TP-Link firmware features

This guide will let you know the tools required to install, in order to mimic some original features you miss from the original firmware, when upgrade to OpenWrt. TP-Link naming scheme is, that numbers behind the comma, refer to changes in the firmware only, the hardware is identical.

Marketing buzz-words	OEM firmware	Alternatives in OpenWrt
Access WebUI on tplinklogin.net	hosts	hosts
Bandwidth Control	qos	luci-app-qos, luci-app-wshaper, dsl_qos_queue
Dynamic DNS	?	luci-app-ddns
FTP Server	vsftpd?	proftpd, pure-ftpd, uftpd, vsftpd, + search the OpenWrt archives for more available FTP servers
Hardware NAT	?	Unsupported
Media Server	ushare	luci-app-ushare, luci-app-minidlna
Multiple WLAN	?	Guest WLAN
Print server	?	luci-app-p910nd, usbip
WPS (Not recommended)	?	wps_options
Storage Sharing	samba	luci-app-samba

hosts

Even if you didn't install LuCI is nice to have

ssh root@tplinklogin.net

This feature lets you access LuCI pointing your browser to http://tplinklogin.net

Editing /etc/hosts file

Not recommended, because dnsmasq runs as nobody and /etc is reserved for root access.

echo 192.168.1.1 tplinklogin.net >> /etc/hosts

Adding UCI domain

uci add dhcp domain
uci set dhcp.@domain[-1].name=tplinklogin.net
uci set dhcp.@domain[-1].ip=192.168.1.1
uci commit dhcp

Using LuCI WebUI

Go to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/network/hosts/
Click the [Add] button.
Complete the fields:
- Hostname tplinklogin.net
- IP address 192.168.1.1
Click the [Save & Apply] button.