First post and looking for guidance or at least a place to start..
I currently use openWRT on a GL-iNet MT6000 as my main router works well and does what I want.
I recently purchased a GL-iNet mt3000 (AX3000) with the intended use to be a travel router which I have loaded and configured openWRT and works as intended ( I have radio0 as wireless wan and radio1 as wireless lan) done this way thinking that I will want to cable connect or wifi connect to hotel during travel.
I now have come to realize that by doing so I have a router that sits on the shelf till I travel and think that this is pretty dumb on my part.
Since I really am new to open source in general and openWRT specifically Is there a way to add a pull down in the LUCI interface that would allow 2 selections - one being a travel configuration and the second being a basic router and by doing so I could use the basic router about the home till needed for travel.
The simplest solution I guess would be just to do a clean install and configure as a router and reconfigure again before travel.
IMO, this actually isn't so bad. A travel router's config may be considerably different than what you have at home (depending on your needs, of course). I have one of these devices, and yes, it sits until I travel.... but I know that it's ready to go whenever I need it.
And, the other thing is that there is only value in using this device at home if you actually need an additional AP or other functionality provided by your "home" profile configuration. In my case, I don't need additional coverage or services on my network -- that's already handled by my existing equipment, so the MT3000 isn't actually needed at home (obviously your situation may be different).
Yes... and as @brada4 pointed out, you could just have configs backed up that achieve the "profile" goal.
Another approach would be to create some scripts that live on the router and can reconfigure the key functions as needed. And some things can be left as-is, again, depending on what you've got installed/running on the device for travel vs what your needs are for home.