Hi, I would like to try and setup my network something similar to the diagram I have created. Using 2 x Xiaomi AX3000T routers and a Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite. Can anyone tell me if its possible, and what this topology is called in OpenWRT (is it the dumb access point or bridge or something else?) and also if there any issues with trying to do this.
From what i can see, the AX3000T has an interface for the wifi side and also an interface for the wired side, im not sure actually if they can be on the same subnet, so maybe the IP's I'm using cant be used and I would need to have different networks for the hosts on the wifi compared to the lan side of the AX3000T? (not sure how that works tbh...)
Hey bro, I asked a bunch of questions because I want to learn. Thanks for your help though, but its not clear to me and it doesnt answer my questions. Appreciated though
have individual IP addresses per access point (otherwise you won't know which one you're configuring)
have both IP addresses in the same IP range as of subnetting (otherwise you won't be able to access them for further configuration at all)
avoid running DHCP servers on both devices (otherwise you might have conflicting device IP addresses because both routers will hand out the same bunch of addresses when being asked for)
make sure the one router with DHCP running is the one providing the uplink to the internet
That's basically what "dumb AP" means.
One router needs to stay configured as a regular router to provide regular services.
The other one must not provide those regular services, hence the "dumb AP".
So yes, try to understand the documentation and follow it.
You might read through and understand it before you actually make any changes to your setup. There are options/variants in it, you can do it either one way or the other. And that's the point where you should know both of them before changing anything.
