OpenWRT routers: Difference between revisions

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* Under "Network", "Interfaces" edit the wan interface. Change the protocol to PPPoE. Device should be "wan" if you're not using a VLAN, or "wan.911" or "wan.101" if you are. Enter your AAISP username and password. Under "Advanced settings", set "Obtain IPv6 address" to automatic, tick "Use default gateway". Under DHCP server, ignore this interface.

* Save and apply, then restart the wan interface

* The wan and ~~wan6~~ interfaces should now come up online

* The wan and wan_6 interfaces should now come up online

The appropriate entries in ''/etc/config/network'' should look like the following. If you do not have Luci installed, make these edits to "/etc/config/network".

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default from 2001:8b0:xyz:4520::/60 via fe80::9e89:1eff:fe2e:0 dev pppoe-wan metric 512

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= Installing packages =

One of OpenWrt's key features is being able to install extra software packages. For example, you can install a VPN server on the router, or add SFTP support to the SSH server.

On the Luci web interface go to "System","Software", and click "Update lists...". You can then search for and install packages. ''openssh-sftp-server'' might be useful, or the ''nano'' text editor for in-situ changes to the configuration.

From the command line, ''opkg'' is the tool to manage packages. "opkg update" to update the lists, "opkg find openssh*" to search, "opkg install wireguard-tools" to install.

= Advanced configuration of the local network =