Wireless on ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (MT7996E): How to enable?

Installing and Using OpenWrt
1

Hello!

I hope, you can help me. What do I need to do to enable Wireless on ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (MT7996E)?

I tried several country codes and modes of wireless security, I tried the latest sysupgrade image as well as the most recent snapshot.

Please guide me!
Thank you very much!

2 
/etc/config/network
/etc/config/wireless

What bands? What does the log say when you attempt to enable?

If in the US:
(US 6GHz: How to proceed)

3 
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/network 

config interface 'loopback'
	option device 'lo'
	option proto 'static'
	list ipaddr '127.0.0.1/8'

config globals 'globals'
	option dhcp_default_duid '0004bdb54d7ade3a401a89559c9e05d8a810'
	option ula_prefix 'fd5f:dc6e:d650::/48'

config device
	option name 'br-lan'
	option type 'bridge'
	list ports 'lan1'
	list ports 'lan2'
	list ports 'lan3'

config interface 'lan'
	option device 'br-lan'
	option proto 'static'
	list ipaddr '192.168.1.1/24'
	option ip6assign '60'

config interface 'wan'
	option device 'wan'
	option proto 'dhcp'

config interface 'wan6'
	option device 'wan'
	option proto 'dhcpv6'


root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless 

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'soc/11300000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0'
	option radio '0'
	option band '2g'
	option channel '10'
	option htmode 'HT20'
	option country 'AT'
	option cell_density '0'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'soc/11300000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0'
	option radio '1'
	option band '2g'
	option channel 'auto'
	option htmode 'EHT80'
	option country 'AT'
	option cell_density '0'

config wifi-device 'radio2'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'soc/11300000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0'
	option radio '2'
	option band '6g'
	option channel 'auto'
	option htmode 'EHT80'
	option country '00'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet0'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid 'OpenWrt'
	option encryption 'owe'
	option ocv '0'
	option network 'lan'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet1'
	option device 'radio1'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid 'OpenWrt1'
	option encryption 'owe'
	option ocv '0'
	option network 'lan'


[04.04.2026, 21:22:59 UTC] daemon.warn: odhcpd[1957]: No default route present, setting ra_lifetime to 0!
[04.04.2026, 21:22:59 UTC] daemon.info: dnsmasq[1]: read /etc/hosts - 12 names
[04.04.2026, 21:22:59 UTC] daemon.info: dnsmasq[1]: read /tmp/hosts/dhcp.cfg01411c - 4 names
[04.04.2026, 21:22:59 UTC] daemon.info: dnsmasq[1]: read /tmp/hosts/odhcpd.hosts.lan - 2 names
[04.04.2026, 21:22:59 UTC] daemon.info: dnsmasq-dhcp[1]: read /etc/ethers - 0 addresses

Thank you!

4 
config wifi-device 'radio1'
option band '5g'

config wifi-device 'radio2'
option country 'AT'

Fix and try again. Log entries are only helpful after you hit enable in luci and if it spits out an error.

5

It helped :grinning_face: Thank you soooo much! You made my day.

What are the general "rules" for enabling WIFI on that router? I guess it has to do with WIFI7?

6

Mark the post as "solved" then.

radio0 = 2.4
radio1 = 5
radio2 = 6

7

Thank you so very much!