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

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