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NETGEAR WAX202

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The Netgear WAX202 is an WiFi 6, AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point/router.

Neatgear WAX202

Supported Versions

Experimental Versions

Hardware Highlights

Installation

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Flash Layout

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Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

Netgear WAX202 Flash Layout
Layer0 raw NAND flash memory chip(AMD/Spansion S34ML01G2) 128 MiB SLC
Layer1 mtd0 Bootloader 512 KiB mtd1 Config 512 KiB mtd2 Factory 512 KiB mtd3 firmware 38 MiB mtd6 firmware_backup 38 MiB mtd7 CFG 8 MiB mtd8 RAE 4 MiB mtd9 POT 1 MiB mtd10 Language 4 MiB mtd11 Traffic 2 MiB mtd12 Cert 1 MiB mtd13 NTGRcryptK 1 MiB mtd14 NTGRcryptD 5 MiB mtd15 LOG 1 MiB mtd16 User_data 6400 KiB
Layer2 mtd4 kernel 4 MiB mtd5 ubi 34 MiB

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FIXME verify flash layout. 

# cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00080000 00020000 "Bootloader"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "Config"
mtd2: 00080000 00020000 "Factory"
mtd3: 02600000 00020000 "firmware"
mtd4: 00400000 00020000 "kernel"
mtd5: 02200000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd6: 02600000 00020000 "firmware_backup"
mtd7: 00800000 00020000 "CFG"
mtd8: 00400000 00020000 "RAE"
mtd9: 00100000 00020000 "POT"
mtd10: 00400000 00020000 "Language"
mtd11: 00200000 00020000 "Traffic"
mtd12: 00100000 00020000 "Cert"
mtd13: 00100000 00020000 "NTGRcryptK"
mtd14: 00500000 00020000 "NTGRcryptD"
mtd15: 00100000 00020000 "LOG"
mtd16: 00640000 00020000 "User_data"
[    0.659199] nand: device found, Manufacturer ID: 0x01, Chip ID: 0xf1
[    0.665569] nand: AMD/Spansion S34ML01G2
[    0.669562] nand: 128 MiB, SLC, erase size: 128 KiB, page size: 2048, OOB size: 64
[    0.677114] mt7621-nand 1e003000.nand: ECC strength adjusted to 4 bits
[    0.683778] 15 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device mt7621-nand
[    0.691033] Creating 15 MTD partitions on "mt7621-nand":
[    0.696348] 0x000000000000-0x000000080000 : "Bootloader"
[    0.710400] 0x000000080000-0x000000100000 : "Config"
[    0.724166] 0x000000100000-0x000000180000 : "Factory"
[    0.737970] 0x000000180000-0x000002780000 : "firmware"
[    1.326650] 2 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device firmware
[    1.333269] Creating 2 MTD partitions on "firmware":
[    1.338228] 0x000000000000-0x000000400000 : "kernel"
[    1.405565] 0x000000400000-0x000002600000 : "ubi"
[    1.932355] 0x000002780000-0x000004d80000 : "firmware_backup"
[    2.521851] 0x000004d80000-0x000005580000 : "CFG"
[    2.650393] 0x000005580000-0x000005980000 : "RAE"
[    2.717721] 0x000005980000-0x000005a80000 : "POT"
[    2.738788] 0x000005a80000-0x000005e80000 : "Language"
[    2.806598] 0x000005e80000-0x000006080000 : "Traffic"
[    2.843474] 0x000006080000-0x000006180000 : "Cert"
[    2.864813] 0x000006180000-0x000006280000 : "NTGRcryptK"
[    2.886674] 0x000006280000-0x000006780000 : "NTGRcryptD"
[    2.969809] 0x000006780000-0x000006880000 : "LOG"
[    2.990980] 0x000006880000-0x000006ec0000 : "User_data"

OEM easy installation

Installation from stock firmware is as simple as uploading the OpenWrt …factory.img via the stock firmware updater (Advanced→Administration→Firmware Update).

The stock firmware will throw an error message warning that the new firmware is older, click Okay to continue. Then click Yes to upload. After reboot OpenWrt should be installed.

OEM installation using the TFTP method

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values needed for tftp

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address 192.168.1.10
Bootloader MAC address (special) N/A
Firmware tftp image Latest OpenWrt release (NOTE: Must have a .img file suffix)
TFTP transfer window unknown
TFTP window start Wait for the Power LED to start flashing
TFTP client required IP address 192.168.1.1

See https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-do-I-upload-firmware-to-my-NETGEAR-router-using-a-TFTP-client-on-Microsoft-Windows for more information

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd. 

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

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Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4) EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1) EXAMPLE WAN port EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0 EXAMPLE WiFi EXAMPLE Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

FIXME Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
Internet (WAN) EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1 EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2 EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3 EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4 EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

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The NETGEAR WAX202 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
EXAMPLE Reset reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all. -

Hardware

Info

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Photos

Front:
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Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

Note: This will void your warranty!

Note: This is copied from the higher specification Netgear WAX206, but should be the same.

Note that the right side panel cannot be removed without removing the pcb mounting screws (internal access)!

To open the case, the bottom stand must first be removed, there are two screws holding it on. These screws will prevent the left side panel from being removed. Next pry the left side panel free. This panel is held to the main body with plastic clips, I used a plastic pry bar around all the edges and shims to prevent re-latching while working.

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

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Serial connection parameters
for NETGEAR WAX202 @@Version@@ 		EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


Notes

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