Click here [dd-wrt.com] for a guide on installing DD-WRT
If you are not interested in using custom firmware yet, these routers support mesh with the stock firmware, but the USB port is disabled.
The stock firmware is relatively new, but is speculated to not receive many, if any, updates, so it may be best to wait until custom firmware support is merged and more mature before messing with installing custom firmware.
How to enable mesh:
- Setup your Main router completely.
- Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port, wait for a solid purple light on the child node before proceeding.
- Log into your main router web admin.
- Click on CA at the bottom right.
- Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
- Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
- Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
- Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
- Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
- Move node to desired location.
How to set up as access point:
- Disable DHCP (optional).
- Set the device to Bridge Mode under Connectivity tab.
- Connect cable from your router to a LAN port.
- Get some nail polish and a round sticker to cover the annoying flashing right light.
- Click the 'AC' at the bottom of the page to see the detailed configurations of wifi.
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DD-WRT runs FLAWLESS on this !!!
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https://slickdeals.net/f/17735319-linksys-ln1301-tri-band-ax4200-wifi-6-wireless-router-20-free-shipping?p=1753
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With wireless mesh (instructions below), it's one heck of a deal and blows DECO AX5000 deal out of the water, imho.
EDIT: UPDATED instructions for enabling MESH (thanks to @rbtcordell for the original source):
1-Setup your Main router completely.
2-Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port, wait for a solid purple light on the child node before proceeding
3-Log into your main router web admin.
4-Click on CA at the bottom right.
5-Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
6-Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
7-Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
8-Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
9-Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
10-Move node to desired location.
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/v...?p=1304991
openwrt release notes
https://github.com/asd333111/open...ax-fd13d50
disassembly photos for the curious
https://imgur.com/a/linksys-ln130...ly-YJM1qfw
qualcommax: ipq807x: add support for Linksys MX4300 (LN1301)
Hardware specification:
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SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8174
Flash: 1GB (Micron MT29F8G08ABBCAH4 or AMD/Spansion S34MS08G2)
RAM: 2GB (2x Kingston B5116ECMDXGJD or ESMT M15T2G16128A DDR3L)
Ethernet: 4x 10/100/1000Mbps (Qualcomm QCA8075)
WiFi1: 5GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 36-64 (low band)
WiFi2: 2.4GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5024 + Skyworks SKY85340-11)
WiFi3: 5GHz ax 4x4 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 100-177 (high band)
LED: 1x RGB status (NXP PCA9633)
USB: 1x USB 3.0
Button: WPS, Reset
1. Disable DHCP (optional)
2. Set the device to Bridge Mode under Connectivity tab
3. Connect cable from your router to a LAN port.
4. Get some nail polished and a round sticker to cover the annoying flashing right light.
5. Click the 'AC' at the bottom of the page to see the detail configurations of wifi.
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I assume that all the vendor specific mesh implementations are based on one of the standards that OpenWRT or DDWRT use for mesh but with tweaks to make setup easier, improve functionality or add extra functionality. For example AIMesh on my Asus router lets me see and update firmware's on all the nodes on a wireless mesh setup.
If you want a Mesh setup these are cheap enough I see no reason not to order a couple
otherwise it takes some setup to mesh
In any chase, you can buy any model Deco and it will work with your existing M9 system. Heck if you setup the newer Deco as the primary the entire network of older devices will get some benefit (this is what TP-Link advises when you mix deco units).
This is a nice value cheap router but I wouldnt rely on Linksys or netgear for much after many years of bad experiences with both.
I have a couple questions if someone would be so kind?
Do I set the child nodes one at a time or how do you set both child nodes at once?
Can I use my single TP link extender (or the old router) in the garage as an extender for one of these...or all of them?
Would I use the parent if it's just connected to one or can I use one of the child nodes to extend my range from there?
If I used the parent, the tplink and one child node would end up roughly in the same physical location. Would this cause interference or be less effective than just using the Linksys alone for that last leg? I can't really move the location of the parent because the the modem and wires are at the center of the house.
Thanks in advance and thanks to everyone who posted the instructions!
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I have a couple questions if someone would be so kind?
Do I set the child nodes one at a time or how do you set both child nodes at once?
Can I use my single TP link extender (or the old router) in the garage as an extender for one of these...or all of them?
Would I use the parent if it's just connected to one or can I use one of the child nodes to extend my range from there?
If I used the parent, the tplink and one child node would end up roughly in the same physical location. Would this cause interference or be less effective than just using the Linksys alone for that last leg? I can't really move the location of the parent because the the modem and wires are at the center of the house.
Thanks in advance and thanks to everyone who posted the instructions!
You convert the router to child nodes one at a time. I just did 3 and set them to the side.
The TP link extender would be a last leg item. used to extend the range of the SSID network beyond the children. it can not be used to extend the range inbetween children.
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