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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000090NetworksHardwarepublic2024-09-29 16:01
ReporterDigitalMy 
PriorityhighSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Summary0000090: D-link DIR-853 router upgrade wireless segment to 802.11ac (1300 Mbps)
Descriptionand wired to 1 Gbps

Wireless 802.11ac is VHT (very high throughput)
has up to 160MHz wide channel (20 40 80 currently supported) in several 5Ghz ranges 5150-5350MHz = channel 36-64
supports MIMO
Document says better sensivity is for wider channels like 80MHz
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related to 0000071 assignedDigitalMy Build wirelessly connected wired segment of one network 
related to 0001343 assignedDigitalMy upgrade wireless segment to 802.11ax (6600 Mbps) 

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DigitalMy

2014-03-29 16:39

administrator   ~0000098

Last edited: 2024-06-05 10:12

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DIR-853 main router now DD

Before used:
TP-LINK Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
1300 Mbps (5GHz) + 450Mbps (2.4GHz)

DigitalMy

2016-08-06 13:38

administrator   ~0000394

Last edited: 2019-09-04 13:51

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Try to link at maximum speed with 5GHz 802.11AC

Test EDUP USB3.0 adapter 1200Mbps
Need MediaTek driver 5.1.21.0 at least to enable 5GHz range.
Maximum link is 144Mbps...

Need to test with Intel 7260 wireless-AC
replaced this,
7260HMW
174Mbps only... sad
bad result with this TP-LINK router model , buy another hardware

DigitalMy

2019-09-04 13:52

administrator   ~0000802

Last edited: 2023-08-28 23:54

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Candidate routers of 1900 ac type:
Linksys EA6900 (AC1900)
Asus RT-AC68U extreme (RT-AC2900)
Netgear R7000
D-Link DIR-878 (no USB) -> replace with model DIR-882 (AC2600)

they have CPU
BCM4709
BCM4906
MT7621A

also may use as alternative WiFi6 device:
D-Link DIR-X1860 AX1800 MT7621AT 12V 2A 128MB flash
Asus RT-AX53U AX1800 MediaTek MT7621AT 12V

DigitalMy

2019-09-04 13:58

administrator   ~0000803

Last edited: 2024-09-29 15:57

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Temporary tested
D-Link DIR-853 A1 router in stock firmware 3.5.2.
(there was no official OpenWrt for this model before 2021-07-10).

it is AC1300 router device with 1port USB3 (supports modem LTE or storage) and
4antennas 5dBi non-detach
5 gigabit LAN ports
124MB memory
MediaTek MT7621AT CPU 880MHz-dual core
+16MB SPI flash (NOR)
MediaTek MT7615DN wireless chip
12V 1.5A only

SSH on firmware 4.0.0+ works fine

Uploaded OpenWrt released for this DIR-853 A1 version https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/

DigitalMy

2019-12-03 23:37

administrator   ~0000857

Last edited: 2024-06-05 10:15

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Decided to move DIR-853 to other location in the middle of property -> done , coverage is fine, good speed near 500 Mbps for clients.
Installed OpenWRT -> works good as main Router + USB adapter + 8dBi antenna.

Also made external adapter with DIR-853 A1 router - USB T2UH
Difference from previous device is USB3.0 port and driver for this USB controller
it works fine

DigitalMy

2019-12-31 19:21

administrator   ~0001860

Last edited: 2020-01-04 16:38

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Change gateway device to rack-mount 19"
MikroTik RB3011UiAS-RM with USB3 port for HDD 2TB public shared
default IP http://192.168.88.1/
admin (no password)

DigitalMy

2022-11-01 03:22

administrator   ~0008189

installed OpenWrt released for this DIR-853
but R1 version to current device A1 version

Get into the D-Link recovery web console with the steps below:
    While powering up the router, press and hold the reset button until the power LED starts blinking orange (usually takes around 45 seconds)
    Set a static IP on your PC to 192.168.0.100/24
    connect to http://192.168.0.1 - it opened recovery page
Click “Browse” and select previously downloaded OpenWrt image file openwrt-22.03.2-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-853-r1-initramfs-kernel.bin
Click “Update” and let router flash the image (don't worry if it reboots before it reaches 100%).
The router's power LED should blink orange during bootup, as soon as it stops flashing, you can connect to it
Change back PC to default DHCP, it will allocate default IP on 192.168.1.x, which is different subnet to the address you allocated above.
Login without password to fresh firmware in recovery mode and update to openwrt-22.03.2-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-853-r1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin image as usually
After update - login and set admin password

DigitalMy

2024-06-05 10:14

administrator  

DIR-853.png (307,121 bytes)

DigitalMy

2024-09-29 16:01

administrator   ~0014391

Update firmware in
D-Link DIR-853 R1 router
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-23.05.4-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-853-r1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Uploaded OpenWrt using D-link "Emergency web page"

Connect computer to LAN2 of the device
Set computer IP address manually to 192.168.0.101 / 255.255.255.0.
Power down the router, press and hold the reset button, then power up router. Keep the reset button pressed until the internet LED stops flashing.
Open the recovery web page at http://192.168.0.1
Use the provided emergency web GUI to upload and flash a new firmware to the device.