LEDE/OpenWRT & IoT

LEDE/OpenWRT — Factory Resetting

Sometimes you’ll find yourself needing to return to factory settings, whether you want to start fresh, or get around an issue.

Resetting your LEDE/OpenWRT device is simple whether you have physical access or not.

LEDE/OpenWRT — Disabling Your LEDs

The LEDs on a device are an important tool in relaying it’s current status to you. However, there are some situations where a bright blinking light can be more of an issue than an advantage.

Manage Your OpenWRT/LEDE Devices From the Cloud

Some might ask what’s the need for adding cloud functionality to their home router.

For example, in order to avoid any unpatched exploits, you decided to flash your old home router that isn’t maintained by the…

LEDE/OpenWRT — Defining DHCP Options

As with most settings in LEDE/OpenWRT, defining your DHCP option is a matter of changing a couple lines in a config file.

It is not recommended to manually mess around with these sort of settings, but it is very useful for some specific use…

LEDE/OpenWRT — Changing Beacon Interval

While the changing the beacon interval is not something recommended for all setups, there are some good specific use cases.

In this guide we are going to show you how changing the beacon intervals can help direct clients to a specific…

LEDE/OpenWRT — Scanning For Nearby SSIDs

One handy feature that you can make use of on your devices is the ability to scan for nearby SSIDs. This can help you identify how crowded the different channels are, as well as some other useful applications.

LEDE/OpenWRT — Restricting Network Access Based on MAC

Typically you would use your firewall to apply restrictions like this, however with devices of the type mac80211, you can set MAC based restrictions directly in your wireless configuration.

LEDE/OpenWRT — Setting Up Client Isolation

Client Isolation is a security feature that prevents wireless clients on that network from interacting with each other, which can be enabled on networks in AP mode.