As the title says i need help in setting VLANs on openwrt 24.10.5, i tried so many things for the past 2 days but obviously not everything it looks simple but is so complicated i don’t know what to do anymore.
So i have Router that serves DHCP internet and DHCP for the TV STBs, 3 managed switches and all are set up for VLAN 10 internet and VLAN 20 for iptv from my provider. The switches are working but i need to set up openwrt to serve also internet and on LAN 3 - VLAN 20 so i can connect TV STB to it. The router is as dumb ap.
Switch VLAN 10 & VLAN 20 trunk to WAN port on openwrt router
So i need the following
1. the downlink cable to be connected to the WAN port
2. Lan 1 and Lan 2 and Wi-Fi to pull DHCP from VLAN 10
3. Lan 3 to pull DHCP from VLAN 20
Any help would be really appreciated
To clarify, the OpenWrt device is purely a bridged AP, correct?
We need to see the following:
Please connect to your OpenWrt device using ssh and copy the output of the following commands and post it here using the "Preformatted text </> " button (red circle; this works best in the 'Markdown' composer view in the blue oval):
Remember to redact passwords, VPN keys, MAC addresses and any public IP addresses you may have:
ubus call system board
cat /etc/config/network
cat /etc/config/wireless
cat /etc/config/dhcp
cat /etc/config/firewall
Yes its purely bridged AP, the dhcp is served from main router and provider for IPTV.
I restarted the openwrt to defaults and only assigned static ip.
root@AX6S:~# ubus call system board
{
"kernel": "6.6.119",
"hostname": "AX6S",
"system": "MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3",
"model": "ASUS RT-AX53U",
"board_name": "asus,rt-ax53u",
"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
"release": {
"distribution": "OpenWrt",
"version": "24.10.5",
"revision": "r29087-d9c5716d1d",
"target": "ramips/mt7621",
"description": "OpenWrt 24.10.5 r29087-d9c5716d1d",
"builddate": "1766005702"
}
}
root@AX6S:~# cat /etc/config/network
config interface 'loopback'
option device 'lo'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
option netmask '255.0.0.0'
config globals 'globals'
option ula_prefix 'fdef:4dc7:b037::/48'
option packet_steering '1'
config device
option name 'br-lan'
option type 'bridge'
list ports 'lan1'
list ports 'lan2'
list ports 'lan3'
config interface 'lan'
option device 'br-lan'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '192.168.1.6'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
option gateway '192.168.1.1'
list dns '8.8.8.8'
config interface 'wan'
option device 'wan'
option proto 'dhcp'
config interface 'wan6'
option device 'wan'
option proto 'dhcpv6'
root@AX6S:~# cat /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option path '1e140000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:02:00.0'
option band '2g'
option channel '1'
option htmode 'HE20'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
option device 'radio0'
option network 'lan'
option mode 'ap'
option ssid 'OpenWrt'
option encryption 'none'
config wifi-device 'radio1'
option type 'mac80211'
option path '1e140000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:02:00.0+1'
option band '5g'
option channel '36'
option htmode 'HE80'
option disabled '1'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
option device 'radio1'
option network 'lan'
option mode 'ap'
option ssid 'OpenWrt'
option encryption 'none'
root@AX6S:~# cat /etc/config/dhcp
config dnsmasq
option domainneeded '1'
option boguspriv '1'
option filterwin2k '0'
option localise_queries '1'
option rebind_protection '1'
option rebind_localhost '1'
option local '/lan/'
option domain 'lan'
option expandhosts '1'
option nonegcache '0'
option cachesize '1000'
option authoritative '1'
option readethers '1'
option leasefile '/tmp/dhcp.leases'
option resolvfile '/tmp/resolv.conf.d/resolv.conf.auto'
option nonwildcard '1'
option localservice '1'
option ednspacket_max '1232'
option filter_aaaa '0'
option filter_a '0'
config dhcp 'lan'
option interface 'lan'
option start '100'
option limit '150'
option leasetime '12h'
option dhcpv4 'server'
option ignore '1'
option dynamicdhcp '0'
config dhcp 'wan'
option interface 'wan'
option ignore '1'
config odhcpd 'odhcpd'
option maindhcp '0'
option leasefile '/tmp/hosts/odhcpd'
option leasetrigger '/usr/sbin/odhcpd-update'
option loglevel '4'
option piofolder '/tmp/odhcpd-piofolder'
root@AX6S:~# cat /etc/config/firewall
config defaults
option syn_flood 1
option input REJECT
option output ACCEPT
option forward REJECT
# Uncomment this line to disable ipv6 rules
# option disable_ipv6 1
config zone
option name lan
list network 'lan'
option input ACCEPT
option output ACCEPT
option forward ACCEPT
config zone
option name wan
list network 'wan'
list network 'wan6'
option input REJECT
option output ACCEPT
option forward REJECT
option masq 1
option mtu_fix 1
config forwarding
option src lan
option dest wan
# We need to accept udp packets on port 68,
# see https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/4108
config rule
option name Allow-DHCP-Renew
option src wan
option proto udp
option dest_port 68
option target ACCEPT
option family ipv4
# Allow IPv4 ping
config rule
option name Allow-Ping
option src wan
option proto icmp
option icmp_type echo-request
option family ipv4
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-IGMP
option src wan
option proto igmp
option family ipv4
option target ACCEPT
# Allow DHCPv6 replies
# see https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/5066
config rule
option name Allow-DHCPv6
option src wan
option proto udp
option dest_port 546
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-MLD
option src wan
option proto icmp
option src_ip fe80::/10
list icmp_type '130/0'
list icmp_type '131/0'
list icmp_type '132/0'
list icmp_type '143/0'
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
# Allow essential incoming IPv6 ICMP traffic
config rule
option name Allow-ICMPv6-Input
option src wan
option proto icmp
list icmp_type echo-request
list icmp_type echo-reply
list icmp_type destination-unreachable
list icmp_type packet-too-big
list icmp_type time-exceeded
list icmp_type bad-header
list icmp_type unknown-header-type
list icmp_type router-solicitation
list icmp_type neighbour-solicitation
list icmp_type router-advertisement
list icmp_type neighbour-advertisement
option limit 1000/sec
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
# Allow essential forwarded IPv6 ICMP traffic
config rule
option name Allow-ICMPv6-Forward
option src wan
option dest *
option proto icmp
list icmp_type echo-request
list icmp_type echo-reply
list icmp_type destination-unreachable
list icmp_type packet-too-big
list icmp_type time-exceeded
list icmp_type bad-header
list icmp_type unknown-header-type
option limit 1000/sec
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-IPSec-ESP
option src wan
option dest lan
option proto esp
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-ISAKMP
option src wan
option dest lan
option dest_port 500
option proto udp
option target ACCEPT
### EXAMPLE CONFIG SECTIONS
# do not allow a specific ip to access wan
#config rule
# option src lan
# option src_ip 192.168.45.2
# option dest wan
# option proto tcp
# option target REJECT
# block a specific mac on wan
#config rule
# option dest wan
# option src_mac 00:00:00:00:00:66
# option target REJECT
# block incoming ICMP traffic on a zone
#config rule
# option src lan
# option proto ICMP
# option target DROP
# port redirect port coming in on wan to lan
#config redirect
# option src wan
# option src_dport 80
# option dest lan
# option dest_ip 192.168.16.235
# option dest_port 80
# option proto tcp
# port redirect of remapped ssh port (22001) on wan
#config redirect
# option src wan
# option src_dport 22001
# option dest lan
# option dest_port 22
# option proto tcp
### FULL CONFIG SECTIONS
#config rule
# option src lan
# option src_ip 192.168.45.2
# option src_mac 00:00:00:00:00:55
# option src_port 80
# option dest wan
# option dest_ip 194.25.2.129
# option dest_port 120
# option proto tcp
# option target REJECT
#config redirect
# option src lan
# option src_ip 192.168.45.2
# option src_mac 00:00:00:00:00:55
# option src_port 1024
# option src_dport 80
# option dest_ip 194.25.2.129
# option dest_port 120
# option proto tcp
root@AX6S:~#
I'm assuming that you have VLAN 10 untagged and VLAN 20 tagged on the uplink. I'm also assuming that VLAN 20 on port lan3 should be untagged.
Your device uses DSA. So here are the changes:
First, delete the wan interfaces:
Then add the wan port to br-lan:
config device
option name 'br-lan'
option type 'bridge'
list ports 'lan1'
list ports 'lan2'
list ports 'lan3'
list ports 'wan'
Now add the bridge vlans to the network config file:
config bridge-vlan
option device 'br-lan'
option vlan '10'
list ports 'lan1:u*'
list ports 'lan2:u*'
list ports 'wan:u*'
config bridge-vlan
option device 'br-lan'
option vlan '20'
list ports 'lan3:u*'
list ports 'wan:t'
Then edit the lan interface to use br-lan.10:
config interface 'lan'
option device 'br-lan.10'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '192.168.1.6'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
option gateway '192.168.1.1'
list dns '8.8.8.8'
And finally add an unmanaged interface for vlan 20 using br-lan.20:
config interface 'iptv'
option device 'br-lan.20'
option proto 'none'
Save and restart. As long as the assumptions above are correct, your setup should work. It will now have:
wan port: VLAN 10 untagged, VLAN 20 tagged
ports lan1 and lan2: VLAN 10 untagged
port lan3: VLAN 20 untagged
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sorry but i dont know if they are tagged or untagged, here is screenshot from the switch ports, so port 3 is the cable that goes to the openwrt router. Does this changes aything?
I think that VLAN 10 is untagged there on port 3... VLAN 20 most certainly is.
Go ahead and implement as I suggested. If things break, you can just temporarily plug it into port 4 (or 5 or 6) to regain access to the AP.
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thank you very much i will try it now
I mean WOW, thank you man thank you
The problem was definitely here
config bridge-vlan
option device 'br-lan'
option vlan '10'
list ports 'lan1:u*'
list ports 'lan2:u*'
list ports 'wan:u*'
config bridge-vlan
option device 'br-lan'
option vlan '20'
list ports 'lan3:u*'
list ports 'wan:t'
i was trying so many diferent settings with grok and gpt and neither one of them knew what it was saying, so we are far from AGI
THANK YOU one more time and have a nice day!
This is a prime example of why we do not allow any AI generated technical content on this forum.
Glad everything is working now!
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March 20, 2026, 9:25pm
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, you fixed my problem in few minutes and i was banging my head for 2 days 
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