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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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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It would remove my need for RPi as a separate device. Currently using RPi 3B just for pi-hole.
It uses a dynamic back haul set up so it decides on the fly which band to serve clients and connect to other nodes on. I turned off the slower 5ghz band all together to force the faster speed, so it's now faster than the AC eeros, but still 20% slower than the eero 6+ .
I did just buy 3 of these to try and build a mesh network. Expecting better results than Eero.
It looks free to me, and looks very similar to pi-hole.
Also, thank you!!!!
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.
It looks free to me, and looks very similar to pi-hole.
Also, thank you!!!!
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Yeah, I"m not sure I trust AdGuard due to it's Russian ties, unless it's fully open sourced. Even then it's questionable if there is intent to hide it, that we would find it to begin with. I guess, I'll do some research to see how I feel.
Do you happen to have any good sources discussing these potential issues?
Yeah, I"m not sure I trust AdGuard due to it's Russian ties, unless it's fully open sourced. Even then it's questionable if there is intent to hide it, that we would find it to begin with. I guess, I'll do some research to see how I feel.
Do you happen to have any good sources discussing these potential issues?
Yeah, I"m not sure I trust AdGuard due to it's Russian ties, unless it's fully open sourced. Even then it's questionable if there is intent to hide it, that we would find it to begin with. I guess, I'll do some research to see how I feel.
Do you happen to have any good sources discussing these potential issues?
Also my adguardhome writes to tmpfs so it's only in ram so no such risk. With 2gb ram you don't have to worry. My current openwrt router is Google OnHub with 1gb ram and quad core cpu. It works great with adguardhome and WireGuard both on same router plus multiple vlans
I have a friend who purchased the TP-Link Deco 3 node AX20 mesh. He's had nothing but problems with it. It only sees 3 or 4 devices, If more try to connect the others will disconnect. When someone gets close to a node the cellphone will disconnect. He's on Spectrum and uses their modem and router(separate). Connects the Deco to the Spectrum router, the other 2 nodes are wireless. He states he can't disconnect the new upgraded Spectrum router without losing TV reception. Just wondering if anyone has a suggestion that might help.
I did just buy 3 of these to try and build a mesh network. Expecting better results than Eero.
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Anyone has instructions on how to set up as AP in DD-WRT or is straightforward?
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