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 +====== Compex WPE72 ======
  
 +The device is supported in OpenWrt since Kamikaze 8.09.
 +
 +===== Supported Versions =====
 +---- datatable ----
 +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,c,c,c,c,c,c
 +filter  : Model=WPE72
 +----
 +
 +
 +===== Hardware Highlights =====
 +---- datatable ----
 +cols    : Model, Versions, CPU, CPU MHz, Flash MB_mbflashs, RAM MB_mbram, WLAN Hardware, WLAN 2.4GHz, WLAN 5.0GHz, Ethernet 100M ports_, Ethernet Gbit ports_, Modem, USB ports_
 +header  : Model, Version,SoC,CPU MHz,Flash MB,RAM MB,WLAN Hardware,WLAN2.4,WLAN5.0,100M ports,Gbit ports,Modem,USB
 +align   : c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c
 +filter  : Model=WPE72
 +----
 +
 +
 +===== Installation =====
 +---- datatable ----
 +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
 +align   : l,c,c
 +filter  : Model=WPE72
 +----
 +
 +-> [[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.flashing|Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)]]
 +
 +
 +==== Restore mode ====
 +
 +If you want to upload firmware to router by tftp, you will have to turn your device to this mode. The procedure is following:
 +
 +  - Turn off the device.
 +  - Press and hold the reset button.
 +  - Plug the device (still hold the button).
 +  - Wait until the Diagnostic LED (second from the left) starts flashing quickly. (This will happen almost immediately.)
 +  - Now release the reset button. Your router is in Restore mode.
 +
 +==== TFTP installation notes ====
 +
 +Set your ethernet interface into static mode (IP address 192.168.168.10, netmask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.168.1), put your router into **[[toh:compex:wpe72#restore_mode|Restore mode]]** and upload the firmware by TFTP using the following commands (replace XXXXXX with wpe72):
 +
 +<code>
 +$ tftp 192.168.168.1
 +tftp> binary
 +tftp> trace
 +tftp> put openwrt-ar71xx-wpe72.bin
 +</code>
 +
 +Diagnostic LED will now stop blinking for a while; if the flashing procedure is successfully done, it will start blinking slowly. Now reboot your router manually (turn off - turn on) and OpenWrt will boot. 
 +
 +===== Upgrading OpenWrt (on Compex Myloader) =====
 +
 +  - Getting source codes<code bash>
 +$ svn co -r 12448 https://snv.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk</code>
 +  - Apply patches from the files mod-wpe72.tgz<code bash>
 +$ tar -zxvf mod-wpe72.tgz
 +$ cp -a mod-wpe72/* trunk/</code>
 +  - Compile<code bash>
 +$ cd trunk
 +$ cp wpe72.config .config
 +$ make</code>
 +
 +OpenWrt Firmware will be in //bin/openwrt-ar72xx-wpe72.bin//
 +
 +=== Uploading the OpenWrt firmware to WPE72 running MyLoader v2.54.0717 ===
 +
 +a. Via Compex Firmware
 +  * Put the AP in Firmware Upgrade mode and upload the file.
 +  * This file is for WPE72 with 4MB or 8MB NOR flash.
 +b. Via TFTP
 +  * Go to the firmware upgrade mode (By pressing and hold the Reset button and plug-in the power adapter).
 +  * Upload the OpenWrt image to the device (//$// **tftp -i 192.168.168.1 put openwrt-ar71xx-wpe72.bin**)
 +
 +===== Hardware info =====
 +^ Architecture     | MIPS                                                       |
 +^ Vendor           | Atheros                                                    |
 +^ Bootloader       | CFE                                                        |
 +^ System-On-Chip   | AR7240                                                     |
 +^ CPU Speed        | 400 Mhz                                                    |
 +^ Flash size       | 4 MB (up to 16 MB)                                         |
 +^ RAM              | 32 MB (max 64 MB) DDR SDRAM                                |
 +^ Wireless         | 1 × 9.2mm MiniPCI slot, support all Compex MiniPCI cards   |
 +^ Ethernet         | 2 × 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet Port (with Auto MDI/MDIX)      |
 +^ USB              | no                                                         |
 +^ Serial           | yes                                                        |
 +^ JTAG             | yes                                                        |
 +
 +===== Wireless =====
 +
 +Both madwifi and ath9k work well with all Compex MiniPCI cards. You will need some wireless authenticator and/or supplicant (wpad-mini/wpad/wpa-supplicant/hostpad/hostapd-mini).
 +
 +:!: Madwifi doesn't support MAC changes through UCI on this architecture. If you want to change of wireless MAC, see [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/ChangeMacAddress|this]]. 
 +
 +===== Useful sources =====
 +
 +This page has been assembled from a number of different pages from the old wiki and the current wiki. Refer to them for more (possibly outdated) information.
 +
 +  *<del>[[http://www.compex.com.sg/forum/|Compex forum]]</del> \\
 +  *<del>[[http://cpx.px.cz/|Another Compex forum (CZ/ENG)]]</del>
 +
 +===== Tags =====
 +[[meta:tags|How to add tags]]
 +{{tag>AR7240 4flash 32ram}}
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