@thompdre841 I love stories like this. It shows the value that OpenWrt can bring to thoughtful people who are new to the project.
The challenge lies in the balance between simplifying everything as much as possible (but no further) to produce a basic router that is secure, robust, and does "the things people need". Let's take @anon50098793's suggestion about a wizard to the extreme:
How few questions can we require for a "good-enough secure router" setup? I think the minimum is Login Password and Router name.
- Could the router auto-fill the SSID's based on the router name?
- Could the device automatically determine up/download speeds to set SQM?
- Could the router automatically configure a Guest Wi-Fi network?
- What other settings could be automatically set in a 'basic secure router' to minimize the expertise required?
- (Of course, the additional OpenWrt GUI or settings in
/etc/...allow experts to extend the router.)
But if we could design a system where people could get a good-enough secure router running with a minimum of hassles, we would have accomplished something really important.