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| toh:alfa.network:n2 [2017/11/26 18:15] – [Tags] danitool | toh:alfa_network:n2 [2020/10/23 18:01] – Added rudimentary installation guidelines for N2C non-V2 variants. strandtentje | ||
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| + | ====== ALFA Network N2 ====== | ||
| + | {{section> | ||
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| + | Outdoor AP/CPE | ||
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| + | ===== Supported Versions ===== | ||
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| + | cols : Brand, Model, Versions, Supported Current Rel, OEM device homepage URL_url, OWrt Forum Topic URL_url, Device Techdata_pageid | ||
| + | headers : Brand, Model, Version, Current Release, OEM Info, Forum Topic, Technical Data | ||
| + | align : c, | ||
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| + | ===== Hardware Highlights ===== | ||
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| + | cols : Model, Versions, CPU, CPU MHz, Flash MB_mbflashs, | ||
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| + | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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| + | cols : Model, Versions, Supported Current Rel, Firmware OpenWrt Install URL_url, Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL_url, Firmware OEM Stock URL_url | ||
| + | headers : Model, Version, Current Release, Firmware OpenWrt Install, Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade, Firmware OEM Stock | ||
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| + | -> [[docs: | ||
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| + | FIXME Please add the installation procedure here for V2 and non-C devices. | ||
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| + | ==== Installation for N2C non-V2 ==== | ||
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| + | The N2C-variation by default comes with a firmware that bugs out when attempting to upload a new firmware. This likely has something to do with the uploader being unable to extract kernel.image and rootfs.image to the filesystem root, where the upgrading script of this device looks for them. Working around this is fairly trivial, but somewhat risky - I have done four devices by this procedure, and none of them bricked, but there' | ||
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| + | Furthermore, | ||
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| + | These instructions were written and executed on a (at the time) Debian Stable install running on the admin PC. Most commands should be similar in macos. On windows, it might be good to do this in the Ubuntu subsystem. | ||
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| + | - Log on to the original admin interface. Factory default is 192.168.2.1, | ||
| + | - In the advanced settings, disable telnet, enable ssh, and configure a password. You will only briefly be using this password so you can get away with ' | ||
| + | - Download the firmware file specified in the above table. | ||
| + | - Unpack it and retrieve a file named pb9x-2.6.31-jffs2, | ||
| + | - Using the file command on vmlinux.gz.uImage, | ||
| + | - Using the file command on pb9x-2.6.31-jffs2, | ||
| + | - The built-in ssh server does not allow for modern crypto, neither is scp installed, so copying these files over is unwieldy, but doable: | ||
| + | - < | ||
| + | - < | ||
| + | - These snippets will pipe the images to stdin of the ssh client. The ssh client will be setup to allow for legacy crypto. When executing these commands, you will be asked for the root password, which has been set in the web interface. Both files will be piped into the /tmp directory, for this one is rw. | ||
| + | - Now log into your AP as root, like so: < | ||
| + | - Navigate to < | ||
| + | - For my own sanity, I like to check if both images are actually there using < | ||
| + | - For my own continued sanity, I like to check ' | ||
| + | - Check for the lines < | ||
| + | - Now run < | ||
| + | - Now use < | ||
| + | - Now use < | ||
| + | - You are done. Unplug your AP. | ||
| + | - Drop out of the ssh session (It's broken, so if Ctrl-D doesn' | ||
| + | - Switch your workstation over to an 192.168.1.x IP | ||
| + | - Start pinging 192.168.1.1 - It could take a minute or two before it comes up, but when it does, you can < | ||
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| + | ==== Flash layout ==== | ||
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| + | alfa_nx_mtdlayout=mtdparts=spi0.0: | ||
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| + | ===== Links ===== | ||
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| + | ===== Tags ===== | ||
| + | {{tag> | ||