====== HOWTOs ======

These HOWTO guides step you through various procedures, including installing FreshTomato Firmware, configuration options, other installations and more.

The guides are categorized according to which functions they serve.

===== Installing FreshTomato =====

  * [[:firmware_basics_procedures|Basic concepts and procedures]]

===== Upgrading FreshTomato =====

  * [[:remote_upgrade_poc|Perform Remote/Scripted Upgrade]]

===== Scheduler =====

  * [[:schedule_wol|Schedule FreshTomato to "wake up" network devices]]

===== Scripting =====

  * [[:access_restrictions|Script Access Restrictions]]
  * [[:device_filtering|Script Device Filtering]]
  * [[:connectivity_watchdog|Enable Connectivity watchdog]]
  * [[:limit_number_of_sessions_per_device_subnet|Limit number of sessions per device/subnet]]
  * [[:retain_dhcp_lease_info_after_a_reboot|Retain DHCP lease info after a reboot]]
  * [[:backup_script|Backup script]]
  * [[:clearing_iptables|Clear user iptables before applying new one (firewall/WAN up/etc)]]
  * [[:ip_script|Determine external IP for all MultiWAN interfaces and log to file]]
  * [[:disable_access_to_admin_access_ssh:gui_for_guest_v:wlan|Disable admin access (SSH/GUI) from guest VLAN / WLAN]]
  * [[:one_off_reboot|Schedule a one-off reboot]]
  * [[:monitor_connections|Actively monitor connections]]
  * [[:enable_disable_ethernet_port|Enable/disable Ethernet port(s)]]
  * [[:aria|Install Aria and Web Frontend]]
  * [[:ash_history|Make command line history persistent]]

===== Security =====

  * [[:2fa|Set up 2FA for SSH using Google Authenticator]]

===== Secure DNS =====

  * [[:opendns_on_tomato|OpenDNS on Tomato]]
  * [[:stubby|Stubby]]
  * [[:dns_flag_day_2020|DNS Flag Day 2020]]

===== Adblock and DNS filtering =====

  * [[:adblock_dns_filtering|Adblock/DNS filtering updated blacklists]]

===== SSH =====

  * [[:enable_ssh|Enable SSH Server]]
  * [[:generate_ssh_keys|Generate Key Pair for SSH using PuTTY]]
  * [[:putty_automation|Automate a command via PuTTY]]
  * [[:router_to_router_ssh|Enable Password-less Router to Router SSH]]

===== USB =====

  * [[:usb_formatting_with_swap_partition|Format USB storage with swap partition]]
  * [[:entware_installation_usage|Install/Use Entware]]
  * [[:usb_filesystem_check_repair|Check/repair USB Filesystem]]

===== VPN =====

  * [[:openvpn_extra_connection|Add additional OpenVPN Server/Client connections]]
  * [[:setting_up_a_tinc_full_mash_network|Set up a tinc full mesh network]]
  * [[:wireguard_on_freshtomato|Set up Wireguard]]
  * [[:wireguard_on_freshtomato_with bird|Set up Wireguard with dynamic routing]]
  * [[:IPSec_on_freshtomato|Set up IPSec]]
  * [[:freshtomato_zerotier|Connect Freshtomato to Zerotier]]

===== Advanced Wireless concepts =====

  * [[:wireless_ethernet_bridge|Wireless Ethernet Bridge mode]]
  * [[:media_bridge| Media Bridge mode]]
  * [[:advanced_scenarios|Advanced Scenarios]]
  * [[Toggle radio|Toggle wireless/radio/SSID]]
  * [[wireless_filtering|Script Wireless MAC filtering]]

===== Debugging & Troubleshooting =====

  * [[onlinetests|Online Tests (DNS, Privacy, etc)]]
  * [[:crash_log|Log a Crash]]
  * [[speedtest|Speedtest from cli]]

===== Home Automation =====

  * Home Assistant - Integration with FreshTomato