Mar 20, 2013

DualWan WR-520W Tomato Firmware


WR-520W hardware specifications as follows:
  • CPU: BCM5358U 500MHz
  • RAM: 64M DDR
  • FLASH: 8M
  • USB: USB 2.0 1, can be extended through the USB HUB multiple USB ports. With offline download function.
  • Cable rate: 100Mbps
  • Wireless speed: 300Mbps
  • Antenna: detachable SMA 5dbi x 2
  • Power: DC 12V1A
  • Packing: color box packaging
  • Router Dimensions (L x W x H): 17x13x3cm the (missed antenna connected to the antenna width to increase 4cm)
  • NAT forwarding capacity: 94.4Mbits / s (Note: The test value is a maximum of 100M wired, two computers, if not through the router, directly connected with a switch under test network transfer rate only 94.4Mbit / s)
  • Read and write speed of USB: firmware comes with the SAMBA server (file system ext3) test to read and write 4GB 720P movie files, read to 8MB / s write 5.1MB / s

The firmware is a dedicated version of Tomato DualWAN WR-520W, relatively more common version the following features:
  1. Support the first-line double dial
  2. Support the relay function, repeater bridge function
  3. 3 support port mirroring feature
  4. 4 visitors network support wireless access
FAQ:

Q1: Why WR-520W CPU BCM5358U, system status display is BCM5357 it?

A1: BCM5357-Series family of a total of three models BCM5357, BCM5358, BCM5358U, system status display CPU belong to a certain series. Situation also exists on the ASUS RT-N16, N16 CPU is BCM4718 CPU is displayed within the system status BCM4716.

Q2: Advanced Settings -> Wireless settings option of transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, 520W of antennas A and B are the root of it?

A2: the router the front (LED side) opposite his left antenna A right antenna B.

2 comments:

From where can I buy this router and how much would it be? because the specs differs from the cdr-king cw-5358u product.

Thanks ahead! ^__-

TheSecretsInMe :

The Tomato DualWAN WR-520W can be purchase from AliExpress, actually this wireless router is identical to cdr-king cw-5358u product you can re-flashed it with custom Tomato firmware.

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