MikroTik RB952Ui-5ac2nD (hAP ac lite)

Very small, but good router for small environments. Based on cheap MIPSBE technology, the devices delivers good, stable value. Biggest downside are the missing Gigabit Ports, the router works with 100 MBit Ports!!. WLAN working ok, 2 GHZ and 5 GHZ on board.

→ Please refer to Common Procedures for Mikrotik RouterBoard Products.

The installation procedure is described and maintained upstream in Common Procedures for Mikrotik RouterBoard Products.

Especially the described / recommended Tftp Tool Tiny PXE with enabled RFC951 BOOTP feature seems to be superior to the TFTP64 / TFTP32 Software approach (which is explained in detail in the following text):

Boot up the RB952Ui, connect your client to any of the ports 2 to 5 but not the Internet labled port (Port 1).

Open the Browser interface, IP Address 192.168.88.1. The user is admin with no password.

Navigate to WebFig → System → Routerboard → Settings

set boot-device to "try-ethernet-once-then-nand"
set force-backup-booter to "yes"

Apply the configuration.

Start the program tftpd32 and configure the TFTP and DHCP servers as follows:

go to Settings...
   1.GLOBAL: you only has to activate the "DHCP Server" and "TFTP Server". 

   2.TFTP: the Base Directory is the link to the folder, where you have saved the configuration file.

   3.DHCP: (for example)
     -IP pool start address: 192.168.88.100
     -Size of pool: 25
     -Boot File: The filename of the configuration file in the Base Directory
     -Mask: 255.255.255.0

Save the configuration and restart tftpd32, so the DHCP and TFTP servers starting.

Reboot the router, while rebooting you must connect your client with the DHCP and TFTP Server to the Internet labled port (Port1) on the router.

Now the router boot over network and when the red lamp on port 5 light up, the router install openwrt.

When the router has finished, you can deactivate the DHCP and TFTP servers and connect your client on port 2 to 5. The new IP Address is 192.168.1.1

Copy the upgrade file with WinSCP to the /tmp folder on the router. Start a SSH session to the router, the username is root. Execute the upgrade file using command “sysupgrade -v -n /tmp/...(filename)”.

→ generic.sysupgrade

• Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
• Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
• Wait for reboot

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

• sysupgrade
• mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

• Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

• Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Mikrotik Devices can be reverted to stock firmeware / be debricked in an easy way. Follow the instructions here: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Reset and here https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Netinstall

Reset Button, the Mikrotik Netinstall tool and the right firmware file do the job. As Mikrotik uses different plattforms, be sure to get the right package. The hap ac2 lite is based on Router OS 6, MIPSBE Plattform. If latested release of RouterOS does not work, try an older version. 6.45 is reportet to work as a first debrick, you can upgrade later with the Winbox Software to latest release

Beware: After you flashed the stock firmware, the device has NO configuration. You must connect to the device with the help of Mikrotiks “Winbox” software which uses the MAC Adress (as the device has no IP) . After Connecting, restore the default configuration and reboot. Then you are ready to start all over again

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

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

The router can supply PoE out (passthrough) on the eth5 port. This is controlled with GPIO 14.

Note: According to Mikrotik: “the POE on Ether5 outputs approcimately 2V below input voltage and supports up to 0.58A (So provided 24V PSU will provide 22V/0.58A output to the Ether5 PoE port).”

To enable PoE out (passthrough) set the corresponding value variable in /etc/config/system:

config gpio_switch 'poe_passthrough'
        option name 'PoE Passthrough'
        option gpio_pin '14'
        option value '1'

A reboot is require to activate the change.

!!! Update: Snapshots with Kernel 5.4 may use a different GPIO number for PoE passthrough.

→ port.gpio

/sys/kernel/debug/gpio

gpiochip0: GPIOs 0-31, parent: platform/ath79-gpio, ath79-gpio:
 gpio-4   (                    |rb:green:user       ) out lo
 gpio-11  (                    |spi0.1              ) out hi
 gpio-14  (                    |POE power           ) out lo
 gpio-16  (                    |Reset button        ) in  hi

gpiochip1: GPIOs 40-47, parent: spi/spi0.1, 74x164, can sleep:
 gpio-40  (                    |rb:green:port1      ) out hi
 gpio-41  (                    |rb:green:port2      ) out hi
 gpio-42  (                    |rb:green:port3      ) out hi
 gpio-43  (                    |rb:green:port4      ) out hi
 gpio-44  (                    |rb:green:port5      ) out hi
 gpio-45  (                    |sysfs               ) out hi
 gpio-46  (                    |rb:blue:wlan        ) out lo

gpiochip2: GPIOs 494-511, ath9k-phy1:
 gpio-495 (                    |ath9k-phy1          ) in  lo

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Note: This will void your warranty!

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

→ 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

→ 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

→ bootloader

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