Mesh between dumb AP to dumb AP

[eR2022]

Hi,
Is it possible to mesh (802.11s) between dumb AP1 to dumb AP2 ?

My dumb AP1 is connected with Ethernet cable to the Main router...

[badulesia]

Hi.
Is the main router also involved in the wireless ? If not than you have only two wireless devices, and you may thus consider setting AP2 as a repeater of AP1. It's easier to config.

Wireless network bridge (wireless repeater)

[eR2022]

Im not sure I understand,
Both Main Router and AP1 have wireless, but they are Ethernet Backhaul.
I want to wireless mesh between AP1 and (future)AP2

[badulesia]

@eR2022

I want to wireless mesh between AP1 and (future)AP2

Understood. I was pointing to another solution depending of your topology or choice.
You can setup all three devices in a mesh. AP2 won't care is AP1 is linked by eth or wifi to the main router.
Depending of your hardware, you will have mixed results. Just try, and share your experience.

[SirLouen]

If all are in a wired backhaul read this (the whole topic)

OpenWrt with Ethernet Backhaul

I've been reading through this conversation almost 2 years later. There is one simple problem here apart from roaming: automatic rearrangement based on load balancing. I have 4 Asus ZW XT8 on a wired backhaul. At first one could think that this is like having 4 random AP on WAP mode. But apart from seamless roaming, which more or less is the same as described in this post I find that the nodes automatically arrange the nodes not only based on the signal strenght but on the saturation of the no…

Probably with Wireless AP (WAP) configuration it will be ok (check the video there)

If AP2 is not wire backhauled, then you may set it as a Wireless Repeater mode from the router or the AP1 (it doesn't mind). If you plan to add more not wire backhauled in the future to create a real mesh, with 2-3-4 wireless points, then you may consider installing OLSRD server through OPKG and setting everything up. But just for 1 extra AP (AP2) it won't make sense so much effort (and no more convenience or performance either).