ZyXEL NWA50AX
The Zyxel NWA50AX is an IEEE 802.11ax gigabit PoE MediaTek-based access point. Like many business class APs, it is designed for wall/ceiling mount, and includes a 12v1.5A power supply, and also PoE support, along side an easily accessible console port, reset button and multi-color LED.
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
Installation
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
The instructions below are for Broadcom devices and only serve as an example.
Remove / modify them if they do not apply to this particular device!
This section deals with
- How you install OpenWrt from a device freshly opened
- The steps required such as reset to factory defaults if the device has already been configured
Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.
- Browse to
http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp - Upload .bin file to router
- Wait for it to reboot
- Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to
http://192.168.1.1if LuCI is installed.
OEM installation using the TFTP method
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
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:
sysupgrademtd
Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.
sysupgrade
- Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
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.
- Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot
Debricking
Failsafe mode
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.
Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs
The ZyXEL NWA50AX has the following buttons:
| BUTTON | Event |
|---|---|
| EXAMPLE Reset | reset |
| EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup | ses |
| EXAMPLE No buttons at all. | - |
Hardware
Info
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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
Note: This will void your warranty!
Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...
- To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c
Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB
Serial
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Unusually, this device has an externally accessible serial port which is 3.3v “logic level” UART (not RS232).
This takes the form of standard 2.54mm (0.1 inch) spaced header pins, which can be used with 2.54mm “dupont” style female plugs.
Remove the soft plastic dust plug next to the Ethernet port. The pin assignments are:
Pin 1: 3.3v **OUTPUT** ("▲" is printed on the case next to this pin).
Pin 2: Transmit data from AP.
Pin 3: Receive data to AP.
Pin 4: GND/reference.
As with all logic level ports, caution should be exercised when making connections; the connected electronic components could be damaged by incorrect connections, and/or electro static discharge (ESD). The 3.3v output pin should only be connected to adapters which require a voltage input from the target device - usually only (relatively rare) optically or magnetically isolated types - if in doubt, leave pin 1 unconnected.
See also: port.serial for general information about serial port types, cables and adapters etc.
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port
| Serial connection parameters for ZyXEL NWA50AX | 115200, 8N1, 3.3V |
|---|
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
Hardware mods
None so far.
Bootlogs
OEM bootlog
U-Boot 2018.09 (Jan 22 2021 - 07:42:43 +0000) CPU: MediaTek MT7621AT ver 1, eco 3 Clocks: CPU: 880MHz, DDR: 600MHz (1200MT/s), Bus: 220MHz, XTAL: 40MHz Model: MediaTek MT7621 reference board (NAND) DRAM: 256 MiB NAND: 128 MiB Initializing NMBM ... Signature found at block 1023 [0x07fe0000] First info table with writecount 2 found in block 960 Second info table with writecount 2 found in block 963 NMBM has been successfully attached Loading Environment from NMBM... *** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment In: uartlite0@1e000c00 Out: uartlite0@1e000c00 Err: uartlite0@1e000c00 Net: Warning: eth@1e100000 (eth0) using random MAC address - fa:26:d7:78:e2:6c eth0: eth@1e100000 Reading from 0x7700000, size 0x20000 Succeeded Zyxel version:V1.03 gpio: pin 6 (gpio 6) value is 1 gpio: pin 24 (gpio 24) value is 0 gpio: pin 24 (gpio 24) value is 1 Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 Loading FIT image at offset 0x180000 to memory 0x83000000, size 0x389a78 ... Automatic boot of image at addr 0x83000000 ... ## Loading kernel from FIT Image at 83000000 ... Using 'config@1' configuration Trying 'kernel@1' kernel subimage Description: MIPS OpenWrt Linux-4.4.198 Type: Kernel Image Compression: lzma compressed Data Start: 0x830000e4 Data Size: 3695506 Bytes = 3.5 MiB Architecture: MIPS OS: Linux Load Address: 0x81001000 Entry Point: 0x81001000 Hash algo: crc32 Hash value: 568e9a3f Hash algo: sha1 Hash value: 4c1b016fa0cf051d0aaeb143078d277e62a595ca Verifying Hash Integrity ... crc32+ sha1+ OK ## Loading fdt from FIT Image at 83000000 ... Using 'config@1' configuration Trying 'fdt@1' fdt subimage Description: MIPS OpenWrt mt7621-rfb-ax-nmbm device tree blob Type: Flat Device Tree Compression: uncompressed Data Start: 0x833865bc Data Size: 12690 Bytes = 12.4 KiB Architecture: MIPS Hash algo: crc32 Hash value: 22dfdc4b Hash algo: sha1 Hash value: 1d76e5da661e6d2a8eafb4175232705f43e4132c Verifying Hash Integrity ... crc32+ sha1+ OK Booting using the fdt blob at 0x833865bc Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK Loading Device Tree to 8fe67000, end 8fe6d191 ... OK [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.4.198 (jenkins@TWPCZT01055-110) (gcc version 5.4.0 (LEDE GCC 5.4.0 r48+2-a5857a0e) ) #0 SMP Fri Nov 4 07:51:19 UTC 2022 [ 0.000000] SoC Type: MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3 [ 0.000000] bootconsole [early0] enabled [ 0.000000] CPU0 revision is: 0001992f (MIPS 1004Kc) [ 0.000000] MIPS: machine is MediaTek MT7621 RFB (802.11ax, NAND with NMBM) [ 0.000000] Determined physical RAM map: [ 0.000000] memory: 10000000 @ 00000000 (usable) [ 0.000000] CPU Clock: 1000MHz [ 0.658069] zyUMAC_wal_attach: num_radios 2 [ 0.663207] zyUMAC_wal_wphy_create: g_num_radios 2 [ 0.663207] Got LINK_CHANGE Port [0] Copper is up --> Group [0] is up Start EnterpriseWLAN system daemon.... ...................................... Got LINK_CHANGE Port [0] Copper is down --> Group [0] is down .......................................Applying system configuration file, please wait... ........ Got LINK_CHANGE Port [0] Copper is up --> Group [0] is up ...................................EnterpriseWLAN system is configured successfully with startup-config.conf netopeer-server start Welcome to NWA50AX Username:
OpenWrt bootlog
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