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The wired access point tag on WindowsForum.com covers using a device that provides Wi-Fi while connected to the network by Ethernet rather than acting as a router. A recent discussion looks at repurposing an older TP-Link Archer C6 with OpenWrt as a wired access point after a dual-WAN gateway and managed switch took over routing and distribution. The recurring point is that an access point does not need NAT, DHCP, or its own firewall boundary to serve wireless clients; it needs a clean wired uplink to the LAN, correctly configured radios, and enough management to fit the surrounding network.
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    OpenWrt Lets Old Routers Serve as Wired Access Points

    An old wireless router can remain useful after a network outgrows its routing hardware, but only if it is assigned a role that matches its place in the topology. In a September 20 report, XDA Developers describes repurposing a TP-Link Archer C6 with OpenWrt as a wired access point after a...