- To use OpenWrt Router as a wifi adapter instead of a regular wireless card for a stronger & stable Wifi connection.
- Use existing proprietary AP provided by ISP (Doesn't support Mesh or WDS)
/etc/config/network
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config interface 'lan' # LAN interface name
option device 'br-lan'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '192.168.1.1' # Assign an IP address in a different subnet
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
config interface 'wwan' # Wireless LAN interface name
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '192.168.0.124' # New static IP same subnet as main router
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option gateway '192.168.0.1' # LAN IP of main router
list dns '192.168.0.1' # LAN IP of main router
option device 'wlan0' # wlan0 refers to 5Ghz radio (change this accordingly)
config interface 'wwan6' # Wireless LAN interface name for IPv6 support
option proto 'dhcpv6' # Use DHCPv6 for IPv6
option device '@wwan' # Aliases of Wireless LAN interface
option reqaddress 'none'
option reqprefix 'auto'
config interface 'relay_bridge' # Assign any name
option proto 'relay'
option ipaddr '192.168.0.124' # Same static IP as wwan
list network 'lan' # lan interface
list network 'wwan' # wwan inteface
/etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device 'radio0' # This is for 5Ghz radio
option type 'mac80211'
option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0'
option band '5g'
option htmode 'VHT80' # Wifi channel width
option channel 'auto'
option country 'MY' # Wifi country code
option cell_density '0'
config wifi-device 'radio1' # This is for 2.4Ghz radio
option type 'mac80211'
option path 'platform/ahb/18100000.wmac'
option channel 'auto'
option country 'MY' # Wifi country code
option band '2g'
option htmode 'HT20'
option disabled '1' # Disable 2.4Ghz if you use 5Ghz
config wifi-iface 'wifinet2'
option device 'radio0' # Use 5Ghz radio
option mode 'sta'
option network 'wwan' # Assign to Wireless LAN interface
option ssid 'My Wifi Hotspot' # Wifi Name
option encryption 'psk2' # Wifi encryption modes
option key '********' # Wifi Password
/etc/config/firewall
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config zone
option name 'lan'
option input 'ACCEPT'
option output 'ACCEPT'
option forward 'ACCEPT'
list network 'lan' # lan inteface
list network 'wwan' # wwan inteface
list network 'wwan6' # wwan6 inteface
list network 'relay_bridge' # relay bridge inteface/etc/config/dhcp
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config dhcp 'lan'
option interface 'lan'
option start '100'
option limit '150'
option leasetime '12h'
option dhcpv4 'server'
option ignore '1' # Disable DHCP for this interface
option ra 'relay' # For IPv6 relay
option ndp 'relay' # For IPv6 relay
config dhcp 'wwan6'
option interface 'wwan6'
option ignore '1' # Disable DHCP for this interface
option master '1'
option ra 'relay' # For IPv6 relay
option ndp 'relay' # For IPv6 relay