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WAVLINK WL-WN570HA1

Wavlink AC600

AERIAL HD2 – AC600

Dual-band High Power Outdoor Wireless AP/Range Extender/Router with PoE and High Gain Antennas   This device also shows up under the following trade names:

 

Supported Versions

Hardware Highlights

 

Features ...

  1. Complies with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac standards
  2. Dual-Band Speed up to 2.4GHz 150Mbps, 5GHz 433Mbps
  3. Weatherproof RJ45 Connector, Integragted Passive Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  4. Passive PoE Support for Flexible Deployment
  5. Provides high performance at a Long-Range Links, depending on its antenna
  6. Features up to 1000mW of power and an enhanced receiver design
  7. Robust weatherproof case withstands harsh outdoor conditions
  8. Operation Modes: Router, AP, Repeater
  9. Maximum Security with WAP, and WPA2
  10. Support 3 LEDs Wireless Signal Strength
  11. Build in lightning arrester (15kV ESD)

Installation

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Factory U-boot launches a TFTP client if reset button is pressed during power-on.

Rename the ...sysupgrade.bin file to firmware.bin and configure TFTP as follows:

Some devices may have a restricted boot loader that pretends to try TFTP recovery but does not request anything.

In these cases, you may want to flash a working boot loader for that device. A good summary on this topic can be found here. The unlocked bootloader can be found hereDead Link.

  1. Configure a TFTP server on your PC/Laptop and set its IP to 192.168.10.100
  2. Rename the OpenWrt image to firmware.bin and place it in the root folder of the TFTP server
  3. Power off the device (using the power switch on the PoE injector) and connect an ethernet cable from its LAN or WAN port to your PC/Laptop
  4. Press the RESET button (and keep it pressed)
  5. Power on the device
  6. After a few seconds, when the WAN/LAN LED stops blinking rapidly, release the RESET button
  7. Flashing OpenWrt takes less than a minute, system will reboot automatically

Flashing via U-boot HTTP server (an easy method which worked for Noseratio with a WL-WN570HA1 unit purchased in 2024)

  1. Power on, wait for the device to settle and reset it via “Reset” button at the bottom of the device
  2. Configure an Ethernet port on your PC/Laptop to manual IP of 192.168.10.100
  3. Download the OpenWrt *KERNEL* image (rather than SYSUPGRADE image) for WL-WN570HA1 from https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org
  4. Rename the OpenWrt image to firmware.bin
  5. Power off the device (using the power switch on the PoE injector) and connect an ethernet cable from its LAN or WAN port to your PC/Laptop
  6. Press the RESET button (and keep it pressed)
  7. Power on the device
  8. After a few seconds, when the WAN/LAN LED stops blinking rapidly, release the RESET button
  9. Go to http://192.168.10.1 and flash firmware.bin via U-Boot Web UI
  10. Wait for a few minutes, until the device LED settle with the first three (“Power”, “LAN/WAN” and “WiFi”) being on.
  11. Change your PC Ethernet port IP to 192.168.1.100 or Automatic DHCP, and visit http://192.168.1.1
  12. You can now flash a SYSUPGRADE image

Flash Layout

FIXME Find out flash layout, then add the flash layout table here (copy, paste, modify the example).

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

OEM easy installation

FIXME The instructions below are for Broadcom devices and only serve as an example.
Remove / modify them if they do not apply to this particular device!

This section deals with

  • How you install OpenWrt from a device freshly opened
  • The steps required such as reset to factory defaults if the device has already been configured

Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp
  • Upload .bin file to router
  • Wait for it to reboot
  • Telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a root password, or browse to http://192.168.1.1 if LuCI is installed.

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

FIXME These are generic instructions. Update with your router's specifics.

LuCI Web Upgrade Process

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  • Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  • Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

  • sysupgrade
  • mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Wireless Access Point configuration After flashing, follow this general guide to configure the device as a simple AP comparable to the Manufacturers intent for the hardware. This involves setting the IP and gateway address, and then disabling unnecessary services such as DNS, DHCP, firewall, dnsmasq and odhcpd.

Specific Configuration

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan LAN 192.168.1.1/24
radio0 WiFi 2.4GHz Mode-N Channel-1 Width-20MHz
radio1 WiFi 5GHz Mode-AC Channel-36 Width-40MHz

Buttons

→ hardware.button

The WAVLINK WL-WN570HA1 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
Reset reset

LED's

Note: LED's currently not working.

Name LED Name Default trigger
high green:wifi-high signal strength
med green:wifi-med signal strength
low green:wifi-low signal strength
wifi green:wifi-wifi netdev radio activity
wan/lan green:lan netdev br-lan conected
power green:power none

Hardware

Info

Photos

Wavlink AC600 Wavlink AC600 Wavelink| Wavelink| Wavlink AC600

Opening the case

Note: A warranty does not cover damage you caused!

  • Unscrew both antennas.
  • Unscrew copper-coloured antenna mount bolts.
  • Unscrew bottom plastic and remove support and cable.
  • Unscrew grounding screw.
  • Gently pull out the plastic bottom using notch - be careful not to break the heatsink gel block.
  • Good luck getting that gel block back in the correct position.

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

FIXME Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters
for WAVLINK WL-WN570HA1 @@Version@@ 		EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


Notes

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