NETGEAR R6250
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
Installation
OEM easy installation
The instructions below are for Broadcom devices and only serve as an example.
Remove / modify them if they do not apply to this particular device!
This section deals with
- How you install OpenWrt from a device freshly opened
- The steps required such as reset to factory defaults if the device has already been configured
Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.
- Browse to
http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp - Upload .chk file to router on upgrade page of R6250 web administration portal
- Wait for it to reboot
- Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to
http://192.168.1.1if LuCI is installed.
Hardware
Info
| Instruction set | ARM |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Broadcom |
| bootloader | cfe? |
| System-On-Chip | BCM5300 family |
| CPU @Frq | Broadcom BCM4708A0 @?MHz (2 cores) |
| Flash size | 128+2 MiB |
| Flash Chip | |
| RAM size | 256 MiB |
| RAM Chip | |
| Wireless No1 | Broadcom BCM43217 w/ 2×2 MIMO for 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n |
| Wireless No2 | Broadcom BCM4360 w/ 3×3 MIMO for 5GHz 802.11a/n/ac |
| switch | Broadcom BCM4708A0 - 4x Gigabit + 1x WAN |
| Modem | none |
| USB | Yes 1 x 3.0 |
| Serial | Yes |
| JTAG | ? |
Serial
→ 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
Replace EXAMPLE by real values.
| Serial connection parameters for Netgear R6250 | EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1 |
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