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| - | ====== Quick Start Guide - Installing LEDE Release | + | ====== Quick start guide for OpenWrt installation |
| + | So you want to install OpenWrt on one of your devices. | ||
| - | The steps below install a stable " | + | The following preparation is recommended, |
| + | * Don't rush the installation, | ||
| + | * Have your device' | ||
| + | * Have your device' | ||
| + | * When installing and configuring OpenWrt on your Internet router, your Internet-access will obviously be offline for a few minutes. Please ensure that you have all required information offline or have backup Internet access at hand in this time. | ||
| - | At the completion of this procedure, your router will connect to the internet, have a strong password, provide a powerful and attractive web GUI, and enable both Wi-Fi and the SQM software | + | If you have any questions: |
| + | * Browse | ||
| + | * Feel free to ask in the [[: | ||
| + | * You can also consult the [[: | ||
| + | * Follow the [[docs: | ||
| - | LEDE is based on OpenWrt (https:// | + | ==== Quick start guide article list ==== |
| - | If you have questions, you can search this site, search the [[https:// | + | {{pagequery>* ns:.;sort=ns,title; |
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| - | ===== Prerequisites for these instructions===== | + | |
| - | If your situation doesn' | + | |
| - | * You plan to install a " | + | |
| - | * Your router has at least 8 MBytes of Flash and 64 MBytes of RAM ([[# | + | |
| - | * If you have any questions about this process, or want to flash LEDE on another kind of device besides a router, please ask for help on the [[https:// | + | |
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| - | ===== Standard LEDE Installation ===== | + | |
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| - | - **Install (or " | + | |
| - | - **Connect your computer directly to the newly-flashed device via Ethernet using a dymanic address** if you haven' | + | |
| - | - **Go to the device' | + | |
| - | - **Set the password.** LEDE ships without a password, and you must set it before you can proceed. To do this: | + | |
| - | * Set the Username to " | + | |
| - | * Enter the new password in both fields, then click Save and Apply (at the bottom of the page). | + | |
| - | * //Note: Use a good password: it is the first line of defense for your home network. Write the username (" | + | |
| - | - **Set up networking** we are now setting up networking to integrate it in your current network, the configuration varies depending on what is the role of the new LEDE device you are configuring. | + | |
| - | - **Client device** If you want to connect your device to an existing network to provide additional functions (for example, you just want to use the wifi network it provides, or the device is a NAS serving files over the network, or a mini-server offering whatever other service). | + | |
| - | - **Luci instructions**: | + | |
| - | - Click on **Network** -> **Interfaces**, | + | |
| - | - In **General Setup** tab, in **Protocol**, | + | |
| - | - In **IPv4 address** write the static address of this device, if your router' | + | |
| - | - in **IPv4 Netmask** select the same netmask as set in your router' | + | |
| - | - in **IPv4 gateway** write the address of the gateway, the device that allows internet access in your local network. In most home networks, the router is the gateway too, and its default address is 192.168.1.1. | + | |
| - | - Set the DNS in the Custom DNS field. A DNS is a server used to translate human-readable website names (like " | + | |
| - | - Scroll down and in **DHCP Server**, in **General** tab, select " | + | |
| - | - :!: Setting **DHCP Client** in the **Protocol** field will allow you to skip all of the above, but a device set like that will have an IP that changes depending on the current network router' | + | |
| - | - When you are done, click on **Save & Apply** button at the end of the page. This will change the network configuration of the device, and will now be accessible at the IP you set above (or at an unknown dynamic IP if you used " | + | |
| - | - **Command line instructions** to make the same we just did with Luci webinterface above, see above for more detailed explanation of the steps: | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - the ssh session will not work anymore because the device has changed address, this is normal | + | |
| - | - now you can connect the network cable from the device' | + | |
| - | - connect again to the device at its new address as defined above | + | |
| - | - **Router device** If your device has some ports labeled LAN and at least a port labeled WAN and you want it to operate as a router (a bridge between two different networks). Depending on actual hardware support, it may be possible to create a WAN port on a device with only LAN ports, see your device' | + | |
| - | - **Luci instructions**: | + | |
| - | - Click on **Network** -> **Interfaces**, | + | |
| - | - In **General Setup** tab, in **IPv4 address** write the static address of this device, if your router' | + | |
| - | - By default the WAN interface/ | + | |
| - | - **Command line instructions**: | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - if needed, type '' | + | |
| - | - You might want to [[docs: | + | |
| - | - type '' | + | |
| - | - then connect again to your device at its new IP address and continue | + | |
| - | - **Gateway device** If your device has a port labeled WAN or an integrated modem (supported by LEDE) and you want it to operate as a gateway (controlling a modem to give Internet access to all devices in a local network, usually a gateway is also a router for the local network).\\ Here Router settings as detailed above apply as in most cases the gateway is also the router in the same local network, but on the WAN port you either connect a modem in bridging, or you use an integrated modem. In either case, read the article about [[docs: | + | |
| - | - **Confirm internet connectivity of your device:** Go to Network -> Diagnostics and Click on " | + | |
| - | - **Enable Wi-Fi in the device.** Devices that have ethernet ports have Wi-Fi turned off by default. Go to **Network -> Wireless** in the Web GUI to enable and configure Wi-Fi. | + | |
| - | - **Congratulations!** Your device is now a fully operational router. | + | |
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| - | ===== Coming from sysupgrade ===== | + | |
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| - | After a sysupgrade you must install again all the packages you installed before the sysupgrade, also enable them again if they added system services. | + | |
| - | After you did so, you can restore the setting backup file you generated before the upgrade from Luci's System -> Backup/ | + | |
| - | You might also want to check [[docs: | + | |
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| - | ===== Optional Next Steps ===== | + | |
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| - | Once the device is working, you can look through the [[: | + | |
| - | * Set your default time zone from the **System** page. | + | |
| - | * Make your new LEDE device the primary router by connecting it directly to your cable/DSL modem. | + | |
| - | * Install other packages from the System -> Software page. Useful packages are snmpd, netperf, and any of your favorites. | + | |
| - | /* Set your Country for the Wi-Fi. This is important to ensure your router meets all the regulations. I can't find the GUI to describe this... -richb-hanover */ | + | |
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| - | ==== Why We Require 8 MBytes of Flash ==== | + | |
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| - | This procedure is designed to //work every time// and create a fully-functional router, with GUI and a standard set of packages/ | + | |
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| - | If you are purchasing a new router to use with LEDE, we strongly recommend getting one with at least 8 MBytes of Flash memory, and 64 MBytes of RAM to ease installation, | + | |
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| - | If you wish to install LEDE on a device with less than 8/64 MBytes Flash/RAM, please ask for help on the [[https:// | + | |