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| - | ====== ASUS RT-AC57U | + | ====== ASUS RT-AC57U v2 ====== |
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| - | AC1200/ | + | AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Gigabit Router.\\ |
| + | Support for this device is **Work In Progress**! | ||
| - | Support for this device is Work In Progress. | + | ^ Links ^^ |
| + | | wikidevi (source of some info on the page) | https:// | ||
| + | | GPL Source Code (select " | ||
| - | Relevant forum thread: https:// | + | ===== Common information ===== |
| - | Support for qcn5502 (802.11n at 2.4GHz) Wi-Fi is WIP too, see: https:// | + | This section describes information that is shared across the series of related devices. |
| - | This device is sold under multiple names. | + | ^ Common Links ^^ |
| - | There are two variants with different flash sizes. | + | | Forum thread | https:// |
| - | All models within the same variant are identical | + | | WIP PR for qcn5502 (802.11n at 2.4GHz) Wi-Fi | https:// |
| + | | FCC | https:// | ||
| + | | Similar or identical | ||
| - | 16 MiB variant models: | + | ^ Common specifications |
| - | * RT-AC57U v2 | + | | SoC |
| - | * RT-AC58U v2 | + | | CPU |
| - | * RT-AC59U v1 | + | | WLAN1 |
| - | 32 MiB variant models: | + | | WLAN2 |
| - | * RT-AC57U v3 | + | | RAM |
| - | * RT-AC58U v3 | + | | USB |
| - | * RT-AC59U v2 | + | | Switch |
| - | + | | Ethernet speed | 1000Mbps| | |
| - | Common specifications | + | | LAN ports |
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| Serial: there are 4 connection points in the upper right corner of the board. | Serial: there are 4 connection points in the upper right corner of the board. | ||
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| Left to right: power, ground, TX, RX. Check the labels near the holes. Baud-rate is 115200. | Left to right: power, ground, TX, RX. Check the labels near the holes. Baud-rate is 115200. | ||
| - | + | The router has 9 LEDs: | |
| - | The router has 9 leds: | + | |
| * Power | * Power | ||
| * Port4 | * Port4 | ||
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| * Port1 | * Port1 | ||
| * Wan | * Wan | ||
| - | * 2.4Ghz | + | * 2.4Ghz |
| - | * 5 Ghz Wifi | + | * 5 Ghz WiFi |
| - | * Usb | + | * USB |
| - | GPL Source Code: https:// | + | ==== Stock firmware ==== |
| - | ===== Stock firmware | + | |
| - | Default settings | + | ssh access can be enabled on the router web admin page at this menu point: Administration -> System -> Service. |
| - | * SSID: ASUS, ASUS_5G | + | You have full root access. |
| - | * IP address: 192.168.50.1 | + | |
| - | * User: admin | + | |
| - | * Password: admin | + | |
| - | Ssh access can be enabled by router web admin page at this menu point: Administration - System - Service | + | ^ Default settings ^^ |
| + | | SSID 2.4GHz| ASUS| | ||
| + | | SSID 5GHz | ASUS_5G| | ||
| + | | IP address | 192.168.50.1| | ||
| + | | User | ||
| + | | Password | ||
| + | ==== Installing OpenWrt ==== | ||
| - | I suggest these settings for security reason: | + | NOTE! There is no official support at this point. The following link leads to an unofficial, personal repository where the development is taking place. |
| - | * Enable Telnet: No | + | |
| - | * Enable SSH: Lan only | + | |
| - | * SSH Port: port from 1025 to 65535 | + | |
| - | * Allow Password Login: Yes (It use your web admin password) | + | |
| - | Get device type: | + | You can download the WIP source code and community images at https:// |
| - | | + | - Building from source: branch apjet01-802.11n is probably what you want as it is the only one with qcn5502 support |
| - | * RT-AC57U_V2 | + | |
| + | - make sure your stock flash layout matches the table under the "Flash Layout" | ||
| + | - checkout the '' | ||
| + | - select the file depending on the name **(and version!)** of your device | ||
| + | - '' | ||
| - | ===== Hardware ===== | + | In recovery mode, the bootloader will start a tftp //server// and wait for you to send the image. |
| - | wikidevi.wi-cat.ru link: [[hwinfo> | + | - Connect router' |
| + | - Set static IP of computer to '' | ||
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| + | - Hold the reset button | ||
| + | - Turn the router on and keep holding the button a few seconds until you see the power LED blinking slowly | ||
| + | - Use a tftp **client** to send the image file to IP 192.168.1.1 at port 69 (example with atftp: '' | ||
| + | - If there are no errors from tftp client, bootloader is installing OpenWrt; wait 2-3 minutes | ||
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| + | ==== Flash Layout ==== | ||
| - | Fcc link: | + | ^ partition |
| + | |mtd0| 0x000000000000 | 0x000000040000 | Bootloader| | ||
| + | |mtd1| 0x000000040000 | 0x000000050000 | nvram | | ||
| + | |mtd2| 0x000000050000 | 0x000000060000 | Factory | ||
| + | |mtd3| 0x000000060000 | 0x000000f80000 | linux | | ||
| + | |mtd4| 0x0000001ecb00 | 0x000000f80000 | rootfs | ||
| + | |mtd5| 0x000000f80000 | 0x000001000000 | jffs2 | | ||
| + | |mtd6| 0x000000000000 | 0x000001000000 | ALL | | ||
| + | You can backup a partition like this: | ||
| + | * Login via ssh, telnet or serial console | ||
| + | * Use dd command to backup (Danger, wrong usage can overwrite rom): '' | ||
| + | * Use scp to download the image | ||
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| + | ===== Hardware ===== | ||
| Router was produced at two slightly different **SOC**: | Router was produced at two slightly different **SOC**: | ||
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| 74Kc MIPS processor with 64 KB I-Cache and 32 KB D-Cache, targeted to operate at up to 775 MHz | 74Kc MIPS processor with 64 KB I-Cache and 32 KB D-Cache, targeted to operate at up to 775 MHz | ||
| + | **Switch**: Atheros AR8337 rev. 2 | ||
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| - | **Memory**: 128 Mb | + | |
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| - | Type: Winbond w25q128 | + | |
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| - | Link: | + | |
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| - | **Switch**: Atheros AR8337 rev. 2 | + | |
| - | * 4 pc Gigabit LAN ports | + | |
| - | * 1 pc Gigabit WAN ports | + | |
| <WRAP bootlog> | <WRAP bootlog> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | **WLAN Hardware**: | + | </ |
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| + | **WLAN Hardware** | ||
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| Qualcomm Atheros 5500 (integrated to SOC?) | Qualcomm Atheros 5500 (integrated to SOC?) | ||
| * WLAN 2.4GHz: bgn | * WLAN 2.4GHz: bgn | ||
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| - | ==== Flash Layout ==== | ||
| - | 16MB flash memory. | ||
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| - | ^ ASUS RT-AC57U V2 ^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ partition | ||
| - | |mtd0| 0x000000000000 | 0x000000040000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd1| 0x000000040000 | 0x000000050000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd2| 0x000000050000 | 0x000000060000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd3| 0x000000060000 | 0x000000f80000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd4| 0x0000001ecb00 | 0x000000f80000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd5| 0x000000f80000 | 0x000001000000 | " | ||
| - | |mtd6| 0x000000000000 | 0x000001000000 | " | ||
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| - | You can backup a partition like that: | ||
| - | * Login by ssh | ||
| - | * Use dd command to backup.(Danger, | ||
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| - | admin@RT-AC57U_V2:/ | ||
| - | 32768+0 records in | ||
| - | 32768+0 records out | ||
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| - | * Use scp (for example: winscp.net) to download the image | ||
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| - | ===== Forum ===== | ||
| - | https:// | ||
| ===== Data ===== | ===== Data ===== | ||
| Device datta according: [[: | Device datta according: [[: | ||
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| dmesg: | dmesg: | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
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| + | ===== Tags ===== | ||
| - | This page contains information from wikidevi (licenses are compatible): | + | {{tagpage> |