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docs:guide-quick-start:starterfaq [2017/08/14 00:15] – Section heading level corrected tmomasdocs:guide-quick-start:starterfaq [2022/01/08 06:10] – a little bit of clarification and grammar pc sorcun
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-====== LEDE Starter FAQ ======+====== OpenWrt Starter FAQ ======
  
-**Ok, so i've successfully flashed LEDE on my device. what should I do next?**\\ +**Ok, so I've successfully flashed OpenWrt on my device. what should I do next?**\\ 
-Set an initial root password, setup WiFi, get familiar with the troubleshooting/rescue options in the user guide, then browse the user guide for further config you may be interested+Set an initial root password, setup WiFi, get familiar with the troubleshooting/rescue options in the user guide, then browse the user guide for further configuration you may be interested in.
  
 **How do I access the web admin GUI on a default installation?**\\ **How do I access the web admin GUI on a default installation?**\\
-Open http://192.168.1.1 or http://lede in your favorite web browser+Open ''%%http://192.168.1.1%%'' or ''%%http://openwrt%%'' in your favorite web browser
  
-**What is the default admin username in LEDE?**\\+**What is the default admin username in OpenWrt?**\\
 "root" "root"
  
 **What is the initial password for root?**\\ **What is the initial password for root?**\\
-There is no initial password set. Please set one manuallyafter your first login, either by using ''passwd'' on the command line or in [[http://lede/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/admin| LUCI Menu System/Administration]]+There is no initial password set. Please set one manually after your first login, either by using ''passwd'' on the command line or in the LUCI Menu System/Administration ''%%http://openwrt/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/admin%%''
  
 **Can I reset the 'root' password, in case I have forgotten it?**\\ **Can I reset the 'root' password, in case I have forgotten it?**\\
-Yes, check the troubleshooting section of the user guide.+Yes, see [[docs:guide-user:troubleshooting:root_password_reset|Resetting a forgotten root password]] in the Troubleshooting section of the User Guide.
  
-**I seem to have messed up the LEDE device configuration, my LEDE device is no longer accessible. What do I do?**\\ +**I seem to have messed up the OpenWrt device configuration, my OpenWrt device is no longer accessible. What do I do?**\\ 
-Check the troubleshooting section of the user guide, several recovery options are available.+See [[docs:guide-user:troubleshooting:failsafe_and_factory_reset|Failsafe and factory reset]] in the Troubleshooting section of the User Guide.
  
 **How can I enable SSL for the web admin gui?**\\ **How can I enable SSL for the web admin gui?**\\
-In an SSH-command line, run ''opkg update'', then install the package ''opkg install luci-ssl'', then restart the router. Then you can access https://192.168.1.1 or https://lede with your favorite web browser+In an SSH-command line, run ''opkg update'', then install the package with ''opkg install luci-ssl'', then restart the router. Then you can access ''%%https://192.168.1.1%%'' or ''%%https://openwrt%%'' with your preferred web browser.
  
 **Is there a command line editor available in SSH?**\\ **Is there a command line editor available in SSH?**\\
 use ''vi''. It's most important key shortcuts are:\\ use ''vi''. It's most important key shortcuts are:\\
-|ESC :q! | exits without saving| +| ESC :q!   | exits without saving                         
-|ESC :wq | exit and save| +| ESC :wq   | exit and save                                
-|ESC i | insert text at the current cursor position| +| ESC i     | insert text at the current cursor position   
-|ESC x | delete the character under the cursor| +| ESC x     | delete the character under the cursor        
-|ESC dd | delete the whole current line| +| ESC dd    | delete the whole current line                
-|ESC o | open new line below cursor| +| ESC o     | open new line below cursor                   
-|ESC O | open new line above cursor|+| ESC O     | open new line above cursor                   | 
 +| ESC u     | undo last edit                               |
  
-**What other tools can I use for administation of LEDE from a windows client?**\\ +**What tools can I use to administer OpenWrt from a Windows computer?**\\ 
-Get [[http://www.putty.org|Putty]] for SSH access to LEDE and get [[https://winscp.net|WinSCP]] as a file browser. For WinSCP to connect successfulyou have to first ''opkg update'' then install the package ''opkg install openssh-sftp-server''. You can then use WinSCP to click through the LEDE file system and use its GUI editor for editing LEDE config files.+There are a number of tools described in [[docs:guide-quick-start:sshadministration|SSH Administration for Newcomers.]] Some of them are cmderSmarTTY, putty, and WinSCP.
  
-**I would like to customize LEDE, but am having difficulties finding the packages that I am interested in.**\\ +**I would like to customize OpenWrt, but am having difficulties finding the packages that I am interested in.**\\ 
-Remember to first run ''opkg update'' once after each LEDE reboot, to refresh the list of available packagesLEDE will only temporary store the retrieved list in a temp RAM filesystem, loosing the list of updates on every reboot.+Remember to first run ''opkg update'' if you haven't since last OpenWrt reboot. OpenWrt will only temporary store the retrieved package list in a temp RAM filesystem, losing the list of updates on every reboot.
  
-**Why is there a "WAN" and a "WAN6" and a "LAN" interface in LEDE, but no "LAN6" ?**\\ +**Why is there a "WAN" and a "WAN6" and a "LAN" interface in OpenWrt, but no "LAN6" ?**\\ 
-Note that there is a "WAN" and "WAN6" interface. Each of the 2 WAN interfaces holds config date related to the related upstream interface (WAN is for IPv4 and has "DHCP client", while WAN6 is for IPv6 has "DPCPv6 client"). On the other hand "LAN" has both the config data for the downstream side for both IPv4 and IPv6 associated, so there is no need to have an extra LAN6 interface. +Note that both "WAN" and "WAN6" interfaces holds config data related to the upstream interfaceWAN is for IPv4 and has "DHCP client", while WAN6 is for IPv6 and has "DHCPv6 client". On the other hand "LAN" has config data of the downstream side for both IPv4 and IPv6 associated, so there is no need to have an extra LAN6 interface. 
-Also note that both an interface and a zone called "LAN" exist. Also "WAN" is used both as a name for a zone and as name for the IPv4 WAN interface. Both the "WAN" and "WAN6" interface belog to the "WAN" zone (so furthermore there is no "WAN6" zone)+Also note that both an interface and a zone called "LAN" exist. Also "WAN" is used both as a name for a zone and as the name for the IPv4 WAN interface. Both the "WAN" and "WAN6" interface belong to the "WAN" zone and furthermore there is no "WAN6" zone.
  
 **Why is there both a "Save & Apply" and a "Save" button in LuCi?**\\ **Why is there both a "Save & Apply" and a "Save" button in LuCi?**\\
-You can do several different changes in different tabs, each time clicking "Save" without commiting the changes. You can then use "Save & Apply" to commit all of those changes in one transaction.+You can do several different changes in different tabs, each time clicking "Save" without committing the changes. You can then use "Save & Apply" to commit all of those changes in one transaction.
  
-**What is the difference of total available memory, free and buffered shown in LuCi status overview?**\\ +**What is the difference of total available, free and buffered memory shown in LuCi status overview?**\\ 
-Total = free + buffered. \\+Total available = free + buffered. \\
 Buffered = memory that is temporarily in use to handle I/O operations\\ Buffered = memory that is temporarily in use to handle I/O operations\\
 Free = really free memory\\ Free = really free memory\\
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