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Ease of managing multiple OpenWRT devices is still its weakest link. OpenWRT is device centric, but I don't want to managed devices, I want to manage a network.
by pseudosavant 1y ago
Ease of managing multiple OpenWRT devices is still its weakest link. OpenWRT is device centric, but I don't want to managed devices, I want to manage a network.
Modern mesh WiFi systems I've seen do that so well. I know in theory that I could create a VLAN + SSID on my OpenWRT router and APs just for iot devices to only access the internet. But setting that up on a TP-Link mesh was a couple of taps in their app. Doing it on my OpenWRT devices would be quite a bit more hassle.
- pseudosavant 1y agoThinking about this more, I doubt I'll setup any OpenWRT APs on my network going forward. Most of the things I like about OpenWRT, and need it for, are related to being my router. My OpenWRT APs are just "dumb" APs. Wifi is off on the router. For the APs, I could use a mesh kit like the TP-Link Deco unit I installed for a friend recently. Super easy setup, reasonable price (cheaper than equivalent OpenWRT hardware I'd buy), wired backhaul up to 2.5Gbps.
- elliotf 1y agoTo offer a contrasting viewpoint, I don't have openwrt as my router, but only have openwrt APs, because it's the best and cheapest way to have VLAN support in my APs, keeping iot and guest VLANs separate from my main network.
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- m463 1y agoThere might be a workaround for some people - get a big openwrt switch. Openwrt supports the zyxel gs1900 switch, which goes up to 48 ports.