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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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 don't have the exact numbers on me since I'm away from that property and the computer where that spreadsheet lives, but I can give you a few numbers that I remember. The top speed I got was 480mb. In fully auto mesh mode the range of speeds was the widest, from 80mb to about 280. I then tinkered some more and realized that 5ghz bands use separate channels (band 1- low channels, 36-48, and band 2 - in the 150s-160s). When I isolated the bands I got more consistent results, with lower band performing really well, up to 360-450mb, and the higher band averaging about 80mb. So in my environment and with my devices, the dynamic back haul made the speeds super inconsistent when automatic, due to the higher bands' poor performance.
Ping was about 20-30 on average, and latency was about 100-160 on average, if that matters to you. Hope this helps.
a 10 year old PC Wifi adapter cannot see linksys ssid, it was working fine with Asus ssid
how to fix it ? does the old wifi adapter need a new driver update? (temporary a external usb wifi is working)
a 10 year old PC Wifi adapter cannot see linksys ssid, it was working fine with Asus ssid
how to fix it ? does the old wifi adapter need a new driver update? (temporary a external usb wifi is working)
Replace your ancient PC wifi adapter to a Wifi 6 card, or better yet run an ethernet cable as wifi is not as good as ethernet -- a non-moving device should always be wired IMHO.
Replace your ancient PC wifi adapter to a Wifi 6 card, or better yet run an ethernet cable as wifi is not as good as ethernet -- a non-moving device should always be wired IMHO.
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a 10 year old PC Wifi adapter cannot see linksys ssid, it was working fine with Asus ssid
how to fix it ? does the old wifi adapter need a new driver update? (temporary a external usb wifi is working)
Thanks!
Also any way to order 4 at this price? I think it said coupon can be used once, right?
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