OpenWRT - 802.11s Mesh WiFi Network

In this video, we are going to setup an 802.11s Mesh WiFi network with OpenWRT using Luci. 802.11s is an open-source standard for connecting devices wirelessly, it is working on Layer 2 of the OSI model. All the nodes in the Mesh network can see each other as if they are all connected to the switch.
**Please enable 802.11r Fast Transition during the AP setup**
OpenWRT handles this very well with wpad-mesh-opensslWe will create a Mesh connection between the Habanero DVK and the D-Link DIR-842, and configure Wireless Access Point (WiFi) so that devices connected to the AP can roaming when moving from one place to another.
If you don't need to connect the 2 routers wirelessly, you can check out the 802.11r Fast Roaming, where we connect these routers with an ethernet cable.
With OpenWRT installed, we can setup a Mesh network using devices from different vendors, for example: Mikrotik, D-Link, TP-Link, 8devices, etc. as long as the WLAN hardware supports Mesh.
Video timeframe:
00:00 - 802.11s based wireless mesh network & connection overview
02:40 - Check if your WLAN hardware support Mesh
03:59 - Install package - wpad-mesh-openssl
06:47 - Setup the Mesh connection on the Main node - Habanero DVK
08:40 - Setup the Mesh connection on the Second node - DIR 842
11:03 - Check if the Mesh connection is up
12:04 - Configure WiFi Access Point on the 2 routers (node)
16:11 - Connection & Roaming Test
19:40 - Conclusion and moving on - Fast Romaing
Resources:
OpenWRT WiFi Roaming - https://youtu.be/1yaodn1BpSw
OpenWRT guide 802.11s - https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/mesh/start
Thanks for watching and see you all in the next video!

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