Hacking Motorola MH702X: Where to start?

napstersquest said:
Here are my findings.
  • One Satellite from one set can be paired easily with router of another set.
    Just boot the new satellite in the viscinity of the Router, and it configures everything (The SSID, Password etc) over the hidden 5GHz band.
  • Wired Backhaul must be working. Here is how I know:
    • I plugged the router in one end and satellite in other end of the house. Did not connect any ethernet cable into the satellite. Bandwidth was ~30mb/s on fast.com, the main unit (router)'s status page showed 22% signal strength. The Satellite itself had blue light in the logo (indicating OK connection, not great).
      Screenshot taken on Nord 2, near Main Router.
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    • When I plugged ethernet cable into LAN port of Satellite, logo went to green. Local speedtest ~550mb/s and ping ~9ms. (Ping similar to other WiFi I already had) Note that the main router needs to be in AP mode and both router and satellite must be plugged into switch with their LAN ports.
    • View attachment 211924View attachment 211923
  • How to set Router into AP mode:
    • Simply connect its LAN port to your switch. Please note the Admin web dashboard is not accessible when you do this. It only works when it is in router mode (probably if I enable port forwarding for port 80 of router, it might work, as my home LAN is like WAN for it).
  • How to set all of this up:
    • Boot all units near each other, only connecting the Router unit with its WAN port.
    • Connect to WiFi using credentials mentioned on sticker.
    • Log into admin dashboard using IP and credentials mentioned on sticker.
    • Set up your SSID and Password, Guest WiFi if needed. You won't be able to do this once you put the router in AP mode.
    • Unplug satellites, put them in their places and connect using their LAN ports with your switch.
    • Turn off router, change the connection from WAN port to LAN port, boot it up. Your WiFi settings should stick, and your devices should get IP from your existing router. Et Voila!
  • Some things to remember:
    • These things take a lot of time to boot. 4-5 minutes.
    • Main router logo will keep blinking green, because it thinks it's WAN isn't connected.
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Hi. I just bought one more set. As you have mentioned, i turned on the satalite of the new set very close to the router of the old set. The green light keeps blinking on the satalite of the new set that I am trying to pair. Any help would be appreciated
 
gillessingh said:
Hi. I just bought one more set. As you have mentioned, i turned on the satalite of the new set very close to the router of the old set. The green light keeps blinking on the satalite of the new set that I am trying to pair. Any help would be appreciated
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It is booting up. Takes a long time.
 
gillessingh said:
It's been more than an hour, still blinking. Did you attach any cable or press any button etc?
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Is the router already set up? Did you change the SSID?
Also, check if the wireless network mentioned on back of satellite (from new pair) is visible in your phone. It shouldn't be. If it is, reset the new satellite and try again.
And also, don't power up the router from the second set anywhere near any of the three devices. It messes everything up.
 
napstersquest said:
Is the router already set up? Did you change the SSID?
Also, check if the wireless network mentioned on back of satellite (from new pair) is visible in your phone. It shouldn't be. If it is, reset the new satellite and try again.
And also, don't power up the router from the second set anywhere near any of the three devices. It messes everything up.
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Yes been using old set for the past 3 months. Didn't change ssid as using out of box setting. New satalite name is not visible in network
 
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