Table of Contents
Initial Setup
Obviously you need to connect it to your Wide Area Network (WAN) and then connect to the it via Local Area Network, if this doesn't make sense then read the instructions.
Installing LuCi & File Sharing
I've used OpenWRT for some time so installed the LuCi interface from the GL-iNet WebUI along with the filesharing and media sharing packages (both under Applications > File Sharing) as at some point I'm likely to plug a hard drive/additional storage into the USB port.
Other Packages
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# opkg install nano
No `etckeeper` which is a shame as its a nice way of backing up your systems core configuration files, maybe when a system upgrade is available as its
SSH
I couldn't SSH in initially, even after installing LuCi and checking the configuration. I repeatedly got the following error…
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❱ ssh -p 222 root@192.168.8.1 Unable to negotiate with 192.168.8.1 port 222: no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa
The solution (found here) was to instead use…
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Hey presto I was in and could edit files which greatly simplified updating the static IP addresses I use on my home network.
Static IP Addresses
I've a bunch of Raspberry Pi's that all have static IPs and various other devices, its tedious copying everything over via the WebUI, but its possible to copy the /etc/config/dhcp file over from my existing OpenWRT install (on a Linksys WRT1900ACS).
Upgrading
Disappointing that because of the chipset (Qualcomm) the support for WiFi6 is limited under OpenWRT (see comment) which seems a strange choice when one of the selling points is that its a WiFi6 enabled router!
As and when an update to the newer OpenWRT becomes available I will of course be updating but for now this makes me hesitant about putting this in place as my main router.
Resetting
- To repair network press and hold reset button for 3 seconds.
- To factory reset press and hold reset button for 10 seconds ALL USER DATA WILL BE CLEARED.
