Simply want Main Router-LAN cable->OpenWRT AP-> Serving same SSID/PW as main router over Wifi.... 5 comments. share. save. hide. report. 100% Upvoted. This thread is archived. ... Nothing beats a ethernet cable for reliability and ease of use to provide an AP to extend WiFi coverage ...
17.03.2017 · This one works fine but sometimes on the 3rd floor coverage is a bit less than stellar. So I am trying to extend it so that my whole house has the same SSID, but 2 or 3 access points in it. I'm having issues doing that though as I bought a couple "Wifi Range Extenders" but all they do is create a second Wifi network.
May 24, 2019 · just having the two bands on same ssid/pw without any special sauce is the best option imo. create a bridge over the wifi-interfaces and you got seamless roaming. Once I have got a decent connection, I will configured the nets as you, @danghuy1994 and @Hegabo recommend, both under the same SSID and with the same MMID.
03.05.2020 · the SSID/password of both 2.4 Ghz wifi AP is the same so that it's really transparent for the devices, and they would be connected to the AP giving the most signal. When mobile devices / laptops move around the house, everything behaves as one single big wifi network with good signal everywhere.
Nov 03, 2021 · Wi-Fi extender / repeater / bridge configuration If supported by both devices, consider using WDS, Layer 2 GRE tunnels (“gretap”), or mesh networking. Using relayd as instructed in this article isn't guaranteed to work. The most common problem is that the client router cannot pass the
My purpose: extend the range of this first router with another router. My other router is an Asus WL500GPv2. Documentation for bridging is on the OpenWRT wiki here. Following Step 1 I edited /etc/config/wireless to look like this:
Setting up APs to the same SSID/password (and, important thing, same type of encryption! You can't use e.g. WEP on one, and WPA2 on the other, or even mix WPA2 and WPA3, unless you use WPA2 on one, and WPA2/WPA3 on the other) will allow you to roam to an extent, but switching won't be optimised, and you might end up with devices not roaming properly.
03.11.2021 · Wi-Fi extender / repeater / bridge configuration If supported by both devices, consider using WDS, Layer 2 GRE tunnels (“gretap”), or mesh networking. Using relayd as instructed in this article isn't guaranteed to work. The most common problem is that the client router cannot pass the
I checked second router once more. it does have the “Wireless AP” configuration hidden is advanced options. With this I am able to extend the network and also WIFI with the same SSID. I have two types of connections Ethernet WAN and ADSL. I use WAN as primary and ADSL is secondary connection which I use when I exhaust by quota on WAN ...
May 02, 2020 · the SSID/password of both 2.4 Ghz wifi AP is the same so that it's really transparent for the devices, and they would be connected to the AP giving the most signal. When mobile devices / laptops move around the house, everything behaves as one single big wifi network with good signal everywhere.
How do I extend my wireless network with the same SSID? To extend your home network: Connect two access points to the same network. Make sure that there is only 1 DHCP server. Use the same wireless network name (SSID) for both AP’s. Use the same password and encryption settings for both AP’s. Enjoy! Two Routers With The Same SSID's?
I have two routers, both running OpenWRT 10.04. The first is a WRT160NL router connected to my ISP. I am using it as an access point with the ESSID of "160AP". It's WEP password is "AAAAA" and it's broadcasting on on channel 5. My purpose: extend the range of this first router with another router. My other router is an Asus WL500GPv2.
26.05.2019 · You can configure both channels using the same SSID and password, in openWRT. It seems to work, you see only one wireless net, but when you connect it seems that the device uses both frequencies. But in my informal tests, it seems that speed suffers a bit. If I use a separate SSID_5G (80MHz wide) the speed seem to be higher. I am correct?
WDS (wireless distribution system). WDS is one way to extend a wireless network by adding an additional wireless router. ⚠️ WDS seems to suffer from ...
Do you have weak spots in your home WiFi? So did I and I decided to fix it on a budget. Here is the how to set up OpenWRT as an AccessPoint repeating your Wi...
19.01.2019 · Setting up Wi-Fi repeaters with multiple SSIDs with separated private, tor and guest network --- a humbly committed student 2019/01/19 10:31 The purpose of this article is to show users how to configure a main router and multiple access points to repeat multiple SSIDs through the use of tagged
Jan 19, 2019 · Setting up Wi-Fi repeaters with multiple SSIDs with separated private, tor and guest network --- a humbly committed student 2019/01/19 10:31 The purpose of this article is to show users how to configure a main router and multiple access points to repeat multiple SSIDs through the use of tagged