OpenWRT and Engenius: Difference between revisions

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User Manual for ENS500EXT-AC (and others): https://www.engeniustech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ENS500EXT-AC-User-Manual.pdf

=== Final Thoughts ===

===Final Thoughts===

...no idea why the ...500 isn't supported by OpenWRT officially. It has the same SoC (Qualcomm / Atheros IPQ40xx / IPX4018) as many other EnGenius devices, including the ENS600EXT. Plus the EnGenius User Manual even has the ...500 combined with the ...620. Looking at the differences, it appears that the only difference is 2 Antennas for the ...500 and 4 Antennas for the ...620.

Now the really freaky thing is that all the documentation from EnGenius states the ...500 only has 802.11AC (with the ...620 having 802.11bgnac). That's weird because, because both the .500 and .620 have the same SoC. What gives? Well, it turns out the .500 does have the same Wireless capability as the .620, but EnGenius chose to disable it. Woof! Both 802.11bgn (at 2.4GHz) and 802.11ac (at 5 GHz) works just fine with OpenWRT.

Now the really freaky thing is that all the documentation from EnGenius states the ...500 only has 802.11AC (with the ...620 having 802.11bgnac). That's weird because, because both the .500 and .620 have the same SoC and other stuff. What gives? Well, it turns out the .500 does have the same Wireless capability as the .620, but EnGenius chose to disable it. Woof! Both 802.11bgn (at 2.4GHz) and 802.11ac (at 5 GHz) works just fine with OpenWRT.

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 User Manual for ENS500EXT-AC (and others): https://www.engeniustech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ENS500EXT-AC-User-Manual.pdf
-=== Final Thoughts ===
+===Final Thoughts===
 ...no idea why the ...500 isn't supported by OpenWRT officially.  It has the same SoC (Qualcomm / Atheros IPQ40xx / IPX4018) as many other EnGenius devices, including the ENS600EXT.  Plus the EnGenius User Manual even has the ...500 combined with the ...620.  Looking at the differences, it appears that the only difference is 2 Antennas for the ...500 and 4 Antennas for the ...620.
-Now the really freaky thing is that all the documentation from EnGenius states the ...500 only has 802.11AC (with the ...620 having 802.11bgnac).  That's weird because, because both the .500 and .620 have the same SoC.  What gives?  Well, it turns out the .500 does have the same Wireless capability as the .620, but EnGenius chose to disable it.  Woof!  Both 802.11bgn (at 2.4GHz) and 802.11ac (at 5 GHz) works just fine with OpenWRT.
+Now the really freaky thing is that all the documentation from EnGenius states the ...500 only has 802.11AC (with the ...620 having 802.11bgnac).  That's weird because, because both the .500 and .620 have the same SoC and other stuff.  What gives?  Well, it turns out the .500 does have the same Wireless capability as the .620, but EnGenius chose to disable it.  Woof!  Both 802.11bgn (at 2.4GHz) and 802.11ac (at 5 GHz) works just fine with OpenWRT.