I just went through this tutorial and it worked PERFECTLY! Thank you so much! I now have a wired network via Wireless Bridge and even with encryption on I'm getting around 300Mb speeds. Now to learn more about beam forming, etc.
Really good to hear and happy to have helped! I use a similar router (Asus, I think) with OpenWRT on it to bridge a wired network onto a Starlink router (which no longer come with ethernet and the ethernet adaptor is expensive).
Brilliant, thanks for the tutorial, it worked a charm. The only thing I had to do differently was use the signed installer, as my router had already upgraded itself to 2.1.000 firmware, which doesn't allow a downgrade.
Awesome video, questions: how to update to the latest 22.03.3 after installing the openwrt 22.03.1 (the one in your video) ? I assume it should be always the .itb firmwares not the .bin ? Is it easy to do it from LuCI web interface ? Thanks
Wow this was really really really clear.. probably the simplest and well spoken install I've seen yet. Its made me really consider this router because I'm sure I can follow your instructions. Any idea about flashing back to stock if none of it works though? Don't fancy being stuck with a router if CAKE SQM doesn't give the results I want.. I'd rather flash back and return it!
A very good question and one I don't know the answer to. I think one of the pages I mention has info on it. (Either the firmware GitHub site or the OpenWRT wiki page for the Linksys/belkin). I also have many of the routers here and could test but sadly I really lack available time to do so any time soon. My colleague also benchmarked the QoS but I've forgotten the outcome. I do recall him saying that it wouldn't be powerful enough to do Cake QoS at gigabit. It currently does cake fine on my 80megabit VSDL. I'll try and remember to ask.
I've found the notes I made (relating to use of the router on 1gig down, 110mbps up fibre service): QoS CPU only able to cope with "codel" at higher speeds. If using cake, only QoS the upload. QoS Does not work when hardware flow offloading in Network, Firewall is enabled.
@@freename My internet isn't great, only 35/8 or thereabouts. If I can't get it to work on my VDSL connection I wouldn't want to be stuck with it though!
Happy to have helped! I use one of these routers with OpenWRT on it as my home router and I've also got two more of them out at customers. They seem to work very well and, on Prime Day in the UK, they were an incredibly good price. The ones I can find now seem more than double that price so are less attractive.
once you are running OpenWRT (e.g. version 22) you can download the "sysupgrade" named download on the RT3200 page of the latest version (version 23?) and then just flash it via the openwrt web interface.
@@freenameColleagues, excuse me for bothering you, I just download the file and install it on the router and that's it, I'm not very sure and I don't want it to be deconfigured and I have to call the internet provider if I can.😢😢
@@MayelisFuenmayor The question does not have enough detail. What operating system is the router currently on and what version, what do you want it to be on? Is your internet working right now?
Hello good afternoon colleague, I am from a Latin American country, Venezuela, I have a baking RT 3200 router, how do I update the software? If I update the software, I don't lose my data and it will be downloaded.
Hello. One question. I have this router. Since a week ago it stopped showing 5ghz signal and now it has troubles connecting to other websides. With Openwrt, can this be solve?
If your stock firmware from Belkin is above a certain firmware version then it checks the signature of the update before it applies it. If you are in this situation then you need the signed version for the update to be accepted.
I just download the file and install it and I don't have to do anything else and I log in with the same password as the router I'm a bit of a novice I need some help this is the software that has 1.2.00 36051😢
I just ordered one. This tutorial will be very helpfull for a novice like myself. Planning on installing wireguard and mullvad VPN on it asswell. Question: Does your download speed decrease alot with using a VPN on router? I'm planning on using it to stream IPTV on a formuler decoder. Thanks 🙏🙏
@@whitelightning5661 I'd recommend having a test of NordVPN or Speedify. Speedify market themselves as "reliability" by bonding multiple connections for streamers.. and I've got one business who bonds 4G + 2 x VDSL lines with it. It seems ok and certainly has been reliable for many months now. They don't get more than 40mbps combined because their 4G and VDSL lines are slow.
Glad to be of help. I've been using one for my home router since around the time this video was posted. It's been great. (Note: WiFi is not handled by it, I have my own access points across the house).
I'm seriously considering moving to the Linksys e8450 (Same as this RT3200). I moved to OpenWRT for DFS and deployed it on 5 WRT3200ACM as WAP devices but able to distribute VLANs throughout my property... But there is and seems there will continue to be issues with the Broadcom drivers (ie the current Kernal issue with the switch hardware). If you use the UBI installer, is this a one way move? Or can you revert back to stock memory formatting and firmware. I have no intention of doing that for my use but ultimately I'll probably want to sell these off when a WiFi-7 solution in OpenWRT comes to be. It's always easier to sell off old routers with stock firmware.
Strange. I would have thought they would be worth more with openwrt installed! Anyway, I'm not fully sure on the one way move.. the wiki article for the router is probably the best thing to read to find out. I have no intention of moving my one back :) The only bug I've found is with hardware offload enabled I have one SSH destination I connect to for weeks at a time and it randomly terminates the connection. Other SSH sessions to other locations have no problems and the problem goes away if I disabled hardware offload. It does mean my WAN can then only do 600mbps.
Intellimouse Optical. One of the first Microsoft optical mice. I love them so much I've got a stash of about 10 more for when the ones I am using break.
Compañero descargo el archivo de la nueva actualización open y la instalo y nada más o hay que hacer otro procedimiento después que se instale esta es mi versión la que tengo ahorita en mi router belnkin1.2.00 build 360516 Dec 05, 2022 necesito un poco de ayuda soy novato😅😢
I just got a new Device and im trying to login into router with the password admin but it login for a second than it get back to Authentication page again really wired
You would be astonished how stupid people are, I have to check the basics ;) Not sure on your admin page problem. Maybe try a different browser especially one not based off the same tech as the browser you tried. E.g. Firefox based browsers vs. chrome based browsers. Are you also sure you've not got two devices on your network with the same IP as the router?
@@freename yes bro im sure no other device was connected because before connecting to belkin Router through lan cable i disabled the Wifi adapter than I after successfully connection through lan cable i tried to login to Router so many times with chrome and microsoft edge but all the After successfully login I immediately get back to authentication page again and i was also thinking to return the Router but then I Downloaded firefox for lets giva a try to firefox also and firefox worked now Im on openwrt :)
My Belkin RT3200 has automatically upgraded to the new 1.2.00.273012 firmware which forced me to change my wifi and login password to a very complicated 10 digits password !! I hate it !! The new firmware also does not allow me to install openWRT. I get an error message "the image file is invalid" is there a way to downgrade to the previous 1.0.01.101415 firmware?
1.2.00 build 360516 Dec 05, 2022Guys, I'm a bit of a novice. This is my router. Is that firmware okay? Or can I download the file that I saw there? I just put it in and that's it. If you could help me, I can put new software on it.@@freename
I tried this upgrade but I think the latest belkin firmware blocks it. I REALLY hate the latest belkin firmware because it won't let me use my old password so every wifi camera, raspberry pi config, tablet, phone, TV, Xbox and pc has to be changed to its "acceptable" password which mine had consecutive numbers "22" in it which it doesn't allow now. If you fail the backend login 4 times it forces a manual reset via button. Total garbage.
The github page does say: Upload the firmware "installer" image If running stock firmware < 1.2.00.273012, upload the unsigned image: openwrt-...-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer.itb Otherwise, when stock firmware is >= 1.2.00.273012, upload the signed image: openwrt-...-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer_signed.itb So maybe try the signed file to see if it accepts that?
I wouldn't recommend it. The stock firmware is worse than OpenWRT. If you really want to go back reply here and I'll see what instructions I can find for you.
@@AlwaysBolttheBird Describe the network issues? I run several of these routers with OpenWRT on them and other than one quite unusual issue with an SSH connection to just one destination.. They've been rock solid.
@@freename every hour or so I lose “data” from the internet for like 5 minutes. It doesn’t disconnect it still says connected and internet I just get no data. This is on wireless. Wired seems to work fine. This isn’t a computer issue either as it’s anything connected to Wi-Fi. I made sure it’s running the latest OpwnWRT. I tried scanning my Wi-Fi networks and chose the channels with the least routers. I tried beam shaping I think it was called and something called like accelerated Wi-Fi (honestly can’t remember the name). Also obviously went to default setting on entire router and set up the wireless interfaces again and same thing
@@AlwaysBolttheBird Do you have anything wired in with a network cable? If so does that lose the internet at the same time? If not, can you disconnect from wifi and plug something in temporarily to test?
I just wish you had mentioned to change the Wireless country code BEFORE enabling any SSIDs.
I just went through this tutorial and it worked PERFECTLY! Thank you so much! I now have a wired network via Wireless Bridge and even with encryption on I'm getting around 300Mb speeds. Now to learn more about beam forming, etc.
Really good to hear and happy to have helped! I use a similar router (Asus, I think) with OpenWRT on it to bridge a wired network onto a Starlink router (which no longer come with ethernet and the ethernet adaptor is expensive).
Brilliant, thanks for the tutorial, it worked a charm.
The only thing I had to do differently was use the signed installer, as my router had already upgraded itself to 2.1.000 firmware, which doesn't allow a downgrade.
just picked on up for $20 Thanks for the help
Wow that is a good price.
Hola, puede mostrar la configuración del tiempo de los usuarios en OpenWRT?
Awesome video, questions: how to update to the latest 22.03.3 after installing the openwrt 22.03.1 (the one in your video) ?
I assume it should be always the .itb firmwares not the .bin ?
Is it easy to do it from LuCI web interface ? Thanks
Also interested in this
Wow this was really really really clear.. probably the simplest and well spoken install I've seen yet. Its made me really consider this router because I'm sure I can follow your instructions.
Any idea about flashing back to stock if none of it works though? Don't fancy being stuck with a router if CAKE SQM doesn't give the results I want.. I'd rather flash back and return it!
A very good question and one I don't know the answer to. I think one of the pages I mention has info on it. (Either the firmware GitHub site or the OpenWRT wiki page for the Linksys/belkin). I also have many of the routers here and could test but sadly I really lack available time to do so any time soon.
My colleague also benchmarked the QoS but I've forgotten the outcome. I do recall him saying that it wouldn't be powerful enough to do Cake QoS at gigabit. It currently does cake fine on my 80megabit VSDL. I'll try and remember to ask.
I've found the notes I made (relating to use of the router on 1gig down, 110mbps up fibre service):
QoS
CPU only able to cope with "codel" at higher speeds. If using cake, only QoS the upload.
QoS Does not work when hardware flow offloading in Network, Firewall is enabled.
@@freename My internet isn't great, only 35/8 or thereabouts. If I can't get it to work on my VDSL connection I wouldn't want to be stuck with it though!
@@xPlasmaz I'm near certain it will work well and have enough CPU capacity to QoS at VDSL speeds :)
Dude, I just download the file and install it and that's it and I don't have to do anything else. Greetings from Venezuela@@freename
Thank you so much, I have learned something new today! Which is always nice.
Happy to have helped! I use one of these routers with OpenWRT on it as my home router and I've also got two more of them out at customers. They seem to work very well and, on Prime Day in the UK, they were an incredibly good price. The ones I can find now seem more than double that price so are less attractive.
Hi! Any video on how to upgrade to latest openwrt versions? I followed this instructions, but unsure on how to flash to latest version.
once you are running OpenWRT (e.g. version 22) you can download the "sysupgrade" named download on the RT3200 page of the latest version (version 23?) and then just flash it via the openwrt web interface.
@@freenameColleagues, excuse me for bothering you, I just download the file and install it on the router and that's it, I'm not very sure and I don't want it to be deconfigured and I have to call the internet provider if I can.😢😢
@@MayelisFuenmayor The question does not have enough detail. What operating system is the router currently on and what version, what do you want it to be on? Is your internet working right now?
Hello good afternoon colleague, I am from a Latin American country, Venezuela, I have a baking RT 3200 router, how do I update the software? If I update the software, I don't lose my data and it will be downloaded.
Flawless (confirmed!)
Great share
Glad to help!
Hello. One question. I have this router. Since a week ago it stopped showing 5ghz signal and now it has troubles connecting to other websides. With Openwrt, can this be solve?
Not sure but it's worth a try!
thank you. success. what is difference signed and unsigned?
If your stock firmware from Belkin is above a certain firmware version then it checks the signature of the update before it applies it. If you are in this situation then you need the signed version for the update to be accepted.
Hi. Thanks for the video. Everything is very clear. Have you or has anyone upgrade OpenWRT afterwards? How?
Thanks.
I've made a video on that :)
I just download the file and install it and I don't have to do anything else and I log in with the same password as the router I'm a bit of a novice I need some help this is the software that has 1.2.00 36051😢
I just ordered one. This tutorial will be very helpfull for a novice like myself. Planning on installing wireguard and mullvad VPN on it asswell.
Question: Does your download speed decrease alot with using a VPN on router?
I'm planning on using it to stream IPTV on a formuler decoder.
Thanks 🙏🙏
Depends on the VPN provider. Some are utter congested rubbish. Others can perform really well.
@@freename yeh I just found out mullvad isn't so good for streaming. So I'm going to find another alternative. Tnx
@@whitelightning5661 I'd recommend having a test of NordVPN or Speedify. Speedify market themselves as "reliability" by bonding multiple connections for streamers.. and I've got one business who bonds 4G + 2 x VDSL lines with it. It seems ok and certainly has been reliable for many months now. They don't get more than 40mbps combined because their 4G and VDSL lines are slow.
@@whitelightning5661 Cloudflare WARP is way to go and it is free.
I try to do the installation and the program says that the image file is not correct, what do I do?
Tried the signed and unsigned one?
@@freenameNo, which one is signed and which one is unsigned?
After resetting many times I get no login screen
How i can return to official firmware ?
Awesome video, thanks man!
Glad to be of help. I've been using one for my home router since around the time this video was posted. It's been great. (Note: WiFi is not handled by it, I have my own access points across the house).
is it the same as the linksys? i can't seem to find a guide for the linksys model? i dont know if linksys locked it down and belkin didn't perhaps?
It should be the same.
Once I give password return to authentication required screen again what do
Check you are not blocking cookies on your browser or try another browser?
I'm seriously considering moving to the Linksys e8450 (Same as this RT3200). I moved to OpenWRT for DFS and deployed it on 5 WRT3200ACM as WAP devices but able to distribute VLANs throughout my property... But there is and seems there will continue to be issues with the Broadcom drivers (ie the current Kernal issue with the switch hardware). If you use the UBI installer, is this a one way move? Or can you revert back to stock memory formatting and firmware. I have no intention of doing that for my use but ultimately I'll probably want to sell these off when a WiFi-7 solution in OpenWRT comes to be. It's always easier to sell off old routers with stock firmware.
Strange. I would have thought they would be worth more with openwrt installed! Anyway, I'm not fully sure on the one way move.. the wiki article for the router is probably the best thing to read to find out. I have no intention of moving my one back :)
The only bug I've found is with hardware offload enabled I have one SSH destination I connect to for weeks at a time and it randomly terminates the connection. Other SSH sessions to other locations have no problems and the problem goes away if I disabled hardware offload. It does mean my WAN can then only do 600mbps.
what is your mouse that a click is louder than a topre switch
Intellimouse Optical. One of the first Microsoft optical mice. I love them so much I've got a stash of about 10 more for when the ones I am using break.
@icannotgetafreename I currently have ver. 1.2.00.360516 Do I need to use the signed version file or can I use the one you downloaded?
Try the one I used first, if it rejects it.. use the signed :) ?
Compañero descargo el archivo de la nueva actualización open y la instalo y nada más o hay que hacer otro procedimiento después que se instale esta es mi versión la que tengo ahorita en mi router belnkin1.2.00 build 360516 Dec 05, 2022 necesito un poco de ayuda soy novato😅😢
I just got a new Device and im trying to login into router with the password admin but it login for a second than it get back to Authentication page again really wired
Log in as in the admin interface or just connect to its WiFi?
@@freename i used firefox it fixed my the problem
@@freename obviously admin interface bro to flash openwrt
You would be astonished how stupid people are, I have to check the basics ;)
Not sure on your admin page problem. Maybe try a different browser especially one not based off the same tech as the browser you tried. E.g. Firefox based browsers vs. chrome based browsers.
Are you also sure you've not got two devices on your network with the same IP as the router?
@@freename yes bro im sure no other device was connected because before connecting to belkin Router through lan cable i disabled the Wifi adapter than I after successfully connection through lan cable i tried to login to Router so many times with chrome and microsoft edge but all the After successfully login I immediately get back to authentication page again and i was also thinking to return the Router but then I Downloaded firefox for lets giva a try to firefox also and firefox worked now Im on openwrt :)
My Belkin RT3200 has automatically upgraded to the new 1.2.00.273012 firmware which forced me to change my wifi and login password to a very complicated 10 digits password !! I hate it !! The new firmware also does not allow me to install openWRT. I get an error message "the image file is invalid" is there a way to downgrade to the previous 1.0.01.101415 firmware?
Use the signed firmware file from the same website rather than the unsigned one I think I used in the video.
Thank you so much.
1.2.00 build 360516 Dec 05, 2022Guys, I'm a bit of a novice. This is my router. Is that firmware okay? Or can I download the file that I saw there? I just put it in and that's it. If you could help me, I can put new software on it.@@freename
1.2.00 compilación 360516 5 de diciembre de 2022 cómo hago para cambiarlo soy un novato
I tried this upgrade but I think the latest belkin firmware blocks it. I REALLY hate the latest belkin firmware because it won't let me use my old password so every wifi camera, raspberry pi config, tablet, phone, TV, Xbox and pc has to be changed to its "acceptable" password which mine had consecutive numbers "22" in it which it doesn't allow now. If you fail the backend login 4 times it forces a manual reset via button. Total garbage.
The github page does say:
Upload the firmware "installer" image
If running stock firmware < 1.2.00.273012, upload the unsigned image: openwrt-...-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer.itb
Otherwise, when stock firmware is >= 1.2.00.273012, upload the signed image: openwrt-...-mediatek-mt7622-linksys_e8450-ubi-initramfs-recovery-installer_signed.itb
So maybe try the signed file to see if it accepts that?
@@freename That worked flawlessly. Thank you.
Really glad to hear :) enjoy. Remember to do the best practice changes in the wiki link in the description.
@@kaizhu4552 what did you do? Please tell me.
Bedankt
Thanks :) that is really kind of you and my second ever "Super Thanks"!
how can i get rid of openwrt on this router.
I wouldn't recommend it. The stock firmware is worse than OpenWRT.
If you really want to go back reply here and I'll see what instructions I can find for you.
@@freename I’m having network issues and I wanted to basically back up the settings revert to stock and see if that fixes it.
@@AlwaysBolttheBird Describe the network issues? I run several of these routers with OpenWRT on them and other than one quite unusual issue with an SSH connection to just one destination.. They've been rock solid.
@@freename every hour or so I lose “data” from the internet for like 5 minutes. It doesn’t disconnect it still says connected and internet I just get no data. This is on wireless. Wired seems to work fine. This isn’t a computer issue either as it’s anything connected to Wi-Fi. I made sure it’s running the latest OpwnWRT. I tried scanning my Wi-Fi networks and chose the channels with the least routers. I tried beam shaping I think it was called and something called like accelerated Wi-Fi (honestly can’t remember the name). Also obviously went to default setting on entire router and set up the wireless interfaces again and same thing
@@AlwaysBolttheBird Do you have anything wired in with a network cable? If so does that lose the internet at the same time? If not, can you disconnect from wifi and plug something in temporarily to test?
The password admin is not going. It just kicks me out
When the router is on stock firmware or when it's been flashed to OpenWRT? Which step are you at?
@@freename I just found out what the problem is is my browser 😒🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽 I'm using chrome instead op fire fox 🤦🏽
Thanks
:)