I own an AX-1800 Flint and a couple of MT-1300 Beryls. I just recently had fiber optic internet installed in my house by CenturyLink Quantum Fiber. They’re provided modem/router is working fine with speeds up to 700mbps
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Botnets are having a field day with this one. Netgear DGN1000 also known to be extensively exploited.
Antimalware, hardened firmware, and more
Has a useful reference for setting up WDS and wireless bridging strategies.
Cisco Firepower 1010 Getting Started Guide
[includes procedure for correcting heat issue]
So that's what this VAP business is all about.
The first part looks outdated, but the mounting instructions might be helpful.
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Update, for current fiber:
https://www.quantumfiber.com/support/equipment/bring-your-own-wifi-equipment.html
requires login with service contract
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Another alternative to DD-WRT, for some devices
Rare 24v Passive PoE router, open firmware, not too spendy!
They also have a managed switch for a little less, model RB260GSP
I'm thinking of trying this instead of running Samba off the drive, and use wget from the router to mirror off an FTP server to keep it updated. Oh, and I can ftp files to it individually from the media server on demand.