NETGEAR R6300 v2

Netgear AC1750 router based on a Broadcom ARM platform. Not to be confused with its (externally near-identical) MIPS-based predecessor, the R6300 v1.

Netgear R6300

Supported Versions

BrandModelVersionSupported Current RelOEM device homepage URLOWrt Forum Topic URLDevice Techdata
NETGEARR6300v222.03.5https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6300.aspxhttps://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=46758View/Edit data

Although OpenWrt does run on the R6300 v2 only 802.11g is supported, Broadcom 802.11an support is very sketchy on OpenWrt in general; Broadcom 802.11ac support is non-existent. Kindly direct your complaints to Broadcom, not to the OpenWrt developers or community :).

Hardware Highlights

VersionSoCCPU MHzFlash MBRAM MBWLAN HardwareWLAN2.4WLAN5.0100M portsGbit portsModemUSB
v2Broadcom BCM4708A0800128NAND256Broadcom BCM4331, Broadcom BCM4360b/g/na/n/ac--1x 2.0, 1x 3.0

Installation

VersionSupported Current RelFirmware OpenWrt Install URLFirmware OpenWrt Upgrade URLFirmware OEM Stock URL
v222.03.5https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/bcm53xx/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-bcm53xx-generic-netgear_r6300-v2-squashfs.chkhttps://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/bcm53xx/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-bcm53xx-generic-netgear_r6300-v2-squashfs.chkhttps://www.netgear.de/support/product/R6300v2

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Flash Layout

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

OEM easy installation

FIXME The instructions below are for Broadcom devices and only serve as an example. Don't leave them in place if they do not apply to a particular device!

This section deals with how you install OpenWrt from a device freshly opened. Plus 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 .bin file to router
  • 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.

OEM installation using the TFTP method

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values you need

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address FILL-IN
Bootloader MAC address (special) FILL-IN
Firmware tftp image Latest OpenWrt release (NOTE: Name must contain “tftp”)
TFTP Transfer Window FILL-IN seconds
TFTP Window Start approximately FILL-IN seconds after power on
TFTP Client Required IP Address FILL-IN

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ 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

  • 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

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

→ 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

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Hardware

Info

General
Brand NETGEAR
Model R6300
Versions v2
Device Type WiFi Router
Availability Discontinued
Comments - general
OpenWrt Support
Supported Since Commit https://git.lede-project.org/?p=source.git;a=commit;h=66922082ed418667b613af4e375cec5b8265fb5f
Supported Since Release
Supported Current Release 22.03.5
Unsupported
Hardware
Bootloader CFE
Target bcm53xx
System-On-Chip
CPU MHz 800
Flash MB 128NAND
RAM MB 256
Network
Ethernet 100M ports -
Ethernet 1Gbit ports
Switch Broadcom BCM4708A0
Modem -
VLAN ¿
Comments - network ports
Wireless
WLAN 2.4GHz b/g/n
WLAN 5.0GHz a/n/ac
WLAN Hardware
Detachable Antennas -
Comments - WLAN 3x3
Interfaces
USB ports 1x 2.0, 1x 3.0
SATA ports -
Serial ¿
JTAG ¿
Comments - USB & SATA ports
Misc
LED count ¿
Button count ¿
Power supply
Links
Forum Topic URL
WikiDevi URL https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/Netgear_R6300_v2
OEM device homepage URL https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6300.aspx
Firmware OEM Stock URL https://www.netgear.de/support/product/R6300v2
Firmware OpenWrt Install URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/bcm53xx/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-bcm53xx-generic-netgear_r6300-v2-squashfs.chk
Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/bcm53xx/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-bcm53xx-generic-netgear_r6300-v2-squashfs.chk
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