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USB Wi-Fi Adapter Setup (MediaTek MT7612U) for GL-XE300 with OpenWRT 24.10.0
Step 1: Detect USB Adapter
lsusb
Expected:
0e8d:7612 MediaTek Inc. Wireless
Step 2: Confirm Driver Loads
dmesg | tail -n 50
Expected:
mt76x2u ... Firmware Version: 0.0.00 ieee80211 phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
Step 3: Generate and Edit Wireless Config
wifi config
Then edit /etc/config/wireless to include:
config wifi-device 'radio0' option type 'mac80211' option path 'platform/ahb/18100000.wmac' option band '2g' option channel '1' option htmode 'HT20' option disabled '0'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio0' option device 'radio0' option network 'lan' option mode 'ap' option ssid 'OpenWrt' option encryption 'none'
config wifi-device 'radio1' option type 'mac80211' option path 'platform/ahb/1b000000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0' option band '5g' option channel '36' option htmode 'VHT80' option disabled '0'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio1' option device 'radio1' option network 'lan' option mode 'ap' option ssid 'OpenWrt-5G' option encryption 'none'
Step 4: Bring Up Wireless
wifi down wifi up
Step 5: Verify Both Radios Are Active
iw dev
Expected Output:
phy#3 Interface phy3-ap0 ssid OpenWrt-5G channel 40 (5200 MHz), width: 80 MHz
phy#0 Interface phy0-ap0 ssid OpenWrt channel 1 (2412 MHz), width: 20 MHz
ip link
Expected Interfaces:
phy3-ap0 phy0-ap0
You now have both the internal 2.4GHz and USB 5GHz radios running together in AP mode.
Install Commands
opkg update && opkg install \
kmod-mt76x2u mt76x2u-firmware usbutils