You can install OpenWrt on a Meraki MR24, that are super cheap these days because enterprise customers dumped them for 802.11ac gear. They have similar radio specs to your current device, 3x3 dual band 802.11n. However, installing OpenWrt on a Meraki MR24 requires some disassembly and possibly some skills you don't have, so it probably isn't the best choice for you. That said, they are designed to be access points, they have only one ethernet interface, come with a nice mounting kit that would let you screw it to a wall or ceiling, and I have some. 802.11n has some advantages over 802.11ac, namely the drivers are completely open source. All 802.11ac radios have firmware blobs that can limit functionality and disrupt the ability for end users to fix bugs. Whether that is something you care about is a separate question, but it matters to me and how I use them.
If anyone wants to order one on Ebay, I'll exchange it with one I have flashed with OpenWrt for a $20 premium to compensate for the time it takes to do the necessary disassembly/flashy-flash/reassembly (once flashed, it's easy to update). Let me know if that's something you are interested in. On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 4:25 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 8 Jun 2019, Russell Senior wrote: > > > https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Belkin_F9K1104 > > > > The Ubisoft SoC means it probably won't ever be supported by OpenWrt. > Your > > problem could have about 117 different causes, ... > > Thanks for looking, Russell. > > Are there availble vertical WAPs supporting OpenWRT? Space for the unit is > limited, although I could hang one on the wall. I don't want to spend the > money Ubiquity wants because I don't need to support multiple users nor > have > it mounted outside. > > Regards, > > Rich > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
