PoE injector)
2. 'Secondary site' Wi-Fi bridge sends data to the 'Home' Wi-Fi bridge (via wireless connection)
   
3. 'Home' Wi-Fi bridge sends data to the internet router (via the PoE injector)
4. Internet router sends data to computers/phones/tablets via local connection or internet

Wire Up the Bridge

Take the first panel and run an Ethernet lead from the WAN port to the POE port on the power supply, then take a cable from the LAN port directly to your computer.

Now take the second panel and run a cable from the WAN port to the POE port on the power supply.

Click this link to find out how to configure the settings on your Windows computer.

Make sure on both panels that you have the slider switch in the “on” position. Once done you can follow the remaining steps.

If your internet provider is BT you will want to use the below settings:

• The IP address will be 192.168.1.200
• Gateway will be 192.168.1.254
• Default password for the camera is admin

For TalkTalk you will want to use these settings:

• The IP address will be 192.168.1.200
• Gateway will be 192.168.1.1
• Default password for the camera is admin

For Virgin Media or Sky, it will be these settings:

• The IP address will be 192.168.0.200
• Gateway will be 192.168.0.1
• Default password will be admin

Configuring Your Comfast Bridge

Open a web browser and type 192.168.10.1 into the address bar.

Once the login page has opened up type in admin as the password.

You change the bridge to AP mode.

Change the IP address to what matches your ISP, then click on Next.

Then next page you can either change the SSID or leave it and setup a wireless password key, so no other people can just join  the network.

Then click finish. Once this bridge is done, you leave the first bridge plugged in and then wire the 2nd bridge to the PC./Laptop 

Log into 2nd bridge and on the setup wizard this time, you will bridge -> Station -> Secondary Site.

Now press the next button and then click on where it says scan. This will show a list of nearby WiFi networks which you will want to select the Comfast one which shows up.

In the password box set a password, you will then want to set the same password on the next page when asked.

Press on the finish button which you will get a progress bar show up. Once done you can take the lead out of the laptop and plug it into your router. 

Type the IP address which you set the bridge to into your address bar to bring up the login page again. Once logged in you will see a graph which shows the connection between the two bridges.

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