Turning a Surplus TP-Link Archer AX21 into a Dedicated OpenWrt Wireless Lab Bridge
Solving multi-node connectivity constraints in a historic rental by repurposing a $25 MediaTek-based Wi-Fi 6 router into a dedicated, low-latency client bridge.
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Applied Edge Networking & OpenWrt
Hands-on runbooks for repurposing commodity hardware, flashing open-source firmware, and engineering resilient edge infrastructure. This series documents practical OpenWrt deployments, Layer 2/Layer 3 routing boundaries, RF link optimization, and device-level hardening—pairing real-world constraints with empirical benchmarks.