Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:14 Post subject: Which AP will boot up the fastest?
I need a WiFi access point that boots up fairly fast. Ideally, I would like the time from power-on to WiFi access point ready for connections to be 30 seconds or less. If any of you know of a router that can boot up in 30 seconds or less, let me know the router model & version, best dd-wrt firmware, etc.
I will be running a simple configuration in access point mode. I don't have any problem with my network or my current device. I'm working on a project where I need to repeatedly boot the device.
I heard from someone who has a TP-Link AC1750 running DD-WRT v3.0-r35927 std (05/13/18) and his router boots up and is ready in 38 seconds. I have seen other posts where people had routers running dd-wrt that would boot up in roughly 30 seconds. Does anyone have a device which boots up even faster?
I purchased that same model mentioned above (tp-link AC1750) and flashed the same firmware, but mine takes 55 seconds from power-on to fully ready. I tweaked all the settings I could think of to tweak for a faster boot. For example, I'm not using DHCP, so there is no wait for the device to get an address.
Any ideas for making this one boot faster? Or any ideas for a device which is known to boot up even faster than 38 seconds?
my R7800 boots in WAP mode very fast less than 30 sec
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Which firmware version are you using? Your signature says DD-WRT 37120M 3.18 Kong. Is that correct? I don't find that version at http://desipro.de/ddwrt/K3-AC-IPQ806X/. What's the download link for it, if you don't mind. (I always seem to download the wrong file.)
The very latest firmware doesn't seem to boot up as fast as the versions from a few months ago. Is that true for you?
Last edited by MountainX on Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:39; edited 1 time in total
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 21:50 Post subject: Results so far
TP-Link Archer C7 v4 with standard firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r35927 std (05/13/18) in WAP mode with minimal services running.
From power-on to fully operational in about 55 seconds. (Stock firmware was around 2 minutes)
Netgear R7000 with Kong firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r36070M kongac (05/31/18) in WAP mode with minimal services running.
From power-on to fully operational in more than 90 seconds. (Stock firmware was 120 seconds)
I have an R7800 on order. But in the mean time, is there anything I can do to get the TP-Link Archer C7 v4 to boot up faster? Someone told me theirs would boot up and be fully operational in 38 seconds, but mine takes 55 seconds.
However, the boot time is still 90 seconds (no faster than before) and the Web GUI shows boot wait enabled after rebooting. Is there another way to disable boot wait?
Firmware is now: DD-WRT v3.0-r37015M kongac (09/23/18)
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:38 Post subject:
Did you test it in WAP mode (router) mode instead of gateway
it suppouse to be very fast
currently my router is not in WAP mode
but i test it it in the past basically disable
all servicess you do not use _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Did you test it in WAP mode (router) mode instead of gateway
it suppouse to be very fast
currently my router is not in WAP mode
but i test it it in the past basically disable
all servicess you do not use
Yes, it is in WAP mode and most services are disabled. I don't see anything else that I can disable except the Web GUI.
Thanks for that info. Wireless clients are able to connect in 38 sec?
My TP-Link Archer C7 v4 is now booting in 44 seconds (wireless clients able to connect). That's a lot better than stock. My R7000 still takes 90 seconds (stock firware was 2 minutes).
I have an R7800 on order and I'll use the kernel 4.9 kong firmware once I receive the device. If you think it would help me, could you share your nvrambak (without any sensitive info, of course)? Otherwise, I'll just put it in WAP mode and disable as many services as I can.
If anyone finds a combination of device + firmware that will boot up even faster (in WAP mode), please let me know. And if anyone can modify a device to boot up and accept wireless connections in about 10 to 15 seconds, I will donate to you or the project for information on how to do that.
