WN573HX1 - Getting Started June 2024

[dnd]

this setup sounds like you will need mesh.

you have two options: WDS or 802.11s mesh
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/atheroswds
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/mesh/80211s

here is some good explanation WDS vs 802.11s:

A foolproof guide to setting up further wifi coverage

For configuring your openwrt devices you can achieve almost all you want from the LUCI web interface. What you have been reading on the forum is probably related to more complex configurations which is what might be overwhelming you. Most reliable in my opinion is copper wire. But this is not always achievable. If you need to connect your devices via wireless then you have different options like you have listed. For now ignore relayd. So your other two options then are WDS or 802.11s (both …