USB on ASUS WL500GPV2
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Introduction
This short how to is intended to walk someone through configuring a USB printer and a USB storage device on their ASUS WL-500G Premium V2 router. While there are great USB how to articles on the dd-wrt wiki and even some specific to this router, I found that no single guide worked for me. Ultimately it was a combination of guides and some trial and error. I figure if this guide helps anyone, it's worth keeping.
Firmware
Flash either the latest dd-wrt MEGA firmware or the eko-provided build that includes full USB support in a mini package. Why bother with a mini when we have 8MB flash? Well there are several advantages. The mini is a fraction of the size, yet provides probably 80% of the functionality of the Mega build. For this small sacrifice, you get a much more lean and efficient setup.
- A nearly 5.0MB JFFS2 partition
- Nearly 90% free memory on a fully configured system
- Full USB support
- Faster, leaner and more stable all around
download
dd-wrt.v24-101037_NEWD_mini_usb.bin
Initial Prep
- Complete your standard WAN, LAN, DHCP configuration so that your router has working Internet access
- This guide will not explain these details, since they are very well documented elsewhere
- Under Services, enable:
- Secure Shell (SSHd)
- All USB modules (Core USB support, UHCI, OHCI, USB 2.0, USB Storage, ext2/ext3, FAT, USB Printing)
- Save Settings
- Under Administration > Management:
- Enable JFFS2 Support
- Select Clean JFFS2
- Save Settings and then Reboot Router