Asus WL-5XX Series- Manuals

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...

Page 5 - Then press OK all the way out.

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 5 of 25 6 SETUP THE PC(s) Create entries in the hosts files 1 on any PCs which will be used to access the ASUS - e.g. C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on Win2K/XP or /etc/hosts under linux/unix 192.168.99.3 asus ...

Page 6 - REFLASH THE ASUS; OpenWrt

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 6 of 25 7 REFLASH THE ASUS This is your last chance to preserve your manufacturer warranty. DO NOT PROCEED UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO LOSE THIS. Contrary to the general statements about OpenWRT on most routers, the AS...

Page 7 - INITIAL UNENCRYPTED WIRELESS SETUP

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 7 of 25 At the # prompt type: passwd And enter a new password (twice). This will disable telnet and enable ssh (more secure). Record this password somewhere safe then open another PuTTY and try to connect to asuslan u...

Page 8 - memory availability

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 8 of 25 8.2 nvram values Many of the core networking features are driven by settings stored in a table in the non volatile ram. These are accessed as follows: nvram show | less # Shows all values nvram get name # Show...

Page 10 - BACKUP CONFIG USING SSH

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 10 of 25 9 BACKUP CONFIG USING SSH You should make a backup at key stages in case something makes the router unresponsive. My impression is that for practical purposes, you can’t truly brick the router unless you are ...

Page 11 - 0 SETUP WIRELESS ENCRYPTION; 1 OPEN UP ACCESS TO THE ASUS FROM WiFi; Firewall Change

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 11 of 25 10 SETUP WIRELESS ENCRYPTION Install the nas package which is needed to support WPA/WPA2 encryption ipkg update # Gets available package list ipkg install nas # Allows WPA/WPA2 encryption Turn on encryption o...

Page 12 - 2 ADD IPKG SOURCE FEEDS

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 12 of 25 12 ADD IPKG SOURCE FEEDS At this point, you are going to have to do some editing. My highly subjective opinion borne out of 20+ years of code-cutting under Unix is that vim is the best editor with vi as an ac...

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

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 13 of 25 Then edit each of the 4 extra files (i.e all but ipkg.conf) file and delete the unwanted ‘src’ lines to leave the single corresponding src line and all the dest etc. lines. ipkg.0.9: src backports http://down...

Page 14 - If the above works, create a file

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 14 of 25 And look for something like this - in my case my USB key has 2 partitions. hub.c: new USB device 01:03.2-2, assigned address 3 scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Vendor: Model: Removable Disk...

Page 15 - 6 BACKUP CONFIG TO EXTERNAL DRIVE; 7 ADD TOPFIELD PACKAGES; Should show your recordings

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 15 of 25 16 BACKUP CONFIG TO EXTERNAL DRIVE 16.1 Backup firmware image: mkdir /usbkey/backup mount -o remount,ro /dev/mtdblock/4 /jffs dd if=/dev/mtdblock/1 > /usbkey/backup/bare_config 1 .trx mount -o remount,rw /...

Page 17 - 8 ADDING OTHER PACKAGES; Look in the

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 17 of 25 17.4 rt2mei This does not seem to be available as an ipkg package but it is just a few scripts so you can download the (nslu2) files to your PC from wooders’ site unzip them and transfer them using pscp which...

Page 20 - 3 GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENCE; APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS

ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield 28/03/2007 Version 1.0 Page 20 of 25 23 GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENCE 0. PREAMBLE The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the ...