<p style=“text-align: left;“>Hi,</p>
Only saw the messages today… vacation time. Don’t have my pc with me to share the details for WDS setup. It is relatively simple, one only has to enable WDS on both, the sta (client) and the ap, and assign fixed IPs to both (on same subnet as the rest of your audio network). A truly minimal image is possible, without even relayd. Finally, a true, dumb switch like functionality is possible with all unnecessary components disabled/ removed. Also, as WDS is integral to openwrt you can enable it in existing minimal images Eric shared, the 100mbs and 10mbs. No need to develop new ones. Only drawback with wds is that it is a true backhaul so it works best in single ap, single client setups. Your control tablet or phone will have to be on a separate ssid. I’ve been running the WDS setup for almost half a year and have zero issues. CPU usage below 2% for decompressed 14/44 audio. What I did learn through WDS optimisation is that the wr902ac is really not a good access point. Literally, getting a cudy wr1300 V3 for around 30 euro will significantly reduce retries and CPU usage. Btw, had WDS active with the 10mbs minimal image and it worked, but there were issues with my streamer so I’m back at 100mbs. Hope I managed to shed some light. Also, keep in mind that a small change in orientation of the wr902ac can completely change the quality of the WiFi signal and the subsequent amount of retries.
Cheers,
B.