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 |
Photos
Serial
Pinout
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | RX | GND | VCC | SJ1 |

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
