D-Link DNS-120

This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram.
DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 4MB FLASH / 32MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version onto it! See 4/32 warning for details.

1) This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation.
This means that even setting a password or changing simple network settings might not be possible any more, rendering the device effectively useless. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.

2) OpenWrt support for this device has ended in 2022.
19.07.10 was the last official build for 4/32 devices.

Version/Model Launch Date S/N OpenWrt Version Supported Model Specific Notes
A2 2005-04 - 10.03 -
SoC Ram Flash Network USB Serial JTag
ADMtek ADM5120 32MiB 4MiB 1 Yes Yes ?

Manufacturer's site: http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DNS-120

  1. »»»»here»»»»Latest OpenWrt release««««here«««« DO NOT PROVIDE OWN LINKS to http://downloads.openwrt.org/

Please check out the article flash.layout. It contains an example and a couple of explanations.

Note: Reset storage adapter to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.

  • Login
  • Browse to Tools>Firmware
  • Upload openwrt-adm5120-router_le-dns-120-squashfs-webui.bin
  • Wait for it to reboot
  • Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to http://192.168.1.1 if LuCI is installed.

generic.sysupgrade

If you have already installed OpenWrt and like to reflash for e.g. upgrading to a new OpenWrt version you can upgrade using the mtd command line tool. It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

Terminal Upgrade Process

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1
  • Use the following commands to upgrade.
cd /tmp/
wget http://http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc
  • If sysupgrade does not support this router, use the following commands.
cd /tmp/
wget http://http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).

Instruction set: MIPS
Vendor: Infineon Technologies
bootloader: ADM Bootloader
System-On-Chip: ADM5120
CPU @Frq MIPS 4Kc V0.11 @175MHz
Flash size: 4096 KiB
Flash Chip: Spansion S29GL032M90
RAM size: 32 MiB
RAM Chip: ESMT M12L128168A
USB: Yes 2 x 2.0
Serial: Yes

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

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:

JP2

(3.3) (TxD) (RxD) (GND)

←-- LED --→ Screw + Board RSide edge

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  • Last modified: 2019/02/12 21:42
  • by tmomas