Sophos AP15C

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abgn (AN600)
Sophos AP 15C Access Point
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Sophos AP 15C
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Sophos AP15C Rev. 1
FCC ID	2ACTO-AP15C
Board ID	1244-01001045-50Z
Type	access point
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed	720 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX25L12835FMI-10G
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 SDRAM)
RAM1 Chip	Nanya NT5TU64M16HG-AC
ETH chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
ETH chip2	Atheros AR8035-A
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: 00:1A:8C (15 E, 4 W) Ethernet OUI: 00:1A:8C (15 E, 4 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot 1.1.4
Stock FW OS	Linux 3.18.11 OpenWrt Chaos Calmer
Expansion IF types	none specified
PoE	802.3af, standard
Power	12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	barrel 5.5 mm (OD) 2.5 mm (ID) 9.5 mm (LEN)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 14-pin header, populated, J1
JTAG Port	yes, console port, RJ45, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
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Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
End of Life date	31 March 2023
FCC approval date	28 January 2016
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$02/2017
ASIN	B06W57KG2C
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
Wireless interface OUI	00:1A:8C
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300/300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 or 5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio1 chip2 brand Sophos AP15 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Sophos AP15C Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

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

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

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AN600 class

Overview

"1244-01001045-50Z" is silkscreened on the board.

Hardware specification

• CPU: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 MIPS 74K (@720MHz)
• Memory: 128MB (SDRAM) DDR2
• Storage: 16MB SPI NOR Flash
• WiFi: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 (802.11abgn)
• Network: 1x Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Power: 12V, 1A via barrel or 802.3af/at PoE

Links of Interest

Datasheet

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.0
Current supported version: 25.12.1

LAN Comment: Atheros AR8035-A GbE Phy
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
WLAN Comment: MIMO 2x2:2
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

ath79: Add support for Sophos AP15C The Sophos AP15C uses the same hardware as the AP15, but has a reset button. Based on: commit 6f1efb289837 ("ath79: add support for Sophos AP100/AP55 family") author Andrew Powers-Holmes <andrew@omnom.net> Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:53:57 +0200 (23:53 +1000) committer Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:59:29 +0200 (16:59 +0200) Unique to AP15C: - Reset button - External RJ45 serial console port Flashing instructions: This firmware can be flashed either via a compatible Sophos SG or XG firewall appliance, which does not require disassembling the device, or via the U-Boot console available on the internal UART header. To flash via XG appliance: - Register on Sophos' website for a no-cost Home Use XG firewall license - Download and install the XG software on a compatible PC or virtual machine, complete initial appliance setup, and enable SSH console access - Connect the target AP device to the XG appliance's LAN interface - Approve the AP from the XG Web UI and wait until it shows as Active (this can take 3-5 minutes) - Connect to the XG appliance over SSH and access the Advanced Console (Menu option 5, then menu option 3) - Run `sudo awetool` and select the menu option to connect to an AP via SSH. When prompted to enable SSH on the target AP, select Yes. - Wait 2-3 minutes, then select the AP from the awetool menu again. This will connect you to a root shell on the target AP. - Copy the firmware to /tmp/openwrt.bin on the target AP via SCP/TFTP/etc - Run `mtd -r write /tmp/openwrt.bin astaro_image` - When complete, the access point will reboot to OpenWRT. To flash via U-Boot serial console: - Configure a TFTP server on your PC, and set IP address 192.168.99.8 with netmask 255.255.255.0 - Copy the firmware .bin to the TFTP server and rename to 'uImage_AP15C' - Open the target AP's enclosure and locate the 4-pin 3.3V UART header [4] - Connect the AP ethernet to your PC's ethernet port - Connect a terminal to the UART at 115200 8/N/1 as usual - Power on the AP and press a key to cancel autoboot when prompted - Run the following commands at the U-Boot console: - `tftpboot` - `cp.b $fileaddr 0x9f070000 $filesize` - `boot` - The access point will boot to OpenWRT.

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