D-Link COVR-P2500 A1

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The D-Link COVR-P2500 A1 is a AC1200 dual band wireless access point with wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi and PowerLine interfaces. It is basically a standard router with a Homeplug AV2 Powerline Communication (PLC) interface connected internally to one of the Ethernet switch ports.

COVR-P2500

ModelVersionSoCCPU MHzFlash MBRAM MBWLAN HardwareWLAN2.4WLAN5.0100M portsGbit portsModemUSB
COVR-P2500A1Qualcomm Atheros QCA956377516128Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9886b/g/na/n/ac-Powerline-
  1. Obtain *squashfs-recovery.bin openwrt_covr_p2500 releases
  2. Flash with D-Link Recovery GUI.
    1. The IP address of the Recovery UI is 192.168.0.50.
    2. Uploading does not work with modern operating systems, use dlink_recovery_upload.py script (Linux and Windows 10 version 1703 or newer)

NOTE! Only for stock firmware. OpenWRT has different flash layout

  1. Obtain *squashfs-recovery.bin openwrt_covr_p2500 releases
  2. Access device with telnet “telnet 192.168.1.1”
  3. Verify that flash layout is the stock layout
  4. Move *squashfs-recovery.bin to /tmp/*squashfs-recovery.bin
  5. Flash with command “mtd -r write /tmp/*squashfs-recovery.bin firmware”

With stock firmware

  1. Power on the device
  2. Press the WPS button every 1 second for 10 seconds. Power led will stay orange when the failsafe mode is activated.
  3. Access device with “telnet 192.168.1.1”
General
Brand D-Link
Model COVR-P2500
Versions A1
Device Type WiFi AP
Availability Discontinued 2019
Comments - general
OpenWrt Support
Supported Since Commit http://¿
Supported Since Release
Supported Current Release external image
Unsupported
Hardware
Bootloader U-Boot
Target ar71xx
System-On-Chip
CPU MHz 775
Flash MB 16
RAM MB 128
Network
Ethernet 100M ports -
Ethernet Gbit ports
Switch Atheros AR8337 rev. 2
Modem Powerline
VLAN Yes
Comments - network ports
Wireless
WLAN 2.4GHz b/g/n
WLAN 5.0GHz a/n/ac
WLAN Hardware Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9886
Detachable Antennas 2
Comments - WLAN
Interfaces
USB ports -
SATA ports -
Serial Yes
JTAG ¿
Comments - USB & SATA ports
Misc
LED count 5
Button count 2
Power supply 100-240 VAC, 0.3 A
Links
Forum Topic URL
WikiDevi URL https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/D-Link_COVR-P2500_rev_A1
OEM device homepage URL https://eu.dlink.com/de/de/products/covr-p2502-hybrid-whole-home-powerline-wifi-system
Firmware OEM Stock URL https://eu.dlink.com/de/de/products/covr-p2502-hybrid-whole-home-powerline-wifi-system
Firmware OpenWrt Install URL
Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL
Edit the underlying data View/Edit data

Insert photo of front of the casing

Insert photo of back of the casing

Insert photo of backside label

Insert photo of PCB

FIXME Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, …

port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

FIXME Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters
for D-Link COVR-P2500 A1
EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


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  • Last modified: 2023/03/05 07:50
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