Linksys WRT160N v1.0

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Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router
Linksys WRT160N 01.jpg
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Platform
BrandModelRev
Linksys WRT160N v1.0
Serial number prefix
CSE0
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
Series
WRT160N
CPU1
Broadcom BCM4703
CPU1 Type
BMIPS3300 R1
CPU1 Speed
266 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Eon EN29LV320AB-70TCP
Flash1 Size
4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> (Parallel)
RAM1 Size
32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
SK hynix 801A HY5DU281622FTP-5
nvram Size
32K
ETH chip1
Broadcom BCM4703
Switch
Broadcom BCM5325F
Ethernet Port Count
1-100MbE-WAN
4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3/3u

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader
CFE
Stock FW OS
Linux
Expansion IF types
none specified
Power
12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type
barrel
Serial Port (UART)
yes
JTAG Port
yes
Other

Default SSID: linksys (53 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1310 additional devices
of which 153 are Linksys devices
Default login user: blank
Default login password: admin
blank:admin credentials used by 267 additional devices
of which 134 are Linksys devices

Default Channel(s)
6
Manuf/OEM/ODM
3rd Party Firmware Support
DD-WRT • (List)
, TomatoUSB • (List | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date 30 November 2007
Physical
Dimensions
8.0 by 6.3 by 1.3 inches (203 mm × 160 mm × 33 mm)
Radio 1
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4321
Chip2
Broadcom BCM2055
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
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 cor_rev
12
 FCC ID
Linksys WRT160N v1.1Q87-WRT160N
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio1 chip2 brand
Linksys WRT160N v1.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT160N v1.1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT160N v2RalinkRalinkRalink
Linksys WRT160N v3BroadcomBroadcom

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented Linksys device with specifications, see Linksys.

300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

CSE0 serial prefix?

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing DD-WRT

Supported by dd-wrt as of = v24 build 12548 20090722

On DD-WRT Wiki

  1. Read the Peacock Announcement
  2. Download THIS Newd_Mini file. dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin.
  3. Ensure you have a physical ethernet connection to your router, and disable your wireless adapter, antivirus/firewall protection, and any software that makes strong use of your network (BitTorrent, Streaming Audio/Video, etc).
  4. Perform a hard 30/30/30 reset.
  5. Navigate to http://192.168.1.1/ in your web browser of choice.
  6. Enter no username, and the password "admin".
  7. Go to the administration tab. Click on firmware upgrade.
  8. Browse to the .bin file you downloaded in step 2
  9. Click on the upgrade button and WAIT for the upgrade successful message.
  10. Power cycle your router. Wait until you can see the DD-WRT password screen at http://192.168.1.1/.
  11. Perform another 30/30/30 reset on your router. Wait until you can see the password screen at http://192.168.1.1/.
  12. Set a new username and password, and continue on to configure your router like normal.

You can now upgrade to any generic DD-WRT build except Mega and Micro. Be sure to always do a hard reset prior to flashing another build, do a power cycle followed by another hard reset after flashing, and NEVER re-use a configuration file from a previous build or another router. Always reconfigure from scratch.

Flashing Tomato

Please insert instructions here

Upgrading

Updating DD-WRT

If dd-wrt is already on the router follow these instructions. If stock firmware is on the router follow the flashing instructions.

  1. Check for recommended builds here first.
  2. Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.7. (or to whatever subnet the router is on) Disable all firewalls and security. Disable wireless on your computer and only have the router connected to the flashing computer by the ethernet cable between the two.
  3. Hard reset or 30/30/30 (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI) prior to flashing. Wait. Check for password page on re-login and change password.
  4. Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
  5. Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
  6. Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
  7. Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
  8. Hard reset or 30/30/30 again (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI). Wait. Check for the password page and re-login to change the password. Then you can reconfigure your settings manually.
  9. Once configured set your computer back to autoIP and autoDNS.

Important1: This Hard reset or 30/30/30 works fine for Asus router, but you do have to power cycle after the reset.

Important2: After you flash the firmware, and before you do the hard reset, the router will be building some nvram settings. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THIS TO FINISH PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING WITH THE ROUTER INCLUDING A HARD RESET. Usually, you can tell when this process is completed by the WAN light coming on, but it does take several minutes. Go have a beer. There are starting to be more and more people who BRICK their routers by not waiting until the nvram is rebuilt, PRIOR to doing a hard reset. YOU NEED TO WAIT!

JTAG-Serial Info

Serial

Serial Pinouts

—JP2—

 VCC  1 o
  TX  2 o
  RX  3 o
 N/C  4 o
 GND  5 o

Serial Recovery

Pictures

Cisco's Images
Other Images
FCCID Q87-WRT160N

Hardware Modification

lim_daniel Wrote:

Just managed to recover my WRT160N from being bricked, and decided to mod the router since warranty is gone...

There are 2 tiny antennas on the PCB. And they are soldered on to the right top side of the PCB. The solder points for the antennas are considerably large and easy to solder even for beginners.

I ripped 2 RP-SMA connectors from 2 old aironet bridges and soldered them onto the PCB. Took 2 old linksys antenna and plugged them in.

I have not substantiated if the coverage is better yet, but preliminary tests shown consistency over a further distance.

It works very well.

Enjoy.