Mercury MW4530R
Cheap clone of TP-Link TL-WDR4310 for China market.
Manufacturer's site: http://mercurycom.com.cn/Product/detail?pd=89 and its Google Translation.
Price: AliExpress - about 61 USD
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
| CPU | Ram | Flash | Network | USB | Serial | JTag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atheros AR9344 @ 560Mhz | 128MiB | 8MiB | 4LAN + 2WIFI | 1 x USB 2.0 | Yes | ? |
Installation
Please add the installation procedure here.
Flash Layout
Please check out the article flash.layout. It contains an example and a couple of explanations.
Basic configuration
→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
Specific Configuration
Interfaces
The default network configuration is:
| Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
|---|---|---|
| br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
| vlan0 (eth0.0) | LAN ports (1 to 4) | None |
| vlan1 (eth0.1) | WAN port | DHCP |
| wl0 | WiFi | Disabled |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.
| Port | Switch port |
|---|---|
| Internet (WAN) | 4 |
| LAN 1 | 3 |
| LAN 2 | 2 |
| LAN 3 | 1 |
| LAN 4 | 0 |
Failsafe mode
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).
The Linksys WRT54GL has two buttons. They are Reset and Secure Easy Setup. Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto:
| BUTTON | Event |
|---|---|
| Reset | reset |
| Secure Easy Setup | ses |
Hardware
Info
| Instruction set | MIPS |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Qualcomm Atheros |
| bootloader | U-Boot |
| System-On-Chip | AR9344 |
| CPU @Frq | MIPS 74Kc @560MHz |
| Flash size | 8192 KiB |
| Flash Chip | ST 25P64V6P |
| RAM size | 128 MiB |
| RAM Chip | |
| Wireless No1 | SoC-integrated: Atheros AR9340 2.4ghz 802.11bgn |
| Wireless No2 | separate Chip: Atheros AR9580 5ghz 802.11an |
| switch | Atheros AR8327N Gigabit Switch |
| Modem | n/a |
| USB | Yes 2 x 2.0 |
| Serial | Yes |
| JTAG | ? |
Photos
Model Number
Front:
Photo of front of the casing
Back:
Photo of back of the casing
Opening the case
Note: This will void your warranty!
- To remove the cover do a/b/c
Photo of PCB
Serial
→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Photo of PCB with markings
JTAG
→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.
How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Photo of PCB with markings
Debricking
Bootlogs
OEM bootlog
PASTE HERE THE OEM BOOT LOG