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Linksys E8450 Notes

OpenWRT Installation Notes

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I was on v1.1 of the firmware and decided to upgrade it. If you did this, you won’t be able to dismiss the setup wizard like OpenWRT wants you to do 🤦‍♀️ You must pick a simple admin password to finish the setup! Something like Leboeuf1! and not j!V4BE@4kuK%*H4Z.

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Else, when the wizard logs you out, you will see a lovely “LOGIN FAILED” message when you enter the password you entered during setup 🤦‍♀️

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Once the wizard is done, upgrade to v1.2 of the firmware. I downloaded FW_E8450_1.2.00.360516_prod_signed.img from this page.

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Then follow these instructions. I used these files:

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  • openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer_signed.itb - Once you boot up with this firmware, any changes you make are not permanent. You must use the sysupgrade image below.
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  • openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
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Then follow some post-install instructions (like setting the Wifi country).

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Enabling WPS on OpenWRT

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NOTE: Doing this fried my router! I wasn’t even able to power it on :( Keeping these notes here anyway. Just using stock Linksys firmware now.

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Look at this page and the official wiki doc. In short, SSH into the router and

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opkg update\nopkg remove wpad-mini\nopkg install wpad hostapd-utils\n

Then edit /etc/config/wireless and find your Wifi SSID. Add this option:

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wifi-iface 'Home WiFi'\n  ...\n  option wps_pushbutton '1'\n
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Restart the network via service network restart. Then you can set up WPS pairing by running

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hostapd_cli wps_pbc\n
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I downloaded `FW_E8450_1.2.00.360516_prod_signed.img` from [this page](https://www.linksys.com/support-article?articleNum=317332).\n\nThen follow [these instructions](https://github.com/dangowrt/owrt-ubi-installer#installing-openwrt). I used these files:\n\n- `openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer_signed.itb` - Once you boot up with this firmware, any changes you make are _not permanent_. You must use the `sysupgrade` image below.\n- `openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb`\n\nThen follow some post-install instructions (like setting the Wifi country).\n\n### Enabling WPS on OpenWRT\n\n**NOTE**: Doing this fried my router! I wasn't even able to power it on :( Keeping these notes here anyway. Just using stock Linksys firmware now.\n\nLook at [this page](https://blog.sakuragawa.moe/connect-wi-fi-in-a-wps-push-button-way-with-openwrt/) and [the official wiki doc](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/basic#wps_options). In short, SSH into the router and\n\n```bash\nopkg update\nopkg remove wpad-mini\nopkg install wpad hostapd-utils\n```\n\nThen edit `/etc/config/wireless` and find your Wifi SSID. Add this option:\n\n```\nwifi-iface 'Home WiFi'\n ...\n option wps_pushbutton '1'\n```\n\nRestart the network via `service network restart`. Then you can set up WPS pairing by running\n\n```\nhostapd_cli wps_pbc\n```\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2023-12-03T00:27:00Z", "id": "315691cfed15ff3bd7ea6de13f9d601a632c9c78", "shortId": "315691cf", "subject": "Notes on enabling WPS\n", "content": "### OpenWRT Installation Notes\n\nI was on v1.1 of the firmware and decided to upgrade it. If you did this, you won't be able to dismiss the setup wizard like OpenWRT wants you to do 🤦‍♀️ _You must pick a simple admin password to finish the setup!_ Something like `Leboeuf1!` and not `j!V4BE@4kuK%*H4Z`.\n\nElse, when the wizard logs you out, you will see a lovely \"LOGIN FAILED\" message when you enter the password you entered during setup 🤦‍♀️\n\nOnce the wizard is done, upgrade to v1.2 of the firmware. I downloaded `FW_E8450_1.2.00.360516_prod_signed.img` from [this page](https://www.linksys.com/support-article?articleNum=317332).\n\nThen follow [these instructions](https://github.com/dangowrt/owrt-ubi-installer#installing-openwrt). I used these files:\n\n- `openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer_signed.itb` - Once you boot up with this firmware, any changes you make are _not permanent_. You must use the `sysupgrade` image below.\n- `openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb`\n\nThen follow some post-install instructions (like setting the Wifi country).\n\n### Enabling WPS on OpenWRT\n\n**NOTE**: Doing this fried my router! I wasn't even able to power it on :( Keeping these notes here anyway. Just using stock Linksys firmware now.\n\nLook at [this page](https://blog.sakuragawa.moe/connect-wi-fi-in-a-wps-push-button-way-with-openwrt/) and [the official wiki doc](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/basic#wps_options). In short, SSH into the router and\n\n```bash\nopkg update\nopkg remove wpad-mini\nopkg install wpad hostapd-utils\n```\n\nThen edit `/etc/config/wireless` and find your Wifi SSID. Add this option:\n\n```\nwifi-iface 'Home WiFi'\n ...\n option wps_pushbutton '1'\n```\n\nRestart the network via `service network restart`. 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You must use the `sysupgrade` image below.\n- `openwrt-23.05.0-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb`\n\nThen follow some post-install instructions (like setting the Wifi country).\n\n### Enabling WPS on OpenWRT\n\n**NOTE**: Doing this fried my router! I wasn't even able to power it on :( Keeping these notes here anyway. Just using stock Linksys firmware now.\n\nLook at [this page](https://blog.sakuragawa.moe/connect-wi-fi-in-a-wps-push-button-way-with-openwrt/) and [the official wiki doc](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/basic#wps_options). In short, SSH into the router and\n\n```bash\nopkg update\nopkg remove wpad-mini\nopkg install wpad hostapd-utils\n```\n\nThen edit `/etc/config/wireless` and find your Wifi SSID. Add this option:\n\n```\nwifi-iface 'Home WiFi'\n ...\n option wps_pushbutton '1'\n```\n\nRestart the network via `service network restart`. 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