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RADIUSdesk - Install & Config MESHdesk Firmware on TL-WR841N Router Node & connect with RADIUSdesk server

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Title: RADIUSdesk - Install & Config MESHdesk Firmware on TL-WR841N Router Node & connect with RADIUSdesk server
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Welcome to my blog. This is the RADIUSdesk tutorial on installation and configuration of MESHdesk Firmware on TP-Link TL-WR841N / ND Wifi Ro...

Welcome to my blog. This is the RADIUSdesk tutorial on installation and configuration of MESHdesk Firmware on TP-Link TL-WR841N / ND Wifi Router. We will configure a Mesh on RADIUSdesk Server and connect the flashed TP-Link Router Node to that Mesh. 
 
In this series we will discover different feature of the RADIUSdesk, Meshdesk as batman-adv WiFi mesh and more. RADIUSdesk is a free Open Source freeRadius Modern web interface developed by <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/dvdwalt/">dvdwalt</a>, <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/petravdw/">petravdw</a>. 
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 I assume that you have followed the previous tutorials on RADIUSdesk and have some know how 
So let get to work 
 
MESHdesk Part - Flashing the Firmware on TL-WR841N /ND 
 
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<li> Download the Firmware for Your router from <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/Firmware/">sourceforge.net</a> (TP-Link WR841N v9 in my case) the *.squashfs.factory.bin file</li>
<li>Download the MESHdesk NodeConfigUtility from <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/NodeConfigUtility/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">sourceforge.net</a> </li>
<li>Connect the router with PC / Laptop via cable (Don't use WiFi connection for firmware flashing)</li>
<li>Login to your TP-Link Router 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 (admin / admin is default login)</li>
<li>Goto System tools -> Firmware upgrade</li>
<li>Click Choose File and Select the downloaded firmware .bin file and the Click Upgrade button </li>
<li>Let router flash and reboot on its own. Don't turn off your router during this process else will brick the router</li>
<li>Give Your PC / Laptop LAN port 192.168.255.20 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.255.100 (IP/ Mask/ Gateway)</li>
<li>Fire up the MESHdesk NodeConfigUtility and Click on New Setting tab and Check the Apply New Settings</li>
<li>Enter New Setting Mode, Hardware type, Protocol, Server IP (Mesh, TP-Link WR841N, HTTP, 192.168.0.103 in my Case)</li>
<li>Connect your Router via cable with your PC and Power it on and wait for node to contact</li>
<li>The Router will automatically get the setting on first contact by showing the Utility status bar flash green </li>
<li>Now connect the router with internet (DSL connection etc)</li>
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RADIUSdesk Part - Create Mesh 
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<li>Now open your favorite browser and enter "YOUR_SERVER_IP" or "YOUR_SERVER_IP/rd" in address bar and press enter</li>
<li>Login to the web UI of RADIUSdesk. The default login is root / admin</li>
<li>Click on MESHdesk on the left side menu. This will open up the Mesh page</li>
<li>Click the + on Meshes tab. This will open + New Mesh dialog</li>
<li>Select the Owner and Click Next</li>
<li>Enter the Name for Mesh (HomeTech in my case) and Next</li>
<li>Now Select the Mesh you have just Created (HomeTech in my case) and Click the Edit (Pencil icon). This will open up the Created Mesh in New tab</li>
<li>On the Open Tab (HomeTech Tab in my case) the Entry Point tab is Selected. Click the + Button. It will open +New mesh entry point dialog. Enter the Name of SSID (AirNet WiFi in my case) and click OK. This will create a AirNet WiFi with no security.</li>
<li>Repeat Step 8. Enter Name of SSID (HomeTech Hotspot in my case) and OK</li>
<li>Now Click on Exit Point tab and then on + This will open up + New mesh exit point. Select the Type (Ethernet Bridge in my case) and Next</li>
<li>On the Next page select Connect with from dropdown list (AirNet WiFi in my case) and OK</li>
<li>Again Click the + on Exit Point op the + New mesh exit point Select the Type (Captive Portal in my case) and Next.</li>
<li>On the next page Common Setting select the Connect with from dropdown (HomeTech Hotspot in my case). Select the Login page from dropdown</li>
<li>Then click on Captive Portal Settings  set the RADIUS Server 1 IP and UAM URL as IP of Your Server (192.168.0.103 in my case) rest leave the other thing as it is.</li>
<li>Now Click on Node Settings tab Set your Country and TimeZone on the System and Save.</li>
<li>Now Power up your Router and wait to see it on the Unknown Node tab MESHdesk</li>
<li>Select the Node on Unknown Node tab and Click the Paperclip icon. This will open up the Attach Node to mesh dialog. Select Mesh from dropdown (HomeTech in my case), give it a Name and description (TL-WR841N in my case), Select the Hardware Model (TP-Link WR841N in my case) from dropdown, and Click OK</li>
<li>The Router will automatically get these setting from the RADIUSdesk server and you will see both the SSID on your Laptop WiFi scan list.</li>
<li>Just connect with these SSID and test </li>
<li>Thats all for today. Play around with it and explore </li>
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Thanks for reading and watching. 
Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a> 
 
 
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Title: RADIUSdesk - freeRadius Ubuntu 16 server Modern web interface and WiFi Mesh Controller
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Welcome to my blog. This tutorial will show you the new look of freeRadius server web UI. We will see how to install the RADIUSdesk Updated version VM on VMWare workstation on windows 8.1 Pro. In this series we will discover different feature of the RADIUSdesk, Meshdesk as batman-adv WiFi mesh and more. RADIUSdesk is a free Open Source freeRadius Modern web interface developed by <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/dvdwalt/">dvdwalt</a>, <a href="https://sourceforge.net/u/petravdw/">petravdw</a>. It is available as Virtual appliance as well as source on sourceforge.net. We will install VM ova file which has RADIUSdesk pre installed and config on UBUNTU 16.04 server by the developer. We will learn how to import it in your test environment and how to use it with different Radius Clients. 
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FreeRADIUS RADIUSdesk offers: 
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<li>A Modern dashboard for freeradius that is easy to navigate</li>
<li>Easy to use API with third party integration</li>
<li>Login pages applet for central hotspot login page management.</li>
<li>Support Social Login (Facebook, Google+ etc) integration for CoovaChilli and MikroTik. </li>
<li>BYOD device manager for any enterprise.</li>
<li>Rights management for Realm and Managers.</li>
<li>Extensive usage graphs for fine grained trend analysis and capacity planning.</li>
<li>i18n. Easy translations. Also supporting rtl languages</li>
<li>Advanced debug trace applet to allow real-time debug traces on FreeRADIUS by using Websocket. </li>
<li>MESHdesk applet that helps to set-up, manage and monitor Batman-adv Wireless mesh networks 
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<li> Google Map Integration to show actual position of Wireless Mesh Nodes</li>
</ul>
I assume that you are already familiar with basic how know of Windows 8.1 Pro and VMWare workstation or VirtualBox. So lets get to work :) 
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<li>Download the RADIUSdesk VM Virtual Appliance from <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/">sourceforge</a>.</li>
<li>unzip it if it is in the .tar format or leave as it is if .ova format</li>
<li>Open VMWare Workstation and goto file -> open... or just double click the .ova file</li>
<li>Select and open the .ova or .ovf file of RADIUSdesk VM from the dialog box</li>
<li>Wait for few minutes to complete the import</li>
<li>Once import completes, setup the Network in VMWare, normally the first adopter is WAN port in RADIUSdesk VM, It is configured as DHCP client so make sure you setup this port on a DHCP to get IP address.</li>
<li>Power on the RADIUSdesk VM, the first boot takes a little bit time, so be patient.</li>
<li>Once you see the login prompt enter default login as username = system and password = admin </li>
<li>Type "ifconfig" without quotes on command line to check your IP address on VM machine</li>
<li>Now open your favorite browser and enter "YOUR_IP" or "YOUR_IP/rd" in address bar and press enter</li>
<li>The default login for the web UI of RADIUSdesk is username = root and password = admin</li>
<li>Waala .... we are done</li>
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Thanks for reading and watching. 
Visit my YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg5BQEcyR414Z2MJ4qsdPw">HomeTech</a> 
 
 
Please Support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing 
I spend more time on my YouTube Channel so all comments are replied 101% there 
Comments and suggestions are welcome to improve the tutorial and help other 
 
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