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# TP-Link TL-WR1043ND
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd

# OpenWrt Sysupgrade
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/generic.sysupgrade

# neu
http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/ar71xx/
http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/ar71xx/openwrt-ar71xx-tl-wr1043nd-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

sed -i 's|192.168.1.1|192.168.2.254|g' /etc/config/network

sed -i 's|option disabled 1|option disabled 0|g' /etc/config/wireless
sed -i 's|option encryption none|option encryption psk2|g' /etc/config/wireless
echo ' option key terceS00' >> /etc/config/wireless

sed -i "s|option 'country' 'DE'|option 'country' 'US'|g" /etc/config/wireless
sed -i "s|option 'txpower' '20'|option 'txpower' '27'|g" /etc/config/wireless

# openvpn
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=8495

Configure OpenWRT
# set ip on localhost
#sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100 up
dhclient eth0

# change password on web interfece
http://192.168.1.1
System > Admin Password

# ssh login to OpenWRT
ssh root@192.168.1.1

# configure ip network
vi /etc/config/network
config interface lan
option ipaddr 192.168.2.254

# reboot
reboot

# login again
ssh root@192.168.2.254

# install wifi
### opkg update
### opkg install kmod-ath9k wpad-mini

# install filesystems
opkg install kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-storage kmod-fs-vfat kmod-fs-ext2

# Wake-On-Lan (etherwake -i br-lan 00:11:22:33:44:55)
opkg install etherwake

# start wifi
wifi
wifi detect

# OPTIONAL: remove unused packages
opkg remove ppp-mod-pppoe
opkg remove ppp
opkg remove kmod-pppoe
opkg remove kmod-ppp

/etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device radio0
...
option country US
option txpower 27

minicom
# ttyUSB0
opkg install kmod-usb-serial-ftdi minicom

# configure tty device
echo "pu port /dev/ttyUSB0" >> /etc/minirc.dfl

OpenWRT download
http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/

Buttons
mkdir -p /etc/hotplug.d/button
download 00-button

Update
for i in $(opkg list-upgradable); do
opkg upgrade echo $i
done

Links
http://gumstix.org/add-software-packages.html
http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/
http://www.kammerath.net/openwrt-tp-link-wr1043nd-installieren.html
http://www.kammerath.net/wlan-sendeleistung-erhoehen.html
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr941nd
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/recipes/bridgedap
http://www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp?a=1&m=TL-WR941ND