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ThisisaguideonhowtosettingupasimplewirelesshotspotusingaTPLinkTL
MR30203G/4GWirelessNRouter(http://www.tplink.com/lk/products/details/?
model=TLMR3020)installaingwithNoDogSplash.Thegoalistoprovideafree
hotspotwithasplashpagetoadvertisewhoisprovidingthehostpot,itshouldwork
aswellforotherOpenWRTsupportedrouter(http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start).

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Step1:OpenWRTFirmware

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TherouterfirmwaremustupgradetoOpenWRTbeforeyoucaninstallingthe
NoDogSplash.
DownloadtheOpenWRTfirmwareforTPLinkTLMR3020
(http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tplink/tlmr3020)tothecomputer.
I'mdownloadopenwrtar71xxgenerictlmr3020v1squashfsfactory.bin
(http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09/ar71xx/generic/openwrt
ar71xxgenerictlmr3020v1squashfsfactory.bin)tomycomputersincemy
routerhardwareversionisVersion1.
Connecttheroutertothecomputerviaanetworkpatchcable.
Launchthebrowserandnavigatetohttp://192.168.0.254whichisthedefaultIP
forTPLinkTLMR3020.
Logintorouter,enteradminforbothUserNameandPassword.
ClickonSystemToolsandselectFirmwareUpgrade
ClickonBrowsebuttonandchoosetheOpenWRTfirmwarethatyouhad
downloadedtoyourcomputer.
FinallyclickonUpgardebuttontostartthefirmwareupgradingasshownin
figureabove.

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Step2:LogintoOpenWRT
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Navigatetohttp://192.168.1.1(noticethattheIPhadbeenchangedfrom
192.168.0.254).
ClickonLoginbuttonwithoutenteranypassword.
Forfirsttimelogin,pleaseclickonGotopasswordconfigurationtochangethe
passwordandSSHwillbeenabledautomatically.

Step3:OpenWRTstatuspage

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AsshowninfigureistheOpenWRTstatusformyTPLinkTLMR3020

Step4:Overviewofmynetworksetup

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Forsecuritypurposes,itissetuptotwodifferentIPrangesonthenetwork,sothe
externalnetworkwillnotlinktomyinternalnetwork.Heresanoverviewofmy
networksetup.
AP(existingWIFIwithinternetconnection):192.168.1.1
TPLinkTLMR3020:192.168.0.1

Step5:ChangingtherouterIPaddress

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SelectNetwork>InterfacesandclickonEditbuttonasshown.

Step6:ChangetodesirednetworkIP

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I'musing192.168.0.1formyrouter.
Reboottherouterandwaitingtheroutertobootup.
RenewyourcomputerIPandmatchingwiththerouterIPrange.

Step7:Connecttotheinternet

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ThecomputerisconnectedtotheTPLinkTLMR3020routerviaanetworkpatch
cable,thereisnoothersparenetwork(RJ45)portontheroutesinceithasonly
singlenetworkport.Tomaketherouteronline,IhavetouseitsWIFItolinktomy
AP(homeWIFI).
Navigatetohttp://192.168.0.1(useyourownrouterIP)andlogintoOpenWRT.
SelectNetwork>wifiandclickonScanbutton.
Note:Withthefollowingconfiguration,theTPLinkTLMR3020isconfigured
toclientmode,yourinternetmaynotworkcorrectlyifyousettingtheTPLink
TLMR3020'sIPrangesameasyourAP.

Step8:JoinyourWIFInetwork

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ClickonJoinNetworkbuttonwhichisassociatetoyourAP(yourhomeWIFI)

Step9:EnterWIFIkey

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Enterkey/passphrasewhichismatchingtoyourexistingAPandclickonSubmit
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Donotchangeanysettingsonthisscreen,justclickonSavebuttonandcontinue.

Step11:FinishJoinWIFInetwork

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ClickonWirelessSecuritytabtoviewyournetworksecuritysettings(thisstepis
notnecessary)

FinallyclickonSave&Applybutton,thechangeswilltakeeffectimmediately.
Aftertherouterisready,youshoudabletosurfinternetfromyourcomputer
whichisconnectedtotheTPLinkTLMR3020viaanetworkpatchcable.

Step12:SetupapublicWIFI
OfferingwirelessInternetaccessforguests(public),theTPLinkTLMR3020router
mustconfigureasCLIENTmodeandAPmodeatthesametime.
WhenTPLinkTLMR3020routerworkasaclient,itconnecttoyourexisting
AP(homeWIFI)wirelessly.
WhenTPLinkTLMR3020routerworkasanAP,itofferfreeWirelessInternet
Accessforguests.

Step13:AddinganAPnetworkinterfacetotherouter.

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SelectNetwork>wifiandclickonAddbuttonasshown.

Step14:ConfiguretherouterasAccessPoint

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EnteryourESSID,thisisthenetworknameforgueststoaccessyourinternet
(linktoTPLinkTLMR3020).
Thenetworkisnotselectedbydefault,makesureyouhaveselectthelanas
shown.

ClickonSavebuttontocontinue

Step15:Wirelesssecurity

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ClickonWirelessSecuritytabtoallowyoutosetthesecuritykeyforyourSSID,I
leaveittoNoEncryptionsinceitisopenforpublicaccess.
FinallyclickonSave&Applybutton.andreboottherouter.Whentherouteris
ready,anyoneisabletoconnecttotheTLLinkTLMR3020viaWIFIwiththe123
SSID.

Step16:AnexampleofAvailableWireless

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Whenthewifiisinrange,youshouldseeyourexistingWIFInetworknameandthe
newWIFInetworkname(123)

Step17:InstallaingNoDogSplash
NoDogSplashoffersasimplewaytoopenafreeHotspot(WIFI)providing
restrictedaccesstoanInternetconnection.NodogSplashissimilarto
NoCatSplash,butbasedonWifiDog(http://dev.wifidog.org/).Makesureyouhave
internetconnectionbeforeinstallingNoDogSplash.

Step18:Updatelists

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ClickonSystem>SoftwareandclickonAvailablepackagestab,noticethat
thereisnopackageslistavailable.
ClickonUpdatelistsbuttononthesamescreenallowittodownloadandinstall
OpenWRTpackagesfromlocalpackagerepositoriesoroneslocatedinthe
Internet.

Step19:Availablepackageswaitingforinstall

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ClickonAvailablepackagestabagain,thereisalistofavailablepackagesforyou
toinstall

Step20:InstallingNoDogSplashpackage

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EnterthepackagenameintheFiltertextboxtofindoutthepackagethatyou
wanttoinstall.
HereweenternodogsplashandclickonFindpackagebuttonsincewewantto
installNoDogSplash.
ClickonInstallbuttontostartintallingNoDogSplsh.

Step21:InstallingNoDogSplashsuccessful

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Step22:StartingNoDogSplash

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YoumustenableNoDogSplashbeforeyoucanuseNoDogSplash.
SelectSystem>Startup,clickonDisablebuttonnexttonodogsplashasshown.

Step23:RestartNoDogSplashservice

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ClickonRestartbuttontostartNoDogSplashserviceasshowninfigureabove,
theserviceistakeeffectinmmediately
Note:NoDogSplashmayconsistofbug,sometimeyouneedtorestarttwicein
ordertostarttheservicecorrectly,butthereisnoproblemifyoureboottherouter.

Step24:Startsurfinginternet

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Navigatetoanywebsite(eg.google.comoryourrouterIP),theNoDosgSplash
splashpage(landingpage)shouldappear.
ClickontheNoDogSplashicontostartsurfiinginternet.

Step25:Customisesplashpage
Thesplashpages(landingpage)isstoredon/etc/nodogsplash/htdocs/directory.
Editthesplash.hmlfiletocustomizeyour"splashpage".I'musingWinSCP
(http://www.ediy.com.my/index.php/blog/item/24winscpwindowssecurecopy)to
editfilesontherouter.Youcanusestandardhtmlandjavascriptforcoding.

NavigatetoyourrouterIPwithport2050toviewyoursplashpagebeforeorafter
authentication.Usethistotestyoursplashpage.
http://192.168.0.1:2050

Step26:NoDogSplashconfigurationfile
NoDogSplashshouldworkverywellwithoutanychangestotheconfigurationfile,
howeveryoumaywanttomodifythisfiletoadequateyourfreeWIFInetwork
system.
TheNoDogSplashconfigurationisstoreonthe/etc/nodogsplash/nodogsplash.conf
file.

Step27:NoDogSplashconfiguration:GatewayInterface
GatewayInterfaceatline14issettobrlanbydefault,brlanorbr0areusedto
makemultiplevirtualorphysicalnetworkinterfacesactasiftheywerejustone
networkinterface.WiththeGatewayInterfacesettobrlan,NoDogSplashisbindto
wirelessandwiredinterface.
GatewayInterfacebrlan

Step28:NoDogSplashconfiguration:Openportafter
authentication
Youmaywanttoaccesstocertainportafterauthentication.Addingthefollowing
twolinesinsideFirewallRuleSetauthenticateduserssection(afterFirewallRule
allowtcpport22atline55)allowtheGmailtosendandreceiveemailusingan
emailclientsoftware(eg.MicrosoftOutlook).
FirewallRuleallowtcpport995
FirewallRuleallowtcpport465

Step29:NoDogSplashconfiguration:AccesscertainIPwithout
authentication
YoumaywanttoaccesstocertainIPaddressbeforeauthentication.Addingyour
routerIPaddressinsidetheFirewallRuleSetpreauthenticateduserssection(atline
89)allowyoutologintoOpenWRTwebinterfacewithoutauthentication.
FirewallRuleallowtcpport80to192.168.0.1

Step30:NoDogSplashconfiguration:Accesshttpswebpage
Openport443allowyoutoaccesshttpswebpagebeforeauthentication.Addingthe
followingtwolinesinsideFirewallRuleSetpreauthenticateduserssection(atline89)
allowyoutoaccessfacebookwithoutauthentication.
FirewallRuleallowtcpport443
FirewallRuleallowtcpport80to173.252.64.0/18

Step31:NoDogSplashconfiguration:RedirectURL
YoumaywanttoredirecttheURLtoyourownwebsiteafterauthentication.
ExamplebelowwillredirecttheURLtomypersonalwebsiteafterauthentication.
RedirectURLhttp://www.ediy.com.my(http://www.ediy.com.my)

Step32:NoDogSplashconfiguration:Clienttimeout
Youmaywanttoforcethegueststoseethesplashscreenaftercertainamountof
time.Addingfollowinglineswillfourcethegueststoseethesplashscreenatleast
everytwohours(120minutes).
ClientIdleTimeout120
ClientForceTimeout120

Step33:NoDogSplashstatus
SSHtorouter,youwillabletoshowalotofniceinfo.
ndsctlstatus

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10monthsago

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canimakehotspotusingTPLINKTLWA7210N
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howicanreplacemypreviousversionoftlmr3020
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forandroiddevices,presstheWPSbuttonandthentouchtheWPSsymbolonwifi
setupinandroidphoneortablet.
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2yearsago

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MyTPlimkmr3020Pocketsettingisnotallowedwith192.168.0.254.(noteven
with192.168.0.0,192.168.1.1,192.168.0.1).ModeissettoAP.Systemis
Ubuntu.Accessingwifiispossiblebutnotconfiguring.
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Howdy!IcansayIhadabitoftroublegettingWISPlikefeaturesbackonmyrouter
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