Wireless access point compatibility

A list of wireless routers that had been tested for compatibility with the XO Laptop. Most are no doubt no longer available; the market for these products moves reasonably quickly.

Wireless Access Point Compatibility

Manufacturer	Model	Firmware	Tested	XO+Build	Notes
2Wire	2700HG-B GATEWAY	4.25.19	Unsecured		Didn't work / couldn't find on channel 4. Changed to channel 5 and XO found it and connected just fine. Unsecured network.
2Wire	2701HG-B GATEWAY	5.29.109.5	Yes	767	No changes needed connects using auto with WEP.
2Wire	2701HG-B GATEWAY	5.29.109.11	Yes	821	Successfully connects when using "WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK" authentication option.
2Wire	2701HG-B GATEWAY	5.29.47	Yes		Had to change the internet mode from the default of 802.11b/g to 802.11g
2Wire	2701HG-G GATEWAY	5.29.115.5	Yes		Yes with WEP. Never got the OLPC machine to connect when WPA2 encryption was used.
2Wire	3800HGV-B Gateway	5.29.105.76	Yes		ATT Uverse supplied, changed WPA to WEP-open and assigned to channel 8 as opposed to Automatic
Actiontec	MI424WR	Unknown	Yes		WPA non-functional on update.1
Airlink 101	AR525W	v1.0.50	Yes		Used WEP-Open with 128-bit hex key password
Apple	Time Capsule	XO: Q2E18	No	767	WPA/WPA2 Channel 11 worked for me. Not tested with the scripts here
Apple	AirPort Express	6.3	Yes		For WEP provide and select: ASCII + Shared key
Apple	AirPort Extreme	7.3.2	Yes	767	Tested WPA1 with the scripts here
Buffalo Tech	WHR-HP-G54	DD-WRT v24 (05/24/08) mini - build 9526	Yes	790 - Firmware Q2E24	Worked for WEP open with HEX AND with WPA2+tkip
Cisco	AIR-BR1310G-A-K9-R	12.3(8)JA	Unsecured Only		Works but radio must be set to channels 1, 6, or 11. I normally configure this device to automatically choose the least congested frequency, but in my office that ends up being something other than 1, 6 and 11 most of the time. Note also that activity sharing totally fails with this AP - nada, zip.
Conceptronic	C54BRS4A	1.00	Yes	Joyride 2263 - Firmware Q2E12	Worked for WEP open with ASCII password.
D-Link	DAP-1150	Unknown	No	os201 - Firmware Q3A35	At least one user reported failure with this model in WEP mode.
D-Link	DIR-615	2.20	Yes		worked with WPA2 (personal) and the Wpa.sh script
D-Link	DIR-600	2.03	Yes		Tested with no security
D-Link	DIR-300	1.04	Yes		worked with WEP 128bit ASCII (only tried that one - on set channel 3).
D-Link	DWL-G730AP	2.00	Yes		Worked with WEP 128 as an access point.
D-Link	DWL2100AP	unknown	In field only		This AP was tested and may be used in Nepal. It was also tested for Australia/Pacific Islands where it was unsuccessful and unable to allocate DHCP addresses.
D-Link	DWL2200P	unknown	In field only		This AP was tested and may be used in Nepal
D-Link	DWL-G700AP	Unknown	Yes		Works as Open System, without authentification, without WEP, Channel 3. WPA-PSK works with firmware 2.30.
D-Link	DWL3200P	unknown	In field only		This AP was tested and may be used in Nepal
D-Link	D-Link WBR-2310	1.02	Yes		Open/WEP/WPA2 working. WPA fails, see: <trac>7825</trac>
FON	La Fonera 2100E	Release: 0.7.1.2	Yes		Security: WEP, Type: Open System, 64-bit key password
Linksys	WAG54G V2	1.01.22	Yes		Tested with no security; also with WAP
Linksys	BEFW11 S4 version 2	1.45.10	Yes	650, 708, 2230	Tested with WEP 128-bit key. A few times with build 708 I had to return to Neighborhood View to reconnect after standby, and once I had to re-enter the hex key.
Linksys	WCG200-CC		Yes		Tested with no security; also with WEP 128 passphrase. See Sharing_User_Experiences_with_OLPC_XO_Wifi_Connectivity_-_Glew_2007_Jan for trick.
Linksys	WRT54G	4.21.1 1/20/2007	Yes		Use channel 1, 6, or 11 (see Wifi_Connectivity#Channel).
Linksys	WRT54G V4	DD-WRT v23 SP2 micro	Yes		WEP connects fine all channels, WPA2 via wpa.sh script.
Linksys	WRT54GL	OpenWRT WhiteRussian (RC4)	Yes		tested using no security (MAC based access control) on channel 3
Linksys	WRT54GL	OpenWRT Kamikaze 7.09~	Yes		WPA works.
Linksys	WRT54GL	v4.30.11, Aug. 7, 2007	Yes		WPA2 via Wpa.sh, G-only on channel 6
Linksys	WRT110	v1.0.03	Yes		Tested with no security and WPA2 using 256 bit key generated from passphrase & SSID
Linksys	WRT300Nv1.1	1.51.2 6/04/2007	Yes		WPA2 via Wpa.sh, G-only on channel 11
Linksys	WRT350N		Yes		WPA
Linksys	WRT350N	1.03.7	Unsecured		Cannot connect using no security.
Linksys	WRT600N	1.01.36 build 3	Unsecured	703, 708, joyride-2230	Can connect with no security (I use MAC filtering)
Microsoft	MN-700	02.01.02.0590	Yes		Connects only when base station wireless security encryption is set to "none". Tried unsuccessfully to connect with WEP, and then with WPA enabled (G1G1 build 656). The only wireless security setting that works with this router and OLPC is Mac filtering.
NETGEAR	WGR614v6	V2.0.14_1.0.14	Yes	joyride-2230 / firmware Q2E12	Works alright with WPA encryption.
NETGEAR	WGT624v3	?	"Tested"??		B4, joyride 1597, q2d10. The following settings worked (some others did not). On the router: Name: lettersonly, Channel: 11, Mode: g only, Security Options: WEP, Authentication type: Shared key, Encryption Strength: 128bit, Key 1. On the XO: Key Type: Hex, key: <the same as router Key 1>, Authentication Type: Shared Key. B4 image 703. Hardware Version: V3H1 Firmware Version: V2.0.10_1.0.1NA. WEP worked only in Open System Mode. WPA worked in both TKIP, AES and auto modes.
NETGEAR	WPN824v2	V2.0.10_1.2.17	Yes	650, 653 / joyride-1500	G1G1 Tested WEP 128-bit PSK with 1.2.17 firmware (XO builds 650, 653), WPA2 CCMP PSK with 2.0.10 firmware (on build joyride-1500). Saw occasional failures to connect. When switching from WEP to WPA2, had to wipe out /home/olpc/.sugar/default/nm/networks.cfg, use the Wpa.sh script, and reboot. Working fine now.
NETGEAR	WGR614v10	V1.0.2.18_47.0.52NA	Yes	802 (release 8.2.1), XO-1 firmware Q2E41	Tested WPA2-PSK with passphrase. In the wireless key dialog, I had to choose Encryption Type AES-CCMP rather than the default "Automatic", but other than that it worked fine.
Siemens	Gigaset SE567	004-E652-A3D-115-36-13	WPA-PSK	Joyride-2301 Firmware q2e13	Security: WPA-PSK+TKIm Channel: 6 Mode: mixed b/g
Siemens	Gigaset SX763	2.3.52.15.00	Yes	HW V: Q709-K131	Security: WPA2-PSK Channel: 6 Mode: mixed b/g Super G: Disabled. Connection does not work with Super G enabled, sometimes have had to restart the networking service in the root terminal with "service network restart".
ST-585	SpeedTouch 585[i]V6	V6.2.15.5	Yes		Works with WEP(open/hidden, 128-bit shared key)
TP-LINK	TL-WA501G	v2.0.0	Yes		Works with WEP(open, 128-bit shared key)in all channels
TP-LINK	TL-WA801ND	100408	Yes	10.1.2	Works with WEP (open & closed (choose the same for all XOs), 128-bit shared key) in bg compatibility mode, No encryption & WPA/WPA2-PSK "Automatic" selection in bgn mode. Tested by OLPC in AP mode with a single SSID active. Both XO-1 & XO-1.5 compatibility checked.
TP-LINK	TL-WA901ND	V2_100723	Yes	10.1.2	Works with WEP (open, 128-bit shared key) in bg compatibility mode, No encryption & WPA/WPA2-PSK "Automatic" selection in bgn mode. Tested by OLPC in AP mode with a single SSID active. Both XO-1 & XO-1.5 compatibility checked.
TRENDnet	TEW432BRP_c1	v2.00.0012	WEP		Does not show up in neighborhood until you attempt to connect to another WAP (e.g. at a neighbors house). The Trendnet then immediately shows up, and you can connect to it instead. Is on channel 9, maybe 1,6,11 would work better.
Westell	D90-327W15-06	VER:4.03.02.04	Yes		Security: WEP, Type: Open System, 128-bit key password (13 characters)
Zyxel	P-660HW-D1	Version: V3.40(AGL.4)	Yes		No security
Westell	VersaLink Gateway Model 327W15-06	Unknown	Yes	708	Security: WEP, Type: Open System / Shared Key, 128-bit key password (13 characters)
Linksys	WRT54GS V1.1	Tomato Firmware v1.19.1463 (http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato)	Yes	708	Security: WPA-PSK+TKIP, Mode: mixed b/g, Channel 11, XO S/N SHF80800F63
SAGEM[1]	F@st 1500WG	2.3.14.0	Yes	Joyride-2301 Firmware q2e12	WEP, Hex 40/128, channel 11, Mixed 11 b/g.S/N SHF80701C99. Is communicating with the modem continuously (keeps sending in msh0 alternating 2 and 4b packets when no web applications are running) and eventually is resetting the modem.
SonicPoint[2]	SonicPoint-g	SonicOS 5.0.0.0	Yes	Firmware Q2D07 Q2D	Standalone mode, worked with WEP immediately and with WPA2-AUTO-PSK after editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and cutting and pasting the hex key into the login box

Wireless Access Point Smoke Test

Manufacturer	Model	Firmware	XO Build	XO serial number	Tester contact info	Notes
SMC	Barracuda	V1.06	650, 656 (1 XO) and 703 (2 XOs)	CSN749022A0	Culseg	limited to 40 or 128 WEP but works reliably. http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=support&localeCode=EN_USA
Zoltan Tech	ZoWii		joyride 2301	CSN74803DDB	AuntiMame	Works fine. Not wireless -- but I didn't know where else to report this.

See also

• Wifi Connectivity
• Manual Wireless Association