ALFA Network N2Q

bgn (N300)
Outdoor AP/Bridge/CPE
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ALFA Network N2Q
FCC ID	2AB8795311
Type	access point
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed	650 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	16 MiB 16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
RAM1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (DDR2)
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Ethernet Port Count	2-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, Mini PCIe
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
PoE	Passive
Power	12-24 VDC, ? A
Serial Port (UART)	yes
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented ALFA Network devices with specifications, see ALFA Network.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Installation method(s):
GUI OEM, U-Boot web recovery, see git-commit

git • >>

ath79: add support for ALFA Network N2Q ALFA Network N2Q is an outdoor N300 AP/CPE based on Qualcomm/Atheros QCA9531 v2. This model is a successor of the old N2 which was based on Atheros AR7240. FCC ID: 2AB8795311. Specifications: - Qualcomm/Atheros QCA9531 v2 - 650/400/200 MHz (CPU/DDR/AHB) - 128 MB of RAM (DDR2) - 16 MB of flash (SPI NOR) - 2T2R 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi with ext. PA (Skyworks SE2623L) and LNA - 2x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with passive PoE input in one port (24 V) - PoE pass through in second port (controlled by GPIO) - support for optional 802.3af/at PoE module - 1x mini PCIe slot (PCIe bus, extra 4.2 V for high power cards) - 2x IPEX/U.FL connectors on PCB - 1x USB 2.0 mini Type-B (power controlled by GPIO) - 8x LED (7 of them are driven by GPIO) - 1x button (reset) - external h/w watchdog (EM6324QYSP5B, enabled by default) - UART (4-pin, 2.54 mm pitch) header on PCB - LEDs (2x 5-pin, 2.54 mm pitch) header on PCB Flash instruction: You can use sysupgrade image directly in vendor firmware which is based on LEDE/OpenWrt. Alternatively, you can use web recovery mode in U-Boot: 1. Configure PC with static IP 192.168.1.2/24. 2. Connect PC with one of RJ45 ports, press the reset button, power up device, wait for first blink of all LEDs (indicates network setup), then keep button for 3 following blinks and release it. 3. Open 192.168.1.1 address in your browser and upload sysupgrade image. Signed-off-by: Piotr Dymacz