Asus WL-5XX Series- User Manual

Asus WL-5XX Series

Asus WL-5XX Series– User Manual, read for free online in PDF format. We hope this helps you resolve any issues you may have. If you have further questions, please contact us through the contact form.

1 Page 1
2 Page 2
3 Page 3
4 Page 4
5 Page 5
6 Page 6
7 Page 7
8 Page 8
9 Page 9
10 Page 10
11 Page 11
12 Page 12
13 Page 13
14 Page 14
15 Page 15
16 Page 16
17 Page 17
18 Page 18
19 Page 19
20 Page 20
21 Page 21
22 Page 22
23 Page 23
24 Page 24
25 Page 25
Page: / 25

Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield; OBJECTIVES; and the wireless side rather than the; DISCLAIMER; brick
  • Page 3 – PREREQUISITES
  • Page 4 – PLAN YOUR SUBNETS; Purpose; TEST THE ASUS; Connect and power-up the ASUS as per the supplied documentation.
  • Page 5 – Then press OK all the way out.
  • Page 6 – REFLASH THE ASUS; OpenWrt
  • Page 7 – INITIAL UNENCRYPTED WIRELESS SETUP
  • Page 8 – memory availability
  • Page 10 – BACKUP CONFIG USING SSH
  • Page 11 – 0 SETUP WIRELESS ENCRYPTION; 1 OPEN UP ACCESS TO THE ASUS FROM WiFi; Firewall Change
  • Page 12 – 2 ADD IPKG SOURCE FEEDS
  • Page 13 – 3 SETUP TIME SYNC; The ntp client package installs a startup script in; 4 SETUP USB SUPPORT; 5 OPTIONAL USB DISK/KEY SUPPORT; This will support external disks/flash drives
  • Page 14 – If the above works, create a file
  • Page 15 – 6 BACKUP CONFIG TO EXTERNAL DRIVE; 7 ADD TOPFIELD PACKAGES; Should show your recordings
  • Page 17 – 8 ADDING OTHER PACKAGES; Look in the
  • Page 20 – 3 GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENCE; APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
Loading the manual

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield

28/03/2007

Version 1.0

Page 1 of 25

ASUS WL-500gP on OpenWRT talking to a Toppy

CONTENTS

1

OBJECTIVES................................................................................................... 2

2

DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................... 2

3

PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................ 3

3.1

Essential ................................................................................................... 3

3.2

Desirable................................................................................................... 3

4

PLAN YOUR SUBNETS .................................................................................. 4

5

TEST THE ASUS ............................................................................................. 4

6

SETUP THE PC(s) ........................................................................................... 5

7

REFLASH THE ASUS...................................................................................... 6

8

INITIAL UNENCRYPTED WIRELESS SETUP ................................................ 7

8.1

Copy and Paste ........................................................................................ 7

8.2

nvram values............................................................................................. 8

8.3

memory availability ................................................................................... 8

8.4

WDS or Bridged Setup.............................................................................. 8

8.5

Routed Setup ............................................................................................ 8

9

BACKUP CONFIG USING SSH ..................................................................... 10

9.1

Backup .................................................................................................... 10

9.2

Restore (untested) .................................................................................. 10

10

SETUP WIRELESS ENCRYPTION............................................................ 11

11

OPEN UP ACCESS TO THE ASUS FROM WiFi ....................................... 11

11.1

Firewall Change ...................................................................................... 11

11.2

Firewall test ............................................................................................. 11

12

ADD IPKG SOURCE FEEDS ..................................................................... 12

13

SETUP TIME SYNC ................................................................................... 13

14

SETUP USB SUPPORT ............................................................................. 13

15

OPTIONAL USB DISK/KEY SUPPORT ..................................................... 13

16

BACKUP CONFIG TO EXTERNAL DRIVE ................................................ 15

16.1

Backup .................................................................................................... 15

16.2

Restore (untested) .................................................................................. 15

17

ADD TOPFIELD PACKAGES..................................................................... 15

17.1

puppy ...................................................................................................... 15

17.2

ftpd-topfield ............................................................................................. 16

17.3

php (needed for rt2mei) .......................................................................... 16

17.4

rt2mei ...................................................................................................... 17

18

ADDING OTHER PACKAGES ................................................................... 17

19

TOPPY SETUP .......................................................................................... 18

20

USEFUL LINKS .......................................................................................... 18

21

LATER ........................................................................................................ 19

22

CREDITS.................................................................................................... 19

23

GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENCE ................................................ 20

Copyright (c) 2007 Julian Bridle.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU
Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of
the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

"Loading the manual" means you need to wait until the file loads and becomes available for online reading. Some manuals are very large, and the time they take to appear depends on your internet speed.

Summary

Page 2 - ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield; OBJECTIVES; and the wireless side rather than the; DISCLAIMER; brick

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 2 of 25 1 OBJECTIVES • Connect the Toppy to an existing wireless LAN in order to transfer TAPs and recordings to and fro without trailing cables across the house • Automate the daily feed of EPG data to the Toppy with...

Page 3 - PREREQUISITES

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 3 of 25 3 PREREQUISITES 3.1 Essential • A Toppy with a USB port (e.g. TF5800PVR) • An ASUS WL-500gP (P=Premium) • Another working wireless router (probably providing your home Internet connection) • USB cable to the T...

Page 4 - PLAN YOUR SUBNETS; Purpose; TEST THE ASUS; Connect and power-up the ASUS as per the supplied documentation.

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 4 of 25 4 PLAN YOUR SUBNETS In order to connect to a WiFi LAN which does not support WDS, you need to set the ASUS up as a wireless station and route between separate LAN and WIFI subnets. Choose any private subnet yo...

Other Asus Models