NETGEAR WAX202

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The Netgear WAX202 is an WiFi 6, AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point/router.

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Netgear WAX202 Flash Layout
Layer0	raw NAND flash memory chip(AMD/Spansion S34ML01G2) 128 MiB SLC
Layer1	mtd0 *Bootloader* 512 KiB	mtd1 *Config* 512 KiB	mtd2 *Factory* 512 KiB	mtd3 *firmware* 38 MiB		mtd6 *firmware_backup* 38 MiB	mtd7 *CFG* 8 MiB	mtd8 *RAE* 4 MiB	mtd9 *POT* 1 MiB	mtd10 *Language* 4 MiB	mtd11 *Traffic* 2 MiB	mtd12 *Cert* 1 MiB	mtd13 *NTGRcryptK* 1 MiB	mtd14 *NTGRcryptD* 5 MiB	mtd15 *LOG* 1 MiB	mtd16 *User_data* 6400 KiB
Layer2	mtd0 *Bootloader* 512 KiB	mtd1 *Config* 512 KiB	mtd2 *Factory* 512 KiB	mtd4 *kernel* 4 MiB	mtd5 *ubi* 34 MiB	mtd6 *firmware_backup* 38 MiB	mtd7 *CFG* 8 MiB	mtd8 *RAE* 4 MiB	mtd9 *POT* 1 MiB	mtd10 *Language* 4 MiB	mtd11 *Traffic* 2 MiB	mtd12 *Cert* 1 MiB	mtd13 *NTGRcryptK* 1 MiB	mtd14 *NTGRcryptD* 5 MiB	mtd15 *LOG* 1 MiB	mtd16 *User_data* 6400 KiB

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verify flash layout.

# cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00080000 00020000 "Bootloader"
mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "Config"
mtd2: 00080000 00020000 "Factory"
mtd3: 02600000 00020000 "firmware"
mtd4: 00400000 00020000 "kernel"
mtd5: 02200000 00020000 "ubi"
mtd6: 02600000 00020000 "firmware_backup"
mtd7: 00800000 00020000 "CFG"
mtd8: 00400000 00020000 "RAE"
mtd9: 00100000 00020000 "POT"
mtd10: 00400000 00020000 "Language"
mtd11: 00200000 00020000 "Traffic"
mtd12: 00100000 00020000 "Cert"
mtd13: 00100000 00020000 "NTGRcryptK"
mtd14: 00500000 00020000 "NTGRcryptD"
mtd15: 00100000 00020000 "LOG"
mtd16: 00640000 00020000 "User_data"

[    0.659199] nand: device found, Manufacturer ID: 0x01, Chip ID: 0xf1
[    0.665569] nand: AMD/Spansion S34ML01G2
[    0.669562] nand: 128 MiB, SLC, erase size: 128 KiB, page size: 2048, OOB size: 64
[    0.677114] mt7621-nand 1e003000.nand: ECC strength adjusted to 4 bits
[    0.683778] 15 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device mt7621-nand
[    0.691033] Creating 15 MTD partitions on "mt7621-nand":
[    0.696348] 0x000000000000-0x000000080000 : "Bootloader"
[    0.710400] 0x000000080000-0x000000100000 : "Config"
[    0.724166] 0x000000100000-0x000000180000 : "Factory"
[    0.737970] 0x000000180000-0x000002780000 : "firmware"
[    1.326650] 2 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device firmware
[    1.333269] Creating 2 MTD partitions on "firmware":
[    1.338228] 0x000000000000-0x000000400000 : "kernel"
[    1.405565] 0x000000400000-0x000002600000 : "ubi"
[    1.932355] 0x000002780000-0x000004d80000 : "firmware_backup"
[    2.521851] 0x000004d80000-0x000005580000 : "CFG"
[    2.650393] 0x000005580000-0x000005980000 : "RAE"
[    2.717721] 0x000005980000-0x000005a80000 : "POT"
[    2.738788] 0x000005a80000-0x000005e80000 : "Language"
[    2.806598] 0x000005e80000-0x000006080000 : "Traffic"
[    2.843474] 0x000006080000-0x000006180000 : "Cert"
[    2.864813] 0x000006180000-0x000006280000 : "NTGRcryptK"
[    2.886674] 0x000006280000-0x000006780000 : "NTGRcryptD"
[    2.969809] 0x000006780000-0x000006880000 : "LOG"
[    2.990980] 0x000006880000-0x000006ec0000 : "User_data"

Installation from stock firmware is as simple as uploading the OpenWrt …factory.img via the stock firmware updater (Advanced→Administration→Firmware Update).

The stock firmware will throw an error message warning that the new firmware is older, click Okay to continue. Then click Yes to upload. After reboot OpenWrt should be installed.

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values needed for tftp

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address	192.168.1.10
Bootloader MAC address (special)	N/A
Firmware tftp image	Latest OpenWrt release (`NOTE:` Must have a .img file suffix)
TFTP transfer window	unknown
TFTP window start	Wait for the Power LED to start flashing
TFTP client required IP address	192.168.1.1

See https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-do-I-upload-firmware-to-my-NETGEAR-router-using-a-TFTP-client-on-Microsoft-Windows for more information

→ generic.sysupgrade

Browse to /cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/flash on LuCI. E.g. http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/flash if your OpenWrt instance lives at 192.168.1.1.
Click the button “Flash image...” at the bottom of the page
Upload an image file for sysupgrade to LuCI and follow the steps on screen.
(Optionally) verify the hash of the image LuCI received with the expected hash value. The expected hashvalues for images can be found at https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/<release-version>/targets/ramips/mt7621/ where <release-version> is the version of the current release, e.g. 23.05.2.
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.

sysupgrade

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

mtd

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

→ generic.debrick

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

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

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name	Description	Default configuration
br-lan	EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi	EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0)	EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4)	EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1)	EXAMPLE WAN port	EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0	EXAMPLE WiFi	EXAMPLE Disabled

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

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)	EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1	EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2	EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3	EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4	EXAMPLE 0

→ 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.

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The NETGEAR WAX202 has the following buttons:

BUTTON	Event
EXAMPLE Reset	reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup	ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all.	-

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Front:
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Back:
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Backside label:
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Note: This will void your warranty!

Note: This is copied from the higher specification Netgear WAX206, but should be the same.

Note that the right side panel cannot be removed without removing the pcb mounting screws (internal access)!

To open the case, the bottom stand must first be removed, there are two screws holding it on. These screws will prevent the left side panel from being removed. Next pry the left side panel free. This panel is held to the main body with plastic clips, I used a plastic pry bar around all the edges and shims to prevent re-latching while working.

Main PCB:
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→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
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Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters for NETGEAR WAX202 @@Version@@	EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
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→ bootloader

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COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING

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NETGEAR WAX202

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sysupgrade

mtd

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Basic configuration

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