Linksys E8450 (UBI) with OpenWrt 24.10.0 in "Dumb" AP mode

[hnyman]

I am using the identical sister model RT3200 as dumb AP, and it is really easy if you just sacrifice the wan port and use only lan ports. Then you do not need to touch the bridge config at all.

Really old advice from me (originally from the old forum):

Not accessible after disabling DHCP

Just to complement the previous advice: remember to also set the gateway and DNS address on the new dumb AP. Otherwise the router itself will be unable to access internet (although clients connected via it will be, as they use DHCP to get address from the main router.) Old advice written by me: If you connect the two routers using a fixed connection between LAN ports, the whole thing is ridiculously easy, as you can dumb down the APs. (The key to making things really easy is to NOT use the WAN…