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Which standard should I be looking into if I want a second AP/device that connects to the “main” router wirelessly, that extends the network range. I live in an apartment and can’t run Ethernet.
There is this overview showing the options: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/wifiextenders/overview
I have only used the WDS mode once and none of the others, so my experience isn't enough to make a recommendation.
Creating a mesh would make sense in your instance. I recommend following this video.
Thank you for the video, I’ll check it out!