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OpenWrt HOWTOs
HOWTOs cover additional tasks possible with OpenWrt, ie: setting up a printer server, using the vanilla firmware, installing packages via opkg and configuration. Use the templates if you want to contribute.
| Cat | Page | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Howtos | ||
| beginner | Basic Howtos | Stuff explained on the Wiki-Pages for some devices, but not for others |
| beginner | Generic Backup | Backup important stuff |
| Overviews | ||
| network | Set up a Server | Provide Web, FTP, File, P2P and other network services. |
| network | Set up a Client | Utilize services provided on a network |
| administer | WebUIs | Web User Interfaces related articles (overview) |
| administer | Statistics | Collect Statistical Data (overview) |
| sys | Logging overview | Log related articles (overview) |
| network | Web Server overview | HTTP Server related articles (overview) |
| network | Proxy Server overview | Proxy Server related articles (overview) |
| network | Wireless | Wireless related articles (overview) |
| network | IPv6 | IPv6 related articles (overview) |
| network | E-Mail overview | E-Mail related articles (overview) |
| network | more than internet | If you have Double Play/Triple Play/Quadruple Play |
| network | VoIP | everything VoIP related |
| network | IPTV | everything IPTV related |
| periphery | USB overview | USB related articles (overview) |
| periphery | Printers | Offer access to a printer connected to OpenWrt over the network |
| other | Databases | Setup Database management systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, ... |
| security | Certificates | Authentication with the help of certificates |
| security | VPN overview | Overview over the usage of VPNs |
| Articles assortment | ||
| external | links.external.howtos | Not everything can be in this wiki |
| multimedia | LIRC audio_alsa | Howto build/setup LIRC with audio_alsa support (USB sound card mic infrared input) |
| multimedia | LIRC GPIO blaster | Howto build/setup LIRC to emulate an infrared remote using a GPIO |
| multimedia | PulseAudio | Since trunk 2011-01 we can install PulseAudio |
| multimedia | DAAP server | How to set up forked-daapd (iTunes server) |
| multimedia | USB Audio Support | How to set up an USB audio dongle |
| multimedia | USB Video Support | How to set up a webcam or TV card |
| network | Access Cable/DSL-Modem | How to access your Cable-/DSL-Modem |
| network | Configure Motorola cable modem | How to configure your Motorola cable modem (DOCSIS) |
| network | Traffic Control | Packet Scheduler, QoS, Traffic Shaping, Traffic Prioritizing |
| network | Netfilter | Packet filter, firewall, iptables, ip6tables, ebtables, arptables |
| network | Dynamic DNS | Create a domain name that points to your IP |
| network | Define a DMZ | Separate a switch port and make it a DMZ |
| network | Connect by L2TP | Connect to ISP using L2TP with Dual Access |
| network | Port Forwarding | How to and examples of different cases of Port Forwarding |
| network | Kerberos Server | How to setup a Kerberos Server for secure authentication |
| network | UDP multicast | IPTV / UDP multicast |
| network | NFS Server | Howto setup a Network File System (NFS) server on OpenWrt |
| network | ownCloud | Howto install ownCloud on OpenWrt |
| network | XMail | Howto install XMail on OpenWrt |
| network | TR-069 | Howto install an TR-069 / CWMP client on OpenWrt |
| other | Snippets | Snippets and tweaks that didn't fit elsewhere |
| periphery | I²C over USB | Using USB-I²C adapters on OpenWrt |
| security | wget Certificates | Installing SSL certificates for wget |
| security | Mini-Httpd & SSL | How to get mini-httpd and SSL working |
| sys | Bandwidth Monitoring | How to track bandwidth usage |
| sys | EAD | Installing and using the Emergency Access Daemon |
| sys | Extroot | Using external storage as root filesystem |
| sys | Hardware Buttons | Make the Hardware Buttons toggle events |
| sys | Signal strength led meter | Monitor the wifi signal strength with one led |
| util | BoxBackup | Running BoxBackup on OpenWrt |
| NetBoot | NetBoot | |
| sys | Build one package | Build one package from scratch |
| network | Wide Area Wi-Fi Roaming | Setup many routers to provide seamless wifi coverage |
| Firmware | ||
| sys | Obtain Firmware | Four ways to obtain a Firmware-Image-File |
| sys | Using ImageBuilder | Create custom Images without compiling in buildroot |
| Advanced topics | ||
| network | Multiple WAN connections using mwan3 | How to use the mwan3 package with multiple upstream WAN connections to provide WAN load-balancing or fail-over |
| sys | virtualization | Running or Building OpenWrt with Virtualization |
| sys | Kexec | Boot a kernel from internal flash and then execute another kernel on external storage |