Netgear Orbi LTE Router (LBR20)

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AC2200 LTE Mesh Router (LBR20)
Wikipedia	Netgear
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Netgear Orbi LTE Router (LBR20)
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Netgear Orbi LTE Router (LBR20)
FCC ID	PY319400468
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm IPQ4019
CPU1 Type	ARMv7 Cortex-A7
CPU1 Speed	717 MHz ( 4 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX30LF2G18AC
Flash1 Size	256 MiB 268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (SLC NAND)
RAM1 Size	512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	Qualcomm IPQ4019
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	12 VDC, 2.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Flags: LTE
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	30 April 2020
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm IPQ4019
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
n-QAM	up to 400 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Qualcomm IPQ4019
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio 3
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9888
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz

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

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

• 1x 400 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 256-QAM),

• 2x 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) AC2200 class

Overview

Modem: LTE CAT.18 Quectel EG-18EA , Max. 1.2Gbps downlink / 150Mbps uplink

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ipq40xx
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4

LAN Comment: LTE CAT.18 Quectel EG18-EA or EG18-NA (region specific)
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4019, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9888
WLAN Comment: 2.4GHz: 2X2 MIMO, 5GHz: 2X2 MIMO
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

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ipq40xx: Add support Netgear LBR20 **Netgear LBR20** is a router with two gigabit ethernets , three wifi radios and integrated LTE cat.18 modem. SoC Type: Qualcomm IPQ4019 RAM: 512 MiB Flash: 256 MiB , SLC NAND, 2 Gbit (Macronix MX30LF2G18AC) Bootloader: U-Boot Modem: LTE CAT.18 Quectel EG-18EA , Max. 1.2Gbps downlink / 150Mbps uplink WiFi class AC2200: - radio0 : 5G on QCA9888 , WiFi5- 802.11a/n/ac MU-MIMO 2x2 , 887Mbps , 80MHz - limited for low channels - radio1: 2,4G on IPQ4019 ,WiFi4- 802.11b/g/n MIMO2x2 300Mbps 40Mhz - radio2: 5G on IPQ4019 , WiFi5- 802.11a/n/ac MU-MIMO 2x2 , 887Mbps ,80Mhz - limited for high channels (from 100 up to 165) . Becouse of DFS remember to set country before turning on. Ethernet: 2x1GbE (WAN/LAN1, LAN2) LEDs: section power : green and red , section on top (orbi) drived by TLC59208F: red, green ,blue and white USB ports: No Buttons: 2 Reset and SYNC(WPS) Power: 12 VDC, 2,5 A Connector type: Barrel OpenWRT Installation 1. Simplest way is just do upgrade from webpage with *factory.img 2. You can also do it with standard tool for Netgear's debricking - NMPRFlash 3. Most advanced way is to open device , connect to UART console and : - Prepare OpenWrt initramfs image in TFTP server root (server IP 192.168.1.10) - Connect serial console (115200,8n1) to UART connector - Connect TFTP server to RJ-45 port - Stop in u-Boot and run u-Boot command: > setenv serverip 192.168.1.10 > set fdt_high 0x85000000 > tftpboot 0x83000000 openwrt-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_lbr20-initramfs-zImage.itb > bootm 0x83000000 - Login via ssh - upload or download *sysupgrade.bin ( like wget ... or scp transfer) - Install image via "sysupgrade -n" (like “sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_lbr20-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin”) Back to Stock - Download firmware from official Netgear's webpage , it will be *.img file after decompressing. - Use NMRPFlash tool ( detailed insructions on project page https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash ) Open the case - Unscrew nuts and remove washers from antenna's conectors. - There are two Torx T10 screws under the label next to antenna conectors. You have to unglue this label from left and right corner to get it - Two parts of shell covers will slide out from eachother , you have to unglue two small rubber pads and namplate sticker on bottom to do that. - PCB is screwed with 4Pcs of Torx T10 screws - Before lifting up PCB remove pigtiles for LTE antennas and release them from PCB and radiator (black and white wires) - On other side of PCB ,in left bottom corner there is already soldered with 4 pins UART connector for console. Counting from left it is +3,3V , TX , RX ,GND (reffer to this picture: https://i.ibb.co/Pmrf9KB/20240116-103524.jpg ) BDF's files are in firmware_qca-wireless https://github.com/openwrt/firmware_qca-wireless/ and in parallel sent to ath10k@lists.infradead.org.