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	author: Lotigara
	category: keeneticos
	category: openwrt
	category: wifi
	category: wifi-roaming
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<h1>Fast Transition (Wi-Fi Roaming) with OpenWrt and KeeneticOS</h1>

<h5>tested to not work on KeeneticOS v3.8.7 &amp; OpenWrt v23.05.5</h5>

<p>First, set up FT on your OpenWrt devices.</p>

<p>Then, change the mode of your Keenetic (?) devices to Extender (there are Repeater/Extender and Access Point/Extender, the last is the recommended).</p>

<p>Go to the <code>Access Point/Extender (Repeater/Extender) &gt; Home segment</code> menu. Change the settings of the Wi-Fi network to those ones in OpenWrt.</p>

<p>Scroll below to the "Roaming for wireless devices" section. Enable "Fast transition (802.11r)" and write your mobility domain ID converted to the ASCII format.</p>

<p>You can use an online converter like this one: <a href="https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-ascii.html">https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-ascii.html</a>. Keep the "Mobility domain key" field unedited.</p>

<p>Press the "Save" button. Now you have a so-called "Wi-Fi system" with use of both KeeneticOS and OpenWrt!</p>