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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Here are the details from another thread:-
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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You need to then connect the LN1301 WAN/Internet port to a LAN ethernet jack of your primary router and access the Linksys GUI via the Static IP address that you specified. Then you switch the Linksys LN1301 via its WEB GUI to Bridge Mode and now you should be good to go.
Perhaps you can reserve an IP address in your primary router's DHCP Server settings to the one that you specified for the LN1301's Static IP to insure that the correct IP address is assigned? I did this for my 3 additional LN1301 mesh nodes to make sure that the nodes each have a stable IP address that never changes and it seemed to make everything more reliable for me.
You might need to power cycle the LN1301 after changing the Static IP, Gateway and DNS addresses before connecting it to your primary router's LAN ethernet port as well.
Once you change the LN1301's IP settings, unplug it then connect its WAN/internet port to your router's LAN ethernet jack then plug the LN1301 back in and let it boot up and wait until it's status light become solid blue before trying to access the LN1301 GUI to set it to Bridge Mode via the static IP that you specified; good luck.
Once you get everything set up, I recommend downloading the Linksys [google.com] app as it has a few features that the Web GUI doesn't support. The Channel Finder is particularly useful as it will optimize you mesh clients and bridge to use the best wifi channels available. You can also rename your Mesh nodes and change MTU settngs as well. (I would leave MTU alone though)
There's also a hidden Advance Wireless Settings menu that the LN1301's Web GUI supports. If you add "advanced-wireless.html" after the "/dynamic/" in the LN1301's web address you can access it. (IE 192.168.?.??/ui/1.0.99.215382/dynamic/advanced-wireless.html) The settings there are well beyond my limited understanding of networking though so I would recommend leaving them alone for now
Thank you. I set up the child nodes per instructions in this thread. However, there are no instructions how to connect the child nodes using a wired backhaul. Is this the correct way? In the llinksys web page, there is a set up wired child node and set up wireless child node. I assume they are referring to the backhaul, so I set up the wired child nodes but did not set up the wireless child nodes. Both the child nodes lights turned blue. Next I disconnected them, placed the child nodes where they belong and then connected the backhaul to the LAN next to the WAN (internet) connector. I left nothing connected to the WAN port since they are child nodes. Then on the main unit, I connected the wired backhaul to the LAN and then the router to the WAN/internet port. Is this correct? Thanks again.
I don't use Ethernet back haul for my LN1301 mesh nodes so I'm not sure. I do know that Ethernet bridging works great for the LAN ports on the LN1301 mesh clients though. I have several IP cameras streaming via Ethernet on the LN1301's mesh LAN ports for example.
Logically inferring however and since the LAN ports on the mesh nodes are used for Ethernet bridging; IMO you connect Ethernet back haul to the WAN port of the mesh nodes; that seems to make sense to me.
You usually can tell if you have back haul working on mesh clients by viewing the nodes via their app. If the nodes show "..." that means they are connected via Ethernet and having a wifi symbol means a wireless connection of course...
Logically inferring however and since the LAN ports on the mesh nodes are used for Ethernet bridging; IMO you connect Ethernet back haul to the WAN port of the mesh nodes; that seems to make sense to me.
You usually can tell if you have back haul working on mesh clients by viewing the nodes via their app. If the nodes show "..." that means they are connected via Ethernet and having a wifi symbol means a wireless connection of course...
Bottom line: this works as an access point (router disabled) mesh system with wired or wireless backhaul. I set up one main unit and 2 satellites using the Linksys default firmware. Set up of the main unit was a pain, set up of the satellites was very straightfoward. If this is stable, it will be a bargain. It is definitely an upgrade in terms of speed and coverage over my wifi5 mesh and so far worth the trouble for the price.
Can the most popular Intel AX200 and AX210 WiFi chips take advantage of the 4x4?
Bottom line: this works as an access point (router disabled) mesh system with wired or wireless backhaul. I set up one main unit and 2 satellites using the Linksys default firmware. Set up of the main unit was a pain, set up of the satellites was very straightfoward. If this is stable, it will be a bargain. It is definitely an upgrade in terms of speed and coverage over my wifi5 mesh and so far worth the trouble for the price.
I would also recommend restarting the entire mesh setup once you have everything properly configured and connected via the option in LN1301's webgui. (CA>Troubleshooting>Diagnostic>Restart Mesh WiFi system)
I was getting occasional dropouts with my IP Cameras initially but after restarting and letting everything reconnect my mesh bridge setup has been solid/reliable for nearly 3 days now; knock on wood
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Logically inferring however and since the LAN ports on the mesh nodes are used for Ethernet bridging; IMO you connect Ethernet back haul to the WAN port of the mesh nodes; that seems to make sense to me.
You usually can tell if you have back haul working on mesh clients by viewing the nodes via their app. If the nodes show "..." that means they are connected via Ethernet and having a wifi symbol means a wireless connection of course...
I would also recommend restarting the entire mesh setup once you have everything properly configured and connected via the option in LN1301's webgui. (CA>Troubleshooting>Diagnostic>Restart Mesh WiFi system)
I was getting occasional dropouts with my IP Cameras initially but after restarting and letting everything reconnect my mesh bridge setup has been solid/reliable for nearly 3 days now; knock on wood
I was able to go into my account and see I had an adult already added. Just can't figure if you can sign into woot as a different user on the same prime account.
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