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--- doc:appunti:hardware:tl-wr741nd [2014/02/23 23:12] – niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:tl-wr741nd [2021/02/26 10:22] (current) – [TP-LINK TL-WR741ND] niccolo
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 ====== TP-LINK TL-WR741ND ======
-Wireless router with detachable antenna, upgradable with OpenWrt. Follow the instructions on the [[http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr741nd|OpenWrt wiki]]. My model is V.4.x FIXME, purchased in Italy.
+Wireless router with detachable antenna, upgradable with OpenWrt. Follow the instructions on the [[http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr741nd|OpenWrt wiki]]. My model is V.4.22, purchased in Italy.
-^ CPU    | Atheros AR9330  |
+{{:doc:appunti:hardware:tplink:tl-wr741nd-01.jpg?300|TP-LINK TL-WR741ND}}
-^ RAM    | 32 Mb  |
-^ Flash  | 4 Mb  |
+^ CPU                     | Atheros AR9330  |
+^ RAM                     | 32 Mb           |
+^ Flash                   | 4 Mb            |
+^ Default login/password  | admin/admin     |
+^ OpenWrt version tested  | 14.07 (Barrier Breaker) Bleeding Edge, r39638  |
+  * [[http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr741nd|OpenWrt wiki]]
+  * [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/|Download OpenWrt for ar71xx Trunk]]
+===== First OpenWrt installation =====
 This is the recipe to install OpenWrt, I used trunk (BARRIER BREAKER, Bleeding Edge, r39638):
-  - Factory reset the router
+  - Reset the router to the factory defaults.
-  - Download the [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr741nd-v4-squashfs-factory.bin|*-factory.bin]] firmware image.
+  - Download the [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr741nd-v4-squashfs-factory.bin|*-factory.bin]] firmware image to a networked PC.
-  - Use the original web-based procedure to upgrade the firmware, upload the above image.
+  - Connecto to ''http://192.168.0.1/'', login with //admin// //admin// and use the web-based procedure to upgrade the firmware, uploading the above image.
-  - Connect with telenet 192.168.1.1 and set the root password.
+  - Connect with ''telenet 192.168.1.1'' and set the root password.
-  - Connect with ssh root@192.168.1.1
+  - Connect with ''ssh root@192.168.1.1''
+===== OpenWrt upgrade =====
+  - Download the [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr741nd-v4-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin|*-sysupgrade.bin]] firmware image into the /tmp directory of the router, rename it as ''tplink.bin''.
+  - Execute ''mtd -r write /tmp/tplink.bin firmware''.
+===== Exploring the system =====
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-We installed the following extra packages:
+We need OpenVPN and some other extra packages. Due low flash space we opted for libpolarssl SSL implementation, there is not enough space for the LuCI web interface:
   * coreutils, coreutils-base64
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   * libpcap, tcpdump-mini
-This is the free space after installing them:
+This is the **free space (84 kb)** after installing them:
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