# EKH03 AP redistributing upstream connection as 2.4GHz WiFi and HaLow(802.11ah) **URL:** \ **Category:** Software\ **Created:** [December 11, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185 "2024-12-11T17:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ametefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@ametefe](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/ametefe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/1 "2024-12-11T17:29:30Z")
Hi, I want to redistribute a upstream connection on bridge mode from a router to the AP’s 2.4GHz WiFi and the HaLow connection. So in the end I would want AP’s 2.4GHz and the Stations’s 2.4GHz. ---
**Author:** ![Zandr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.morsemicro.com/zandr/32/42_2.png) [@Zandr](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Zandr)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/2 "2024-12-11T18:42:25Z")
If I’m understanding correctly, you’re looking for a configuration like this: 2.4GHz → EKH03 → HaLow → EKH03 → 2.4GHz This is close to what we describe in the documentation as a “Virtual Wire”. If you want to use 2.4GHz WiFi for the upstream, though, you’ll need to use NAT on the HaLow AP. On the AP side, use the configuration wizard to set the device up as an AP, with the upstream network set to “WiFi”, and provide the credentials for your 2.4GHz network. Then on the STA side configure the station as a Client, select Bridge mode, and enable the 2.4GHz access point. ---
**Author:** ![ametefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@ametefe](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/ametefe)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/3 "2024-12-12T09:07:54Z")
This is how I want it to look. | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 2.4Ghz | | | | | 2.4GHz → | EKH03 → | Halow → | EKH03 → | 2.4GHz | | | | | | | I want the both EKH03 to send 2.4GHz signals and I also want the first EKH03 send a Halow signal. This will result in two EKH03 2.4GHz SSIDs ---
**Author:** ![Zandr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.morsemicro.com/zandr/32/42_2.png) [@Zandr](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Zandr)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/4 "2024-12-12T15:14:09Z")
Unfortunately it isn’t possible to use the 2.4GHz radio as STA (for upstream connection) and AP (for clients) simultaneously. This will work using Ethernet for uplink, of course. ---
**Author:** ![james.haggerty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@james.haggerty](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/james.haggerty)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/5 "2024-12-15T23:00:58Z")
Hmm, maybe I’m misunderstanding something, but this should work. In fact, it’s one of the configurations the normal wizard sets up, and I run it on my desk on an ekh03. The one thing to be wary of is the AP will be forced to change channel to whatever channel the Client link is using, since it can only support one actual frequency at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Zandr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.morsemicro.com/zandr/32/42_2.png) [@Zandr](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Zandr)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/6 "2024-12-16T01:17:29Z")
Oh, my mistake. I didn’t think that would work. On other devices I’m used to “WiFi-as-WAN” being a cross-band arrangement. ---
**Author:** ![ametefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@ametefe](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/ametefe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/7 "2024-12-16T09:14:15Z")
How would I achieve this? The end result will be two SSIDs from the AP and the client. A HaLow link from the AP to the client as well. Connecting to both SSIDs provide connection to the internet from a single upstream point. ---
**Author:** ![james.haggerty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@james.haggerty](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/james.haggerty)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/8 "2024-12-16T20:19:48Z")
If you’re using a recent Morse OpenWrt (2.5+ from memory; I’m not sure), this should be configurable in the wizard (or refer to the user guide). Otherwise, you can use luci or uci to set it up, in the same way you would configure any wifi interface. [https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-quick-start/basic\_wifi](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-quick-start/basic_wifi) If you want a better experience with the 2.4GHz, you may want to set up [[OpenWrt Wiki] Wifi Roaming](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/roaming) However, since presumably the reason you’re using HaLow is to increase your range beyond 2.4, this may not be that useful. * * * Now that I’m involved, though, I’m a bit confused as to why you want it. The 2.4 WiFi on the EKH03 doesn’t have a great antenna, so using the HaLow AP EKH03 (which is connected to 2.4) as a 2.4 extender won’t be very useful for additional range, particularly given it will be on the same channel as the uplink. i.e. I would recommend: ```auto Existing AP (mySSID) <---2.4--- EKH03 <--- HaLow --- EKH03 (mySSID) <---2.4--- Client ``` So that 2.4 devices would switch between your existing AP and the EKH03 at the end of the HaLow link. ---
**Author:** ![ametefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@ametefe](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/ametefe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/9 "2024-12-17T11:36:56Z")
I’m trying to do some long range testing with the EKH03. I want to have a upstream from a starlink via WiFi and not ethernet. Then I would like to redistribute it as 2.4GHz and HaLow via the EKH03. So I would have a HaLow SSID and a 2.4GHz SSID. Using the HaLow SSID, it connect to the 2nd KH03 device and redistribute it as 2.4GHz. ---
**Author:** ![james.haggerty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@james.haggerty](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/james.haggerty)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/ekh03-ap-redistributing-upstream-connection-as-2-4ghz-wifi-and-halow-802-11ah/185/10 "2024-12-17T22:30:42Z")
Right, I’m just not sure why you need to redistribute the WiFi via 2.4 on the AP, since at that point you’re in range of the Starlink 2.4 WiFi. It’s fine to do this, I’m just not sure it will be that useful and it will have relatively poor performance, since it will have to use the same channel it’s using for the upstream on its small antenna. Anyway, let us know if you get blocked setting it up. If you run into troubles, copy your existing /etc/config/network and /etc/config/wireless from the AP so we can debug.