Sitecom WLR-8100 v1- 002

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abgn+ac (AC1750)
Wi-Fi Router X8 AC1750
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Sitecom WLR-8100
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Sitecom WLR-8100 v1 -002
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed	720 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 QCA9558
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Ethernet Port Count	1-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, USB 3.0
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
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	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880-BR4A
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 1300 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand Sitecom WLR-8100 v1- 001 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Sitecom WLR-8100 v1- 002 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

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

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

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

• 1300 Mbps - 3SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1750 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: 25.12.1

LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880-BR4A
Installation method(s):
GUI OEM, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

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ath79: add support for Sitecom WLR-8100 Sitecom WLR-8100 v1 002 (marketed as X8 AC1750) is a dual band wireless router. Specification: - Qualcomm Atheros SoC QCA9558 - 128 MB of RAM (DDR2) - 16 MB of FLASH (Macronix MX25L12845EMI-10G - SPI NOR) - 5x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet - 3T3R 2.4 GHz (QCA9558 WMAC) - 3T3R 5.8 Ghz (QCA9880-BR4A) - 1x USB 3.0 (Etron EJ168A) - 1x USB 2.0 - 9x LEDs - 2x GPIO buttons Everything working. Installation and restore procedure tested Installation 1. Connect to one of LAN (yellow) ethernet ports, 2. Open router configuration interface, 3. Go to Toolbox > Firmware, 4. Browse for OpenWrt factory image with dlf extension and hit Apply, 5. Wait few minutes, after the Power LED will stop blinking, the router is ready for configuration. Restore OEM FW (Linux only) 1. Download OEM FW from website (tested with WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf) 2. Compile the FW for this router and locate the "mksenaofw" tool in build_dir/host/firmware-utils/bin/ inside the OpenWrt buildroot 3. Execute "mksenaofw -d WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf -o WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf.out" where: WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf is the path to the input file (use the downloaded file) WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf.out is the path to the output file (you can use the filename you want) 4. Flash the new WLR-8100v1002-firmware-v27.dlf.out file. WARNING: Do not keep settings. Additional notes. The original firmware has the following button configuration: - Press for 2s the 2.4GHz button: WPS for 2.4GHz - Press for 2s the 5GHz button: WPS for 5GHz - Press for 15s both 2.4GHz and 5GHz buttons: Reset I am not able to replicate this behaviour, so I used the following configuration: - Press the 2.4GHz button: RFKILL (disable/enable every wireless interfaces) - Press the 5GHz button: Reset