Linksys E4200 v2

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abgn (AN900)
Maximum Performance Dual-Band N Router
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	Linksys routers
InfoDepot Wiki	Linksys E4200 v2.0
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Linksys E4200 v2
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Not Supported
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Not Supported
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Linksys E4200 v2
Serial number prefix	01C106, 01C116, 01C136
FCC ID	Q87-E4200V2
IC ID	3839A-E4200V2
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Marvell 88F6282
CPU1 Type	ARMv5
CPU1 Speed	1.2 GHz 32-bit
Flash1 Chip	SK hynix H5PS1G63EFR-S6C
Flash1 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 /> (NAND)
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 />
RAM1 Chip	SK hynix H27U1G8F2BTR-BC
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F6282
Switch	Marvell 88E6171R
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: 58:6D:8F (9 E, 9 W), C0:C1:C0 (13 E, 15 W) Ethernet OUI: 58:6D:8F (9 E, 9 W), C0:C1:C0 (13 E, 15 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 6-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port	yes
Additional chips 2.4GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks (SiGe);SE2598L;SiGe, 2598L, 144ED;3; 5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks (SiGe);SE2567L;SiGe, 2567L, 144ED;3; 2A, 2V Non-Synchronous Buck Converter;Texas Instruments;TPS54231;;1; 4.5V/18V Synchronous Step-Down Three Buck Switcher;Texas Instruments;TPS65251;;1; 4.5V/18V Synchronous Step-Down Buck Switcher;Texas Instruments;TPS54325;;1; Precision Timer;Texas Instruments;NA555;;1;
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1359 additional devices of which 155 are Linksys devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1358 additional devices of which 59 are Linksys devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Wistron NeWeb RGWM04 .0GA
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs) , Debian , IP Fire
Retail
Availability	End of Life
FCC approval date	22 September 2011
UPC	745883594900 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B0068ALV8Q
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Marvell 88W8366
Chip2	Marvell 88W8063
Wireless interface OUI	58:6D:8F, C0:C1:C0
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Marvell 88W8366
Chip2	Marvell 88W8063
Wireless interface OUI	58:6D:8F, C0:C1:C0
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
FCC ID Linksys EA4500 v2 Q87-E4200V2
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand Linksys E4200 v1 Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom Linksys E4200 v2 Marvell Marvell Marvell

For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

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

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AN900 class

Overview

"48RGWM04.0GA" and "Manufactured for CISCO" are silkscreened on the board.

Wistron NeWeb is the OEM.

The same hardware appears to be used with the later model Linksys EA4500.

Wi-Fi Certified

Links of Interest

Reviews

• On SmallNetBuilder (source for this page)

Forum threads

• On the DD-WRT forums

The serial number for these devices may start with

01C106, 01C116, 01C136.

Blogs

• Making the Cisco/Linksys E4200v2 work for you
• Obtaining the firmware for Linksys E4200v2

Hacking Linksys E4200v2 firmware (binwalk dump)

Firmware

• Hacking the Linksys E4200v2

(based on and extending work from the following)

Installing Debian on the Linksys E4200v2

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum

Target: kirkwood
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_xscale
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 15.05
Current supported version: 25.12.5

Unsupported Functions:
WPA3
LAN Hardware: Marvell 88E6171R
WLAN Hardware: 2x Marvell 88W8366
WLAN Comment: 3x3, no DFS support
Installation method(s):
GUI OEM, see devicepage
Recovery method(s):
See devicepage
Comment:
Same hardware as EA4500 v1; works with images for EA4500, see https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=289937

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JTAG-Serial Info

Serial

Serial Pinouts

The serial port is marked as J5 on the board. There are 6 pads in a row.
If you take pin 1 to be the square pad, you will find the following pinout:

P1 - ? 
P2 - ? 
P3 - RX
P4 - ? 
P5 - TX 
P6 - GND

Pictures

Retail Images

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FCCID Q87-E4200V2

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