View source for TP-Link CPE210/CPE510

= Premessa =

Ciao! 

sono Panda e, dato che ho un solo neurone, ho acquistato due CPE510 (cloni Ubiqiti Nanostation M5) senza controllare la versione delle antenne.

Qui raccolgo la mia esperienza con queste antenne.

= Versione HW/SW =

le antenne che ho preso io sono hardware version v1.1 e il software sulle antenne era v1.3.

La [//wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-cpe510 versione HW menzionata] sulla [//wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start TOH di openwrt] e' la v1 e viene indicato che l'antenna e' supportata dalla versione 15.05, motivo per cui le ho acquistate.

= Software installato =

Quando ho provato ad installare l'attuale firmware NinuxBo (basato su Chaos Calmer) sull'antenna il l'interfaccia tp-link mi ha risposto con "The hardware version is not supported."

l'unica versione di openwrt che sono riuscito ad installare e' stata la Bleeding Edge, ovvero l'ultimissima ancora in beta, che al 2016/02/07 e' la Designated Driver, la versione esatta che ho isntallato e': [//downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-cpe210-220-510-520-squashfs-factory.bin openwrt-ar71xx-generic-cpe210-220-510-520-squashfs-factory] dal [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ repo degli snapshot della trunk].

La ho installata sia dall'interfaccia grafica di TP-Link che con la procedura di recovery descritta piu' sotto.

= Procedura di Recovery =

# procurarsi il firmware da flashare tramite la procedura di recovery, NB: FUNZIONA SIA CON QUELLI DI TP-LINK CHE CON OPENWRT
# installare un server tftp
# prendere il firmware, metterlo nella cartella del tftp server e cambiargli nome in recovery.bin
# togliere alimentazione all'antenna
# premere il pulsate di reset sull'antenna
# ridare alimentazione all'antenna e attendere 8/10 secondi
# quando si vede attivita' sul server tftp lasciar andare il pulsante di reset

attenzione: mi e' capitato che alcuni recovery fallissero, riprovando hanno funzionato

link procedura: http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?81684-How-to-use-firmware-recovery-function-of-Pharos-CPE

= DRITTE =

a freifunk-berlin hanno lo stesso problema come le CPE210: https://github.com/freifunk-berlin/firmware/issues/313

e parlano di una patch: http://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt.git;a=commit;h=c8315df1affa8eadb2ccbfd421a1e5806a444f47 

= Libremesh per NinuxBo =

Al momento non ho trovato una versione di firmware che abbiamo compilato per LiMe che funzioni sull'antenna.

= Appunti =

<pre>
NinuxBoNode-Panda-CPE510-01-6d34f6
F4:F2:6D:6D:34:F6
10.51.52.246/16

NinuxBoNode-Panda-CPE510-02-6d3584
F4:F2:6D:6D:35:84
10.51.53.132/16
</pre>

= Dati wireless =

<pre>
#iw phy0 info

Wiphy phy0
	max # scan SSIDs: 4
	max scan IEs length: 2261 bytes
	Retry short limit: 7
	Retry long limit: 4
	Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
	Device supports AP-side u-APSD.
	Device supports T-DLS.
	Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
	Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
	Supported interface modes:
		 * IBSS
		 * managed
		 * AP
		 * AP/VLAN
		 * WDS
		 * monitor
		 * mesh point
		 * P2P-client
		 * P2P-GO
	Band 2:
		Capabilities: 0x11ef
			RX LDPC
			HT20/HT40
			SM Power Save disabled
			RX HT20 SGI
			RX HT40 SGI
			TX STBC
			RX STBC 1-stream
			Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
			DSSS/CCK HT40
		Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
		Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
		HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
		Frequencies:
			* 5180 MHz [36] (10.0 dBm)
			* 5200 MHz [40] (10.0 dBm)
			* 5220 MHz [44] (10.0 dBm)
			* 5240 MHz [48] (10.0 dBm)
			* 5260 MHz [52] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5280 MHz [56] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5300 MHz [60] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5320 MHz [64] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5500 MHz [100] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5520 MHz [104] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5540 MHz [108] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5560 MHz [112] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5580 MHz [116] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5600 MHz [120] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5620 MHz [124] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5640 MHz [128] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5660 MHz [132] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5680 MHz [136] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5700 MHz [140] (17.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
			  DFS state: usable (for 1479 sec)
			  DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
			* 5745 MHz [149] (23.0 dBm)
			* 5765 MHz [153] (23.0 dBm)
			* 5785 MHz [157] (23.0 dBm)
			* 5805 MHz [161] (23.0 dBm)
			* 5825 MHz [165] (23.0 dBm)
	valid interface combinations:
		 * #{ managed } <= 2048, #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8, #{ P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ IBSS } <= 1,
		   total <= 2048, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match
		 * #{ WDS } <= 2048,
		   total <= 2048, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match
		 * #{ IBSS, AP, mesh point } <= 1,
		   total <= 1, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match, radar detect widths: { 20 MHz (no HT), 20 MHz, 40 MHz }

	HT Capability overrides:
		 * MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
		 * maximum A-MSDU length
		 * supported channel width
		 * short GI for 40 MHz
		 * max A-MPDU length exponent
		 * min MPDU start spacing
</pre>

= Interfaces =

<pre>
# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: ip6tnl0@NONE: <NOARP> mtu 1452 qdisc noop state DOWN group default 
    link/tunnel6 :: brd ::
5: br-lan: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.51.53.132/16 brd 10.51.255.255 scope global br-lan
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 2001:db8::3584/64 scope global 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
6: eth0.1@eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master br-lan state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
7: anygw@br-lan: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default 
    link/ether aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.51.0.1/16 brd 10.51.255.255 scope global anygw
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 2001:db8::1/64 scope global 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::a8aa:aaff:feaa:aaaa/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
8: eth0.2@eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master br-lan state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
11: eth0_1_65@eth0.1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1496 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
13: eth0_2_65@eth0.2: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1496 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
14: eth0_65@eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1496 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
23: eth0_13@eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1398 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
24: eth0_1_13@eth0.1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1398 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
25: eth0_2_13@eth0.2: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1398 qdisc noqueue state LOWERLAYERDOWN group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
26: wlan0_adhoc: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1536 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
27: wlan0_ap: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq master br-lan state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f6:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f4f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
28: wlan0_adhoc_13@wlan0_adhoc: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1398 qdisc noqueue state UP group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 169.254.53.132/32 brd 255.255.255.255 scope global wlan0_adhoc_13
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
29: wlan0_adhoc_65@wlan0_adhoc: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1532 qdisc noqueue master bat0 state UP group default 
    link/ether f4:f2:6d:6d:35:84 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::f6f2:6dff:fe6d:3584/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
30: bat0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master br-lan state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/ether f2:e6:fd:b5:11:13 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
</pre>