Strong 1200

The Strong 1200 is a simultaneous dual band WIFI router with AC1200 WiFi - 300+867 Mbps (2.4 & 5 GHz) speeds. It contains non-removable external antennas. The router features 4 Gbit LAN and one Gbit WAN port. It comes with a large 16 MB FLASH ROM and a quad core MIPS CPU powered by 128 MB RAM, USB port and a microSD slot. It's sold (re)branded as “MTC 1201” and “HooToo HT-ND001”, and probably under other brand names too.

Use the MTC 1201 images to flash the Strong 1200

Supported Versions

BrandModelVersionCurrent ReleaseOEM InfoForum TopicTechnical Data
Strong120023.05.0https://www.strong.tv/fr/products/broad-router/router1200http://forum.openwrt.org/t/support-for-strong-1200/22768View/Edit data

Hardware Highlights

ModelVersionSoCCPU MHzFlash MBRAM MBWLAN HardwareWLAN2.4WLAN5.0100M portsGbit portsModemUSB
1200MediaTek MT7621A88016128MediaTek MT7602EN, MediaTek MT7612ENb/g/na/n/ac--1x 3.0

Installation

ModelVersionCurrent ReleaseFirmware OpenWrt InstallFirmware OpenWrt UpgradeFirmware OEM Stock
120023.05.0https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-23.05.0-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-initramfs-kernel.binhttps://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-23.05.0-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

DON'T USE THE INITRAMFS ABOVE, IT'LL CAUSE A BOOT LOOP, USE

https://archive.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.10/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-19.07.10-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-initramfs-kernel.bin

Issue is described in https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/12637

To flash OpenWrt image from OEM web interface, you must flash the firmware 2 times:

In the OEM Web interface (192.168.1.1 15, psw:admin), go to System Tools > Firmware Upgrade and flash openwrt-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-initramfs-kernel.bin

After 2min, open OpenWrt interface (192.168.1.1, no password), go to System > Backup/Flash Firmware > Flash new firmware image, uncheck Keep settings and flash openwrt-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin (see link above)

Is crucial to flash initramfs-kernel from OEM interface or you will get a bootloop!

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

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

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 your routers IP address, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

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

Specific Configuration

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

Network interfaces

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

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

FIXME 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

Buttons

→ 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.

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

The Strong 1200 has the following buttons:

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

Hardware

Info

General
Brand Strong
Model 1200
Versions
Device Type WiFi Router
Availability Available 2019
Comments - general aka "MTC WR1201"
OpenWrt Support
Supported Since Commit https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=30a7ab8f61c8a5f1a4428f8c7cf9a1d6a12b096b
Supported Since Release 19.07.0
Supported Current Release 22.03.5
Unsupported
Hardware
Bootloader U-Boot
Target ramips
System-On-Chip
CPU MHz 880
Flash MB 16
RAM MB 128
Network
Ethernet 100M ports -
Ethernet 1Gbit ports
Switch ¿
Modem -
VLAN Yes
Comments - network ports
Wireless
WLAN 2.4GHz b/g/n
WLAN 5.0GHz a/n/ac
WLAN Hardware MediaTek MT7602EN, MediaTek MT7612EN
Detachable Antennas -
Comments - WLAN
Interfaces
USB ports 1x 3.0
SATA ports -
Serial Yes
JTAG ¿
Comments - USB & SATA ports
Misc
LED count 7
Button count 1
Power supply 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Links
Forum Topic URL
WikiDevi URL
OEM device homepage URL https://www.strong.tv/fr/products/broad-router/router1200
Firmware OEM Stock URL
Firmware OpenWrt Install URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-initramfs-kernel.bin
Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-mtc_wr1201-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Edit the underlying data View/Edit data

Photos

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

Note: This will void your warranty!

FIXME Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...

  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
Insert 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:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

FIXME Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters
for Strong 1200 		57600 / 8N1

JTAG

→ 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

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


Notes

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