Have some ethernet-only devices. I just want to make it so it seamlessly act as if it has WIFI by forwarding everything from the main router, including DHCP.
Tried both extender and WDS mode, and they don’t seem to pass the DHCP over from the main router. I also cannot bridge the WAN port to the LAN ports. I also cannot access the MT1300 either from the wifi side; as if the firewall is still up.
This should be a simple setup but seems complicated to execute.
Weird bug, had to reset and it seems to almost work by using Extender mode. Can’t access it from the IP it obtains via wifi, still need to use the default subnet of 192.168.8.x and even then, only works if connected via the LAN ports. Leads me to believe the firewall is still enabled or there’s some restriction as to where the WebGUI can be accessed from.
Tried looking into the underlying OpenWRT but it’s so cluttered and changes are likely to conflict with the gl.inet skin on top.
Just want to be able to access the WebGUI from the “WAN”/wifi side and merge the WAN ethernet port with the other 2 LAN ports.
Figured it out, going to leave this here in case someone else comes along needing the same configuration.
Set to extender mode. I don't need it to actually repeat the wifi so I turned off the radios/wifi networks as well.
The rest of the changes need to be done in LuCi / OpenWRT advanced settings.
Network > Interfaces:
lan set protocol to unmanaged. Continue using br-lan.
wan remove any associated devices.
wwan under Firewall Settings, set to lan
Devices tab
br-lan : add the wan port to the bridge.
There might be better ways to do this, but this seems to work. I'm able to use the WAN port on the MT1300, access it anywhere via the IP obtained from DHCP of the main router.
The only caveat now is if you change the wifi network, it cannot obtain an IP, therefore no way of accessing the router unless you reset and reconfigure. If you don't need the WAN port, it can be designated as a "console" port for manual configuration; enable DHCP on that specific port so it assigns an IP without having to manually set one on the client.