TP-Link TL-WR842ND

Supported Versions

Version/Model Release Date OpenWrt Version Supported Model Specific Notes
v1.0 Nov-2011 Trunk (r30508) Similar to TL-MR3420.

Hardware

Info

Model TL-WR842ND
Version 1
Architecture: MIPS 24Kc V7.4
Manufacturer: Atheros
Bootloader: U-Boot
System-On-Chip: Atheros AR7241
Flash chip: Spansion S25FL064P (FL064PIF)
Flash size: 8 MiB
RAM chip: A3S56D40FTP -G5
RAM size: 32 MiB
Wireless Atheros AR9287-bl1a
Antenae(s) 2 Removables
Ethernet: 4 LAN, 1 WAN 10/100
USB: 1 x 2.0
Serial: Unfriendly

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Version 1.0

TL-WR842ND v1.0

Serial

Pinout
1 2 3 4
TXRXGNDVCC SJ1

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Pin 1 is clearly marked on the board.

To get the serial connection work reliably, you have to connect a 10k pullup resistor between the TX and the 3.3V pin (same problem as described in tl-mr3420.

The right settings for accessing the serial console are as follows:

Bits per second: 115200
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: None

Password to get into uboot prompt is tpl
Password to get root login is 5up

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toh/tp-link/tl-wr842nd.txt · Last modified: 2012/02/13 19:18 by nilfred