Chapter 4: Installing OpenWrt Router Virtual Machine

Chapter 4: Installing OpenWrt Router Virtual Machine

Chapter 4: Installing OpenWrt Router Virtual Machine This chapter explains how to install a router virtual machine using VMWare on a Windows system. Many students have likely installed Ubuntu or Windows on VMWare before. Why Install a Virtual Machine • Convenient for students without router hardware to test code • The router virtual machine provides … Read more

Open Source WebRTC SFU Server Umbrella for OpenWrt Routers

Open Source WebRTC SFU Server Umbrella for OpenWrt Routers

There are various open-source deployment methods for WebRTC servers. However, there are still not many forwarding use cases implemented through routers for different terminals. Umbrella represents an innovative scenario. It is an optimized proof-of-concept version of a WebRTC SFU (Selective Forwarding Unit) that can run in various environments, such as on a local OpenWrt access … Read more

OpenWrt Router Review and Usage Experience

OpenWrt Router Review and Usage Experience

OpenWrt Router User Experience I purchased a GL.iNet SFT1200 from a certain online store, which is a portable router for travel. Although it runs on the OpenWrt system, it comes with an official management backend. In the Advanced Features, there is an entry for LuCI, allowing access to the native OpenWrt backend. If you are … Read more

Issue with OpenWrt Router Not Assigning IPs to LAN Devices

Issue with OpenWrt Router Not Assigning IPs to LAN Devices

Our company has a Linksys router flashed with OpenWrt, placed in a recessed structure where the signal is not very good. Therefore, we added a TP-Link router with many protruding antennas as an AP. Previously, there was an issue where connecting other devices (such as a LoRa gateway or other Wi-Fi AP) to the remaining … Read more

How to Configure OpenWrt Router for Internet Access

How to Configure OpenWrt Router for Internet Access

In the previous issue, we introduced how to use HTTP forwarding to allow other devices on the local network to access the internet through a proxy. However, this requires configuring the client’s proxy settings, which is not very user-friendly for beginners. To solve this problem, this issue will teach you how to configure the router … Read more

RAX3000M Mobile Router OpenWrt Flashing Guide

RAX3000M Mobile Router OpenWrt Flashing Guide

CMCC RAX3000M is a router customized by China Mobile, available in two versions: EMMC version (high-performance) and NAND version (standard). The difference is that the high-performance version has 64GB of eMMC, while the standard version has 128MB of flash storage. CMCC RAX3000M offers great value for money and is currently the highest configuration equipped with … Read more