Differences between revisions 4 and 7 (spanning 3 versions)

Notes on the core switch build and configuration...

Cisco/Linksys E4200 v1
two for redundant operation
a third as a cold spare
higher-capacity power supplies
heatsinks and thermal adhesive for switch chips
DD-WRT standard
custom switch driver to allow 802.1q VLAN tag remapping
with modern iceweasel/firefox use Web Developer Extension -> Miscellaneous -> Clear Private Data -> Clear HTTP Authentication

Firmware Installation

perform 30/30/30 reset
connect as 192.168.1.2/30 to its WebUI through any LAN port
initial login is root/admin
upgrade flash with dd-wrt.v24-18777_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini-e4200.bin
wait an additional five minutes for good measure
perform 30/30/30 reset
confirm password reset page is displayed
set root/admin as the new login
backup the CFE as routername_cfe.bin (in embeds the original interface MAC) and stash it somewhere for safekeeping
upgrade flash with dd-wrt.v24-20453_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_usb_nas-nv60k.bin
wait an additional five minutes for good measure
perform 30/30/30 reset
wait an additional five minutes for good measure
confirm password reset page is displayed and Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/31/12) std-usb-nas shows in the top-right corner
set root/admin as the new login (we'll change it to something safe last thing)

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 1. set password
 1. disable both radios
+. confirm [[http://192.168.1.1/|password reset page]] is displayed and ''Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/31/12) std-usb-nas'' shows in the top-right corner
 1. set root/admin as the new login (we'll change it to something safe last thing)

= Initial Configuration =

== Setup ==

=== Basic Setup ===

==== WAN Setup ====

===== WAN Connection Type =====

 * '''Connection Type:''' ''Disabled''