Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:46 Post subject: WRT3200ACM WDS Setup
I am running two WRT3200ACMs and attempting to enable and join a WDS. I have attempted to follow the dd wrt outlined procedure but it does not appears to be joined when checking the Wireless Status.
a) Do I or should I have to change the Mode to AP (WDS) / Station (WDS).
b) Do I have to use a wlan for dedicated backhaul?
I am running both WRT3200ACMs on DD-WRT v3.0-r50274 std (09/27/22) at this time.
Looking for any help available or procedure to follow.
Joined: 30 May 2017 Posts: 582 Location: Rural Manitoba
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:02 Post subject:
I have been using WDS for a few years now and have absolutely no problem with it. Both on my 3200's and 1900's. The master 3200 or 1900 is set to AP(WDS) and the clients are set to Station(WDS). The applicable mac addresses as noted in the setup procedure are entered into wlan0-WDS for the 300's and wlan1-WDS for my 1900's.
The only glitch I have ever found is if I want to use a Virtual Interface on the client 3200, the only channel that will work is 100.
Otherwise WDS works great and has never failed me for years now. No special modifications or other in setup. Some older builds did have a problem but that hasn't happened in a very long time.
One thing I would suggest however is that if you have upgraded from an older build it would be advised that you do a full clear and enter setup from scratch. _________________ Starlink & DSL -> TPLink TL-R470T+
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WRT3200acm Master WDS 5GHz 80Mhz CH 100 (+6) r55819
Ath1 2.4Ghz Disabled
99 Static Leases
ExpressVPN
WRT3200acm r55819 WDS Station 5Ghz
Ath1 AP N/G Mixed Channel 11 HT40
WRT1900Ac V1 5Ghz r55819 WDS Station
(Defective, no 2.4Ghz but 5Ghz works great)
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS Station r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT1900ACS SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS-AP r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT54G DD-WRT v3.0-r37305 micro AP CH 6 Mixed - Not in use
and dont touch the wds tab with the static macs at all. this is for a very different protocol. wds ap -> wds sta. thats all nothing else is required
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I have been using WDS for a few years now and have absolutely no problem with it. Both on my 3200's and 1900's. The master 3200 or 1900 is set to AP(WDS) and the clients are set to Station(WDS). The applicable mac addresses as noted in the setup procedure are entered into wlan0-WDS for the 300's and wlan1-WDS for my 1900's.
The only glitch I have ever found is if I want to use a Virtual Interface on the client 3200, the only channel that will work is 100.
Otherwise WDS works great and has never failed me for years now. No special modifications or other in setup. Some older builds did have a problem but that hasn't happened in a very long time.
One thing I would suggest however is that if you have upgraded from an older build it would be advised that you do a full clear and enter setup from scratch.
Are you running the 2.4 and 5 GHz both WDS which as I believe you have said in another thread will degrade your throughput by 50%?
Joined: 30 May 2017 Posts: 582 Location: Rural Manitoba
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 19:07 Post subject:
The WDS is either-or but not both concurrently. I run all my WDS on 5Ghz since most of my devices are 2.4Ghz. And I have TV connected to the Client 3200 and am able to stream from the Internet even though I am on a very slow connection 7 down & 0.4 up. The WDS connection easily handles the throughput. _________________ Starlink & DSL -> TPLink TL-R470T+
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WRT3200acm Master WDS 5GHz 80Mhz CH 100 (+6) r55819
Ath1 2.4Ghz Disabled
99 Static Leases
ExpressVPN
WRT3200acm r55819 WDS Station 5Ghz
Ath1 AP N/G Mixed Channel 11 HT40
WRT1900Ac V1 5Ghz r55819 WDS Station
(Defective, no 2.4Ghz but 5Ghz works great)
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS Station r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT1900ACS SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS-AP r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT54G DD-WRT v3.0-r37305 micro AP CH 6 Mixed - Not in use
Joined: 30 May 2017 Posts: 582 Location: Rural Manitoba
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 22:38 Post subject:
I probably didn't say it clearly. Radios on the client should only have 1 Client(WDS) setup. As for the AP(WDS) there should not be any problem with having both as WDS. Since I have never done much testing with 2.4Ghz WDS I cannot specifically say if there are quirks. As for the 5Ghz AP(WDS) they act as if it were just a regular AP when any device tries to connect. So I must assume that the 2.4Ghz is the same and having it configured as WDS should not present any problems.
You got me curious so I had to verify my comments. Since I don't have any 2.4Ghz devices on my 3200's as they are known to be somewhat erratic, I setup my 1900 with existing 5Ghz AP(WDS) and changed the 2.4Ghz to AP(WDS).
This change did not appear to affect any of my devices, so I now verified my conclusion, just not on a 3200. _________________ Starlink & DSL -> TPLink TL-R470T+
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WRT3200acm Master WDS 5GHz 80Mhz CH 100 (+6) r55819
Ath1 2.4Ghz Disabled
99 Static Leases
ExpressVPN
WRT3200acm r55819 WDS Station 5Ghz
Ath1 AP N/G Mixed Channel 11 HT40
WRT1900Ac V1 5Ghz r55819 WDS Station
(Defective, no 2.4Ghz but 5Ghz works great)
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS Station r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT1900ACS SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC SPARE r54914
WRT1900AC V1 5Ghz AC 80Mhz WDS-AP r55819
2.4Ghz AP Ch1 HT20 Mixed
WRT54G DD-WRT v3.0-r37305 micro AP CH 6 Mixed - Not in use
