Setup a Turris Omnia as a repeater with unique SSID
I've had need of a personal AP connected to some remote WiFi signal on several occasions so ended up building my Turris to support this. This is a common scenario for people traveling in an RV or hosting events where they want to provide Internet access through various wireless (or wired) connections & don't want to have to reconfigure all the clients.
I disconnected the 2.4ghz only radio from the antennas & added 2 more u.fl to RP-SMA pigtails. That way I can plug a directional antenna into that radio for better range to the remote WiFi. It also lets the 2.4/5ghz radio get exclusive use of the 3 standard antennas. This is not required, but helps to decrease interference & increase range & throughput.
Setup & configuration
Start with a fresh unconfigured Omina Turris
Connect WAN port of the Turris to Internet via Ethernet to facilitate setup
Connect your workstation to any of the
LAN ports
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Proceed with standard Omina Turris setup wizard presented on the web page
Set a secure password & check the use same password for advanced configuration
Leave DHCP & DHCPv6 at defaults (unless your ISP uses a static IP or PPPoE)
If connectivity fails, check cables & stuff
Set region as appropriate
Set timezone (should be automatic)
Synchronize time with PC
Automatic updates on
Auto update may fail on first try
Set router IP to 192.168.100.1 (as it's an unusual private subnet & less likely to have a conflict, this step is optional but I find helps prevent issues) leaving DHCP enabled & start/max leases at 100/150 & check Guest network (use subnet 192.168.101.0/24)
In your Windows (Linux or other
OS users should be aware of the appropriate commands to acquire a new DHCP IP) workstation From a command prompt with administrative permissions type the following commands to get the workstation using an IP on the new subnet
- ipconfig /release
- ipconfig /renew
Go to 192.168.100.1/wizard/step/8 then hit next
Setup WiFi
WiFi 1 will be your local AP, set it up with whatever SSID you want & enabling guest if you want
WiFi 2 will be your uplink connection, (temporarily) name it uplink or something
Go to Advanced Administration & click on the LuCI web interface link
Network > Wireless
Go down to (radio1) & click on Scan
Find your WiFi network that you want to connect to in the list & click on Join Network next to it
Enter the appropriate password for that network if required
Leave the “Name of the new network” at the default “wwan”
Leave the firewall zone as WAN
Hit apply
Review the settings on the next page then hit Save & Apply
Test the connection
Make sure WiFi is disabled on your workstation (or connect to only the WiFi for the AP)
Plug your workstation into one of the
LAN ports (or connect to only the WiFi for the AP)
Unplug the WAN port
Validate the Internet still works
At this point you should be able to connect to your personal SSID (or via an Ethernet cable to any of the LAN ports) & get Internet access via the remote WiFi.