TP-Link RE455 v1

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The TP-Link RE455 is a wall-pluggable dual-band wireless range extender (802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n/ac) with Gigabit ethernet port. Advertised as 1750 Mbps (450Mbps for 2.4GHz and 1300Mbps for 5GHz).

Supported Versions

Experimental Versions

None at this time.

Hardware Highlights

Installation

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Please add the installation procedure here.

Flash Layout

Find out flash layout, then add the flash layout table here (copy, paste, modify the example).

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

OEM easy installation

Simply apply factory image in OEM firmware web-gui.

OEM installation using the TFTP method

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values needed for tftp

Enter values for “FILL-IN” below

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address	FILL-IN
Bootloader MAC address (special)	FILL-IN
Firmware tftp image	Latest OpenWrt release (`NOTE:` Name must contain “tftp”)
TFTP transfer window	FILL-IN seconds
TFTP window start	approximately FILL-IN seconds after power on
TFTP client required IP address	FILL-IN

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

These are generic instructions. Update with your router's specifics.

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

sysupgrade
mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick Do not attempt to flash vendor firmware from LuCI, this will brick your device.

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name	Description	Default configuration
br-lan	EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi	EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0)	EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4)	EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1)	EXAMPLE WAN port	EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0	EXAMPLE WiFi	EXAMPLE Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port	Switch port
Internet (WAN)	EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1	EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2	EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3	EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4	EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

The TP-Link RE455 has the following buttons:

BUTTON	Event
Reset	reset
WPS	wps
LED On/Off	BTN_0

Hardware

Info

Photos

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

→ Warranty

There are four screws in the back of this device. After unscrewing them, the front panel can be easily removed. (There is one clip in each side). The serial is in the front side, so if you just want it, it is enough. It is harder to remove the back case because the wiring to the antennas and the power plug.

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

Note: Not tested! Seems needs populate unmounted R64 & R69 with 0201 resistors/jumpers

Back side

Front side

Connect only GND, RX and TX, don't connect VCC (3v3)

Serial connection parameters	115200, 8N1

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE

OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING

Notes

Space for additional notes, links to forum threads or other resources.

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