Luci not show Wireless tab

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
1

My conf:

Hostname OpenWrt
Model Enterasys WS-AP3705i
Architecture Atheros AR1044 rev 1
Target Platform ath79/generic
Firmware Version OpenWrt 24.10.2 r28739-d1040319c6 / LuCI openwrt-24.10 branch 25.168.50434~d6b13f6
Kernel Version 6.6.10


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 device
        option name 'br-lan10'
        option type 'bridge'
        option vid '10'
        list ports 'eth0.10'

config device
        option name 'br-lan20'
        option type 'bridge'
        option vid '20'
        list ports 'eth0.20'

config interface 'lan10'
        option proto 'none'
        option device 'br-lan10'

config interface 'lan20'
        option device 'br-lan20'
        option proto 'static'
        option ipaddr '10.0.20.2'
        option netmask '255.255.255.0'
        option gateway '10.0.20.1'
        list dns '8.8.8.8'
        list dns '1.1.1.1'



cat /etc/config/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
        option type 'mac80211'
        option path 'platform/ahb/18100000.wmac'
        option band '2g'
        option channel '11'
        option htmode 'HT20'
        option cell_density '0'
        option txpower '10'
        option country 'BR'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
        option device 'radio0'
        option network 'lan20'
        option mode 'ap'
        option ssid 'test'
        option encryption 'psk2+ccmp'
        option key 'xxxxxxxxxx'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet2'
        option device 'radio0'
        option network 'lan10'
        option mode 'ap'
        option ssid 'wifiradius'
        option encryption 'wpa2+ccmp'
        option auth_server '10.20.30.1'
        option auth_secret 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'


config wifi-device 'radio1'
        option type 'mac80211'
        option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0'
        option band '5g'
        option channel '149'
        option txpower '17'
        option cell_density '0'
        option htmode 'HT20'
        option country 'BR'
        option log_level '4'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
        option device 'radio1'
        option network 'lan20'
        option mode 'ap'
        option ssid 'test'
        option encryption 'psk2+ccmp'
        option key 'xxxxxxxxxx'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet3'
        option device 'radio1'
        option network 'lan10'
        option mode 'ap'
        option ssid 'wifiradius'
        option encryption 'wpa2+ccmp'
        option auth_server '10.20.30.1'
        option auth_secret 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'




wifi reload


Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.319387] ath9k 18100000.wmac phy0-ap1: left allmulticast mode
Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.325658] ath9k 18100000.wmac phy0-ap1: left promiscuous mode
Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.331946] br-lan93: port 3(phy0-ap1) entered disabled state
Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.340723] ath9k 0000:00:00.0 phy1-ap1: left allmulticast mode
Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.346849] ath9k 0000:00:00.0 phy1-ap1: left promiscuous mode
Sat Aug 23 12:51:35 2025 kern.info kernel: [ 2729.353143] br-lan93: port 2(phy1-ap1) entered disabled state
Sat Aug 23 12:51:38 2025 daemon.notice wpa_supplicant[1304]: Set new config for phy phy1
Sat Aug 23 12:51:38 2025 daemon.notice wpa_supplicant[1304]: Set new config for phy phy0
Sat Aug 23 12:51:38 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Set new config for phy phy1: /var/run/hostapd-phy1.conf
Sat Aug 23 12:51:38 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Remove bss 'phy1-ap1' on phy 'phy1'
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy1-ap1: AP-DISABLED
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy1-ap1: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.err hostapd: rmdir[ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd]: Permission denied
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: Failed to remove interface phy1-ap1 from bridge br-lan20: No such device
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Reloaded settings for phy phy1
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Set new config for phy phy0: /var/run/hostapd-phy0.conf
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Remove bss 'phy0-ap1' on phy 'phy0'
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap1: AP-DISABLED
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap1: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.err hostapd: rmdir[ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd]: Permission denied
Sat Aug 23 12:51:39 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: Failed to remove interface phy0-ap1 from bridge br-lan20: No such device
Sat Aug 23 12:51:40 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: Reloaded settings for phy phy0
Sat Aug 23 12:51:40 2025 daemon.notice netifd: Wireless device 'radio1' is now up
Sat Aug 23 12:51:40 2025 daemon.notice netifd: Wireless device 'radio0' is now up

Wifi works, but not show tab in Luci.

2

I don't know if this is the cause of your problem, but your network configuration doesn't seem correct.

The vid option does not belong to the device section, while the switch_vlan section is completely missing.

Is this device swconfig at all? Does the command grep -i dsa /sys/class/net/*/uevent return anything?

3

swconfig list
no output

grep -i dsa /sys/class/net/*/uevent
no output

This device have only one lan port and one lan serial console port.

You can see images at: https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/d/extreme-networks-enterasys-ws-ap3705i-accesspoint-openwrt-796843561/

I'll try this way:

4

Changed network to:

config interface 'loopback'
        option device 'lo'
        option proto 'static'
        option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
        option netmask '255.0.0.0'

config interface 'lan10'
        option type 'bridge'
        option ifname 'eth0.10'
        option proto 'none'

config interface 'lan20'
        option type 'bridge'
        option ifname 'eth0.20'
        option proto 'static'
        option ipaddr '10.0.20.2'
        option netmask '255.255.255.0'
        option gateway '10.0.20.1'
        list dns '8.8.8.8'
        list dns '1.1.1.1'

Based on link:

But no wireless tab yet.

5

No... this is entirely wrong. The syntax you're using was phased out and has not been valid for many years already.

My recommendation would be to reset the device to defaults (ssh into the device and issue firstboot -y && reboot). Then see if the wireless tab appears when the device is in the default state. From there, we can work to setup your VLANs properly.

6

I have 4 Enterasys WS-AP3705i, all with same version of OpenWrt. I trying to proper setup this vlan way (just one Enterasys at this time) and when I changed network the tab disappeared but wifi works.

The network on the other 3 show wireless tab normally, but not use setup vlan yet.

I have this configuration on it:

cat 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 'fd9a:f089:f008::/48'
       option packet_steering '1'

config device
       option name 'br-lan'
       option type 'bridge'
       list ports 'eth0'

config interface 'lan'
       option device 'br-lan'
       option proto 'static'
       option ipaddr '10.0.30.3'
       option netmask '255.255.255.0'
       option ip6assign '60'
       option gateway '10.0.30.1'
       list dns '8.8.8.8'
       list dns '1.1.1.1'



cat wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
       option type 'mac80211'
       option path 'platform/ahb/18100000.wmac'
       option band '2g'
       option channel '1'
       option htmode 'HT20'
       option cell_density '0'
       option txpower '10'
       option country 'BR'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
       option device 'radio0'
       option network 'lan'
       option mode 'ap'
       option ssid 'wifiname'
       option encryption 'psk2+ccmp'
       option key 'xxxxxxxxx'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
       option type 'mac80211'
       option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0'
       option band '5g'
       option channel '48'
       option txpower '17'
       option cell_density '0'
       option htmode 'HT20'
       option country 'BR'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
       option device 'radio1'
       option network 'lan'
       option mode 'ap'
       option ssid 'wifiname'
       option encryption 'psk2+ccmp'
       option key 'xxxxxxxxx'

This way the wireless tab work normally.

7

This is not a normal situation -- the /etc/config/network configuration, generally speaking, should not impact the visibility of the wireless tab.

That said, you've really messed up the config on the original device from this thread, so simply reset it and we'll get it working properly after you confirm that the default state is functioning as expected.

8

Got it. Tomorrow I'll reset the device as suggested. Could you tell me the best way to configure VLAN on this device with only one LAN port (eth0)?

9

Because it is ath79 with a single port, you’ll use direct dotted notation in the bridges. Your initial config was almost right, but had a few errors.

This is what it should look like:

config device
        option name 'br-lan10'
        option type 'bridge'
        list ports 'eth0.10'

config device
        option name 'br-lan20'
        option type 'bridge'
        list ports 'eth0.20'

config interface 'lan10'
        option proto 'none'
        option device 'br-lan10'

config interface 'lan20'
        option device 'br-lan20'
        option proto 'static'
        option ipaddr '10.0.20.2'
        option netmask '255.255.255.0'
        option gateway '10.0.20.1'
        list dns '8.8.8.8'
        list dns '1.1.1.1'
11

Hey @psherman, thank you so much! By simply doing this configuration, the Wi-Fi tab came back! I simply applied it and restarted, and it's back. I didn't need to reset, I did as instructed and it worked!