TP-Link TL-WR703N Cheap hackable router!

New project page added for the TP-Link TL-WR703N router here :- http://www.madox.net/blog/projects/tp-link-tl-wr703n/

All the installation instructions are inside that page, here are a few draft quick starts :-

Setting up extroot

1. Partition/format your USB drive to ext4 using a PC/Mac (I didn’t include any fdisk/formatting utils on the image)
2. In Luci Top Tabs -> System -> Mount Points
3. Under Mount Points, you should have a disabled mount point /dev/sda1. Click “Edit”
4. Check “Enable this mount”
5. Under Filesystem, select “ext4” (Or whichever you’ve chosen)
6. Check “Use as root filesystem”
7. Press “Save & Apply”
8. Reboot for the changes to take effect

Note, you should do this prior to any other step.  The USB will replace the standard overlay for storing your settings, so doing it later will be messy.

Connecting to the Internet (via your home WiFi)

1. In Luci Top Tabs -> Network -> Wifi
2. Click “Enable” on the radio
3. Once the radio is enabled, click “Scan”
4. If you see your home network, click “Join Network”
5. Enter your WPA passphrase
6. Leave other settings the same and click “Submit”
7. Now press “Save & Apply”
8. You should now be connected

Tricks with the LED

Turn blue led on :

echo "1" > /sys/devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/tp-link:blue:system/brightness

Turn blue led off :

echo "0" > /sys/devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/tp-link:blue:system/brightness

Blink blue led on/off :

cd /sys/devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/tp-link:blue:system/
echo timer > trigger
echo 100 > delay_on
echo 100 > delay_off

Note : The delay_on value must be less than 255

More

More tricks and quick how-to guides coming up including installing additional software and setting up a webcam streaming.  For those who know how or can figure out how, the images point to a software repository where you can install more software once you have internet access!