Wi-Fi, modems, and tethering devices

USB Modems

Modems using RNDIS or "virtual Ethernet adapter" are easier to setup.

Suggested models:

• Huawei's Wingle series
• All Huawei model variants updated year 2015+ use RNDIS by default.

MBIM, QMI, and others aren't automatically configured yet, be sure to disable USB interface namer in Speedify setup page before manually configuring a modem interface.

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USB WiFi Adapters in Client Mode

Supported models/chipset:

• Check out "morrownr" community report compilation guide

As a better alternative, wireless repeaters with an Ethernet socket work as clients in bridge mode, and you can optionally hide the repeater SSID. This solution is a decent alternative for stability, Wi-Fi 6E support, higher speeds and better range.

Setup

• Plug in the dongle to a USB port that will remain fixed, changing ports requires reconfiguration
• Restart/Reboot SmoothWAN
• Configure in Network -> Wireless
• Hit Scan and follow through, tick Replace existing configuration and set firewall to RED zone
• Done!