Add a LAN on a FreshTomato router

You can have multiple local area networks on your FreshTomato router for things like isolating guest networks

Prerequisites: A router with FreshTomato installed

Difficulty Level: Member • Nerd • Platypus

Estimated Time: 5 - 10 minutes

Expected Outcome: You will have two are more LANs in your network

Tools Required: A FreshTomato router

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Steps to Perform 

  1. Log into the FreshTomato WebUI
    1. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1
    2. The default username is root
    3. The default password is admin
  2. Click on Basic then Network
    1. Under the Network tab scroll to the LAN section
    2. In the LAN section input a new IP Address for your new network
      1. For example if you already have a LAN of 192.168.0.x you could create 192.168.1.x
    3. Enter a Netmask of 255.255.255.0
    4. Enable DHCP
    5. Your new LAN should look something like this
    6. Click Add then Save to save your new LAN