Tp-link Archer AX23 1.20 OpenWrt Installation

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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After installation and reboot only power led is on.

Tp-link Archer AX23 1.20 / AX1800 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

I checked the TOH

then checked the machine page

https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer_ax23_v1

then I bought this router

I followed the steps

I uploaded the factory.bin via web ui.

openwrt-23.05.4-ramips-mt7621-tplink_archer-ax23-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

then off / on router.

only power is on. wireless led is off .

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Use an Ethernet cable.

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Wifi is disabled by default after installing OpenWrt. Once you connect via ethernet cable, you'll be able to open the LuCI configuration page, since you installed stable, which comes with LuCI, or log into the router via ssh. Then you can turn on wifi.

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Thanks @Nihilokrat

I set ethernet tcp 4 and connect via usb2ethernet connector
then power and internet led is on
ip address
192.168.1.10
255.255.255.0

I tried
ssh root@192.168.1.10
ssh admin@192.168.1.10

ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.10 port 22: Connection refused

ping 192.168.1.10

Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=128

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thanks @frollic I used ethernet cable

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good luck connecting to openwrt while using the wrong IP ...

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so the right ip ? :grinning:

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thanks for your help @frollic
192.168.1.1 is my wifi connection gateway
I also set ethernet cable to tplink modem. set static ip for ethernet 192.168.1.10

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no idea what this means.

I guess there talking about a 2nd device here, since the AX23 isn't a modem ?

if you do this, and don't confirm the new IP,, the change will get rolled back.

if you're planning to use the AX23 as a router, you need to change the LAN side IP, WAN and LAN side subnets cannot be the same.
but then you'll be double NAT:ing.

if you're only using it to provide wifi, reconfigure it as described in https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/wifiextenders/bridgedap

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Disconnect your device from wifi, because its range is overlapping with the AX23 - also disconnect the AX23 from any other router. OpenWrt uses 192.168.1.1 per default for the router. After disconnecting, you can use ssh root@192.168.1.1 to log into the AX23, since you set static IP on your ethernet to 192.168.1.10

Afterwards you can enable wifi, as described in frollic's link. Or, if you want the AX23 to make DHCP on its own, you can simply change the IP range in /etc/config/network for interface LAN from 192.168.1.1 to, for example, 192.168.2.1 - make sure to apply the change correctly, save and apply it with /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart. Then you can connect the AX23's WAN port to the other routers LAN.

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Hello @Nihilokrat thanks for your kind support. I did as you suggested. The router is only connected via ethernet.

power is on
internet is on
others off

on router
ethernet cable is plugged on wan

on pc
ethernet cable is plugged on usb via ethernet connector

tcp4 settings
ip adress 192.168.1.10
subnet 255.255.255.0

ssh root@192.168.1.1
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.1 port 22: Connection timed out

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.10: Destination host unreachable.

Pinging 192.168.1.10 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

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are you pinging yourself ? why ?

isolate the client, and the AX23.
disable any wifi on the client.
use DHCP on the client.
connect the client to one of the AX23's LAN ports.

do you get an IP ?
if not - https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/troubleshooting/failsafe_and_factory_reset

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You need only one connection at the moment: ethernet port on AX23 to ethernet port of your PC. No other connection, no wifi, you actually don't need to set a static IP for your ethernet controller on PC, it will get one assigned by AX23.

The AX23 should then show two LEDs: On-LED and LAN-LED, no other. Afterwards ssh command should work.

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Hello @Nihilokrat thank you for your support and assistance.

The Ethernet cable was connected to the WAN port until now.

I connected the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the router.

ssh root@192.168.1.1

BusyBox v1.36.1 (2024-07-15 22:14:18 UTC) built-in shell (ash)

| |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_
| - || _ | -| || | | || || |
|_____|| |||||___||| |____|
|| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M

OpenWrt 23.05.4, r24012-d8dd03c46f

=== WARNING! =====================================
There is no root password defined on this device!
Use the "passwd" command to set up a new password
in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.

root@OpenWrt:~#

I successfully logged in.
What are the next steps?
I am using Windows 11.

thanks

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thank you @frollic. I new on these things. So I am trying to learn and get support from you gurus
thanks

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since you're new to this.

connect to the router using winscp instead (make sure protocol is SFTP), though it, edit the file /etc/config/network, locate the 192.168.1.1 IP, and change it to 192.168.1.10.
save and reboot the router.

or follow the guide you've previously been provided with.

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hi @frollic
I followed the instructions
I think I missed something !

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/wifiextenders/bridgedap

/etc/config/network

config interface lan
        option ifname eth0
        option type bridge
        option proto static
        option ipaddr 192.168.1.2
        option netmask 255.255.255.0
        option gateway 192.168.1.1
        option dns 192.168.1.1

/etc/config/wireless

config wifi-iface
	option device wifi0
	option network lan
	option mode ap
	option ssid OpenWrt
	option encryption none

service dnsmasq disable
service dnsmasq stop

wifi

root@OpenWrt:~# service dnsmasq disable
root@OpenWrt:~# service dnsmasq stop
root@OpenWrt:~# wifi
'radio0' is disabled
'radio1' is disabled

then off and on the router
POWER led is on
LAN led is on
ethernet plugged on LAN port

ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.1 port 22: Unknown error

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indeed ...

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Could you guide me on what to do next?

ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.2 port 22: Unknown error