TL-WA5210G compatible wit batman

[Vusumzi Ndzengu]

Hi All

In my search to find access point i came across TL-WA5210G and is listed in the openwrt hardware table. I would like to know if it is possible to install batman-adv on these devices. thank your fro your comments

Regards
Vusi

[T Gillett]

Hi Vusi

While the device is nominally supported under OpenWrt, I suspect you will find some challenges in using it.

Firstly it is based on the older AR23xx chipset, and has only 4MB of Flash memory and 16MB of RAM.  This is really the bare minimum required to run OpenWrt plus some extras like batman-adv (and certainly not Asterisk).

Also it appears that there is some modification required to get the device to actually use the 4MB Flash memory by changing the bootloader. This does not look like a simple process - see web page here:

     http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wa5210g

In particular the section titled 'Resold SPI chip and reflash to Redboot'

I have seen this device for sale at a price which is comparable with the common Ubiquity devices which makes it problematic.

You would be better off with something like the NanoStation M2 which has a more powerful chipset and more memory, both RAM and Flash.

You might also consider using the MP-02 and putting it in an outdoor housing.

Regards

Terry

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[Vusumzi Ndzengu]

Hi TLG

Thanks for your advice i opted for nanostation m2 i got them now. i hope to learn more on wireless networking as it is an interesting field. is the any guide how to install both openwrt and batman-adv in nanostation m2?

Regards
Vusi

[T Gillett]

Install the plain OpenWrt 'factory'  firmware first.

Get the Attitude Adjustment firmware from the OpenWrt downloads page and look for the flashing instructions on their wiki page for the Nano M2.

Then you can install the SECN sysupgrade firmware which will give you batman-adv configured and ready to run.

Make sure that when you flash the SECN firmware from OpenWrt admin page that you uncheck the box for preserving settings.

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