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DD-WRT FIRMWARE

DD-WRT - free alternative firmware for wireless routers

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Difference DD-WRT firmware from factory
First, it is worth noting that DD-WRT firmware is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. Even with the default settings it has a very wide functionality, much wider than in the factory firmware. Built-in components such as FTP server, Samba, WOL and more. Through the Web interface, detailed statistics and load on the channels of the local, wireless network and the Internet are available, as well as the load on the processor and the memory of the router.

If you configure the router to install additional packages, you can turn your router into a home media server. A connected hard drive with a torrent client installed, broadcasting ITPV via HTTP, for viewing via wi-fi. If you have a TV with DLNA standard support, you can connect the TV to the router and watch IPTV, as well as watch movies from your hard drive.
Opportunities
13 languages ​​(including Russian)
802.1x (EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) encapsulation over LANs)
Access Restrictions
Adhoc mode
Afterburner
Client Isolation Mode
Client Mode (supports multiple connected clients)
Client Mode WPA
DHCP Forwarder (udhcp)
DHCP Server (udhcp or Dnsmasq)
DNS forwarder (Dnsmasq)
DMZ
Dynamic DNS (DynDNS, easyDNS, FreeDNS, No-IP, TZO, ZoneEdit, custom, and others)
Hotspot Portal (Sputnik Agent, Chillispot)
IPv6 Support
Jffs2
MMC / SD Card Support (hardware modification required)
NTP client in a client-server basis
Ntop remote statistic
OpenVPN Client & Server (only in -vpn build of the firmware)
Port triggering
Port Forwarding (max. 30 entries)
PPTP VPN Server & Client
QoS Bandwidth Management (Optimize for Gaming and Services / Netmask / MAC / Ethernet Port Priority)
QoS L7 Packet Classifier (l7-filter)
RFlow / MACupd
Routing: Static entries and Gateway, BGP, OSPF & RIP2 via (BIRD)
Samba FS Automount
Syslog to remote server
Rx / Tx Antenna (Select or Auto)
Uptime / Processor Utilization
Site survey
SNMP
SSH server & client (dropbear)
Startup, Firewall, and Shutdown scripts (startup script)
Static DHCP Assignment
Style (Changeable GUI; v.23)
Supports New Devices (WRT54G V3, V3.1, V4, V5 and WRT54GS V2.1, V3, V4)
Telnet server & client
Transmit Power Adjustment (0-251mW, default is 28mW, 100mW is safe)
UPnP
VLAN
Wake On Lan client (WOL)
WDS Connection Watchdog
WDS Repeater Mode
Wireless MAC Addresses Cloning
Wireless MAC filter
WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia QoS) or Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME)
WPA over WDS
WPA / TKIP with AES
WPA2
Xbox Kaid (Kai Engine)
Web Interface Screenshots
List of supported devices
How to flash (install) DD-WRT

factory-to-ddwrt.bin - file for installing DD-WRT from under the router's native firmware.

webflash.bin - file for updating from already installed DD-WRT.

For some models, only one file is available for all operations.

Forthe originalDD-WRT installations:

In the address bar of the browser we typehttp://192.168.1.1orhttp://192.168.0.1,depends on the router, enter the data for authorization and update the filefactory-to-ddwrt.bin through the standard update menu in your router.
After some time, the router will reboot, after which you will see the updated interface (DD-WRT's address is 192.168.1.1 by default). On the main page when you first start you need to specify the username and password for administration.
Firmware dd-wrt installed, you can proceed to configure. (It is also recommended to do a reset to the factory settings after the firmware and before the setting)

Esli you are having problems it is impossible to go to the admin panel DD-WRT firmware after, go to the network connections on your computer and make sure that the ip addresses are given correctly: ip: 192.168.1.xxx (last digit may vary) Mask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1. If the addresses are different, then the easiest option to restart the network card (.. On and off again when the network asks for dhcp addresses), if this does not work, enter manually, for example ip 192.168.1.2, mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168. 1.1 and try again to enter the browser to the address 192.168.1.1.
Going to the web interface of the router, the tab "Settings" - "Basic Settings" - find this item:
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Must be "DHCP server", if not, put.
The fact is that if there is a "redirection" your router will redirect the provider's IP address to your computer, that is, it will work as a switch.

ForupdatesDD-WRT already installed:

In the DD-WRT menu, select “Administration” - in the submenu, select the “Firmware upgrade” item. Click on the button “select file” and specify the firmwarewebflash.bin which was downloaded earlier. Click on the “Upgrade” button, the software update process will begin.

Options for rolling back to stock (native) firmware
Important!If you do not know how to return the stock on your router or do it for the first time, before performing any operations with the router, it is better to ask in this topic or topic visited by your router.Not all methods are universal., each router needs its own approach.
FAQ

AT: How to properly flash the router?
ABOUT:
  • Do not flash the router via WiFi; connect it to your computer with a network cable;
  • Before and after the firmware, make a hardware reset of the router (for example, "30/30/30");
  • Disable firewalls, antiviruses and ad blockers on your computer;
AT: What is "Reset 30/30/30"?
ABOUT: Press the reset button and hold it. After 30 seconds, turn off the power without releasing the Reset button. After another 30 seconds, release the Reset, turn on the power, wait until any other light on the router lights up except for the power supply, or the PC does not see the router, again we hold the Reset. Wait another 30 seconds and release the reset.

AT: How to view the system log?
ABOUT: You must first enable the syslogd service in the Services tab. (The field with the server name can be left blank.) And follow the link http://192.168.1.1/Syslog.asp, The page can be accessed only through the address bar.
If you don’t open the System Log page, then you have an old firmware version, and the log messages are written to the file / var / log / messages, which can be viewed with the commands cat, tail, more, less, etc.

AT: How to connect telnet to the router with DD-WRT?
ABOUT: Open a session in telnet client with the address of the router (by default 192.168.1.1) and the standard port (23). When prompted for a username (login), enter the standard root name - even if you changed the username to log in to the web interface. And when prompted for a password, enter the password you set for the web interface.

AT: How to load into the router not one script, but two?
ABOUT: Put the & sign at the end of the first script and load the second one. If you later need to load the third one, put the & sign at the end of the second script, etc.

AT: The Russian language does not work. Why?
ABOUT: Most likely the problem is in the firmware, the Russian works again in all releases of 2016. Also in the old stable versions.

Q: "retracker.local" stopped working, what to do?
ABOUT: It is necessary to turn off "No DNS Rebind" in the section "Services" - "Services" - "DNSMasq".

Q: Can I enable HTTPS?
ABOUT: You can, but to use it you need a special browser. Also, if you uncheck HTTP and leave only HTTPS, then you will most likely have to do a reset, since you will not access the Web GUI through a regular browser. (If you uncheck both checkboxes, you won’t go to the web interface at all)

Q: Does Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) work?
ABOUT: Yes, but you need to enable it manually, in the section "NAT / QoS" - "UPnP"

Q: I climbed in the settings and now I have a low rate of return or reception, why?
ABOUT: Most likely you have enabled "QoS", check if it is, then disable it.

Q: I set the TX Power to 20, but shows 16 dBm, why? I know for sure that the router can work on this power!
ABOUT: Perhaps the power is limited, because of the region you selected in the WiFi settings.Change to another, for example "US".

Q: TX Power has set 20 (or 21), the region is needed, but the router shows 19 dBm, why?
ABOUT: Maximum power can be obtained only on channel 6.

Q: How to set up a router in repeater mode?
ABOUT: Instruction

Q: How to reassign a burned out WAN port to a LAN?
ABOUT: We read here .

Q: How to get the maximum WiFi speed on routers with N mode
ABOUT: We read here .

Q: It is written on the official website that I lose the warranty when installing DD-WRT. This is true?
ABOUT: Theoretically, yes, but you can flash the stock, and most routers will be out of the box.

Q: I need a built-in OpenVpn, is it in this firmware?
ABOUT: Yes, but only in firmware for routers with more than 4 mb. of memory. (You can find out how much flash memory in your router model, for example, in WikiDevi )

Q: I need the router to automatically turn on and off WIFI on a schedule, DD-WRT can it?
ABOUT: Yes that's instruction

Q: DD-WRT does not allow the provider’s local resources (personal account, etc.), what to do?
ABOUT: You just need to remove one tick. instruction

Q: How to change the TTL value on the router?
ABOUT: Here is instruction

Q: How to enable multicast on DD-WRT?
ABOUT: Instruction

Q: How to make the router work as a switch, but with wifi?
ABOUT: Instruction

Q: How to make the router automatically restart at the right time?
ABOUT: Instruction

Q: If you don’t see the neighboring computers on the router’s local network (for example, on Samba)
ABOUT: Instruction

Q: I switched the language to Russian and in some places (for example, on the tab of the MAC filter of a wireless network) there are cracks.
ABOUT: Yes, this is a bug; it is very easy to overcome - by forcibly switching the page encoding in the browser to UTF-8
(for example for chrome there is an encoding menu plugin)instructionAlso, this bug is missing in the version of r27086 and earlier.

Q: How to activate the firmware on Ubiquiti routers.
ABOUT: No Only buy a license for dd-wrt on the official site. There are no working key generators.

Q: My provider has local sites in the .local zone, having trouble accessing them. How to be ?.
ABOUT: Here is instruction

Q: I need to block a site on my home network, for example, youtube. How to do it?
ABOUT: Here is instruction

Q: I heard that using dd-wrt, you can somehow access Pandora, HBO Now, Spotify, Amazon Video and Netflix outside the US without using vpn. How?
ABOUT: Here is instruction

Q: I need to get internet via wifi and distribute it as usual, that is, connect the router with a "client". Can this be done?
ABOUT: Yes that's instruction

Q: In my router has a usb port, may I connect a USB flash drive or HDD?
ABOUT: Yes that's instruction

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Important! Firmware for routers Ubiquiti paid Key generators does not exist
Important! In the most recent versions can not work full-time update method through the Web interface. Accordingly, to return the factory firmware file webrevert also will not work.

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Post has been editedM | A | G - 02.07.20, 11:16
Reason for editing: The solution to the inability to update firmware problems



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Reassign the burned down WAN port on the LAN, in the DD-WRT firmware

Open the addresshttp://192.168.1.1/Vlan.asp
Mirror the values ​​from the portWan on LAN4
Checkbox"W-1 port" remove and put on "W-0 port" .
Checkbox"Port 4-0" remove and put on "Port 4-1" .
What this page looks like
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Attention: the page was "hidden" due to security concerns, as incorrect configuration may result in hard reset and flashing.

The second option, reassigning the WAN port via the console
Open the administrative panel of the router and enter the Code:
nvram set vlan0ports = "1 2 3 5 *"
nvram set vlan1ports = "0 4 5"
nvram commit
reset

A source:http://routers.in.ua/p...j-port-wan-na-lan.html

Post has been edited_Danil_ - 24.03.16, 11:01



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How to get the maximum WiFi speed on routers with N mode and only (2.4 GHz). On DD-WRT firmware

Wireless Network Mode: N-Only (2.4 GHz) (if some device cannot join NG-Mixed)
Channel Width: never mind, but theoretically the HT40 is better. (But not in a noisy area)
Wireless Channel: Auto or 1 , 6 , 11 I recommend 6 to get maximum transmitter power.
Regulatory Domain: You can use your country, but to remove power limits, use United_States (channels 1-13 are available).
TX Power: You can do it all, but remember, the WiFi module can overheat, and the speed may drop. Use 1-2 less than the maximum, the best is the 6th channel. (If you put 30, and 20 is available, the router will simply use 20) (Also in some routers you can install hacked art)
Antenna Gain: Leave 0
Noise Immunity: Enable
RTS Threshold: It does not matter, but if loss of leakage is noticed, I recommend to enable it.
Short Preamble: Enable (VERY old smartphones, etc. may not support)
Short GI: Enable
DTIM Interval: 1 or 2, I use 1. (I recommend 1 if you are using smart TV)
Beacon Interval: 100-200, if there is a VERY lot of WiFi nearby, then leave 100. (Increasing the value to 200, win a few percent of the bandwidth.)
WMM Support: Enable
Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing): 1000-1500 (Default: 2000 meters) If you not use WiFi on long distances, on the street for example, feel free to put 1000,I do not recommend setting 0, this is either Auto in Atheros, or disables this function altogether, in auto mode, the speed decreases, as it takes time to determine the value.
Security Mode: WPA2 Personal
WPA Algorithms: AES

This is purely my recommendation, I use these parameters on my TP-Link TL-WR841ND v9, and I calmly get 150 Mbps in the local network via WiFi.
But keep in mind though the router over WiFi gives 300 Mbps (theoretical speed), you also need to have a WiFi adapter capable of getting the speed provided by the router.

If I'm wrong in something, correct me.

Post has been edited_Danil_ - 05.03.17, 19:48
Reason for editing: Corrected errors and added



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on a computer for lan Internet tupit) not all but half of the sites loaded for a long time, everything flies directly (if you put this please, will it help?) (WR841N v8 00000000)

Post has been editedSuRMaJ - 01.04.16, 23:41



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* SuRMaJ,
Hard to say possible. There may be a lot of reasons for this, it’s worth a try, if this problem persists, look for another reason.



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Important! Bild 29387 --- 2016/03/31 do not put it! This build causes bootloop On devices with a chip from Atheros, and on other devices there may be other problems.

Post has been edited_Danil_ - 02.04.16, 08:30



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_Danil_ 04/02/2016, 11:29*
Important! Build 29387 --- 2016/03/31 do not put! This build causes a bootloop on devices with an Atheros chip, and other devices may experience other problems.

Found this entry only after bootloopa on tp-link 743nd v1. How is it possible to disassemble it? Or just flash to unsolder and fill with something?



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What about the D-link DIR-625 H \ w Ver.C1, F \ W Ver.3.00 (P / N BIR 625ANA ... C1) and Linksys WRT610N are not supported?



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Good day!
Successfully changed today the stock firmware for for TL-WR841N v8 according to the instructions from the header.

Thank you very much!

One small nuance: I could not find connection protection points in the interface
Security Mode: WPA2 Personal
WPA Algorithms: AES
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I would be very grateful if you send a tip to koumiss.



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* costyasaprykin,
if you have such "Hardware Version: WR841N v8 00000000" give the link plz



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costyasaprykin @ 04/04/2016, 21:20*
One small nuance: I could not find connection protection points in the interface
Security Mode: WPA2 Personal
WPA Algorithms: AES

Tab "WiFi" - "Security", where the password is entered.
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Posted 04/02/2016 22:51:

* SuRMaJ,
SuRMaJ @ 04/02/2016, 21:34*
"Hardware Version: WR841N v8 00000000" give the link plz

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/b…2/tplink_tl-wr841ndv8/

Post has been edited_Danil_ - 02.04.16, 22:59



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* _Danil_,
Thank you, figured out.

Another question: what you need to tweak to IPTV showed more stable.

I mainly watch the Eden playlist (the provider is a complete miser - pushes IPTV of the so-called "Partner" at a crazy price) on Samsbng SmartTV UE40ES6717U via a cord from a router.
They tortured the constant freezing of the image (especially in the evening, when the load on the server increased), we often had to reboot the router.
Therefore, in principle, I reflashed my TL-WR841N v8 on DD-WRT.
The situation has improved: I didn’t do a reboot in a day’s work, but the picture still hangs on many SD channels.
Maybe you can still somehow improve the situation?

Post has been editedcostyasaprykin - 03.04.16, 18:33



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Tell me please. I have a tl-wr841n router. Can I install the firmware tl-wr841nd? Without the letter "d" did not find. thank



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* vip.fargus,
Yes. These devices are identical. The differences are only in the removable antenna, in the nd version they can be unscrewed.



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How to roll back firmware to native TPLINKOVSKU?



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How to roll back firmware to native TPLINKOVSKU?

http://proadminz.ru/vo...ki-tp-link-tl-wr842nd/A way for many models!

Post has been editedJohnyJah - 18.04.16, 11:03



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Experts welcome, tell me, is there a wps function on dd-wrt? where does it run?



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According rasprodazhnoy price (. 5 955r with a two-year warranty) acquired router NETGEAR R6300-100PES, which turned out to be the second hardware version R6300v2 (BCM4708A0 800 MHz, 2 cores, the RAM 256 MB, 128 MB ROM; AC1750; Wi-Fi 2,4GHz and 5GHz, including AC; 4 LAN ports and 1 WAN for 1Gbit; one USB 2.0 and 3.0). Have not had to deal with production and NETGEAR has been a lot of disappointed capabilities drain firmware which in technical support and more dubbed the latter. To avoid depression installed DD-WRT router and open, began to please - press opportunities, there is something poizuchat.

I just can not understand with the updates ... I did everythingbased on the DD-WRT Wiki, put the one-year-old recommended build 26138 (ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/b…r6300v2-webflash.bin). But I see that the beta is laid out with enviable periodicity, in particular, under my router. Today 29621 of 10 May. How often are people updated? Is it worth it to update or better to sit on the type-stable version and not twitch?



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Well, you roll new and test -) What prevents?



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Well, you roll new and test -) What prevents?

For the first time, I rolled DD-WRT, I don’t know how they have stability there ... And there’s very little information, neither normal forums nor FAQs.



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How does the transition to DD-wrt from open-wrt occur? Just after two firmware?


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