[AP+STA] 802.11 n2.4, ac5, which one as ap or sta?

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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hello,

i have a repeater device running owrt.
Looks like on lot of those types of device, there a sort of "two" cards, or antennas, as openwrt sometimes list them on wlan0, wlan0-1, or even phy0-ap0, phy0-ap1.

I see it's the bgn in one side, ac in another one. My question would be : how to choose, in AP+Sta mode, which one is the best to be used in which "role", as AP or STA?

thank you vm

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2.4 GHz has the range, but not the performance.

So whenever you can, use the 5 GHz radio as uplink (you can also/ additionally run an AP interface on it), it has more margins to do both well.
If the range is more important, well, then you have no other choice.