Replacement firmware
Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.
How to get started
Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.
- Setup
- Firmware replacement; route varies by router
- You’ll need
- Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
- v5 · MediaTek MT7612E / MediaTek MT7628A Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi chip: MediaTek MT7612E · Wi-Fi chip: MediaTek MT7628AGet OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
- v6 (CA/EU/RU) · MediaTek MT7613 / MediaTek MT7628 Wi-Fi
- Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
- v5; v5.x · MediaTek MT7612E Wi-Fi
- Open hardware record
v5 · MediaTek MT7612E / MediaTek MT7628A Wi-Fi
- First installation
- U-Boot TFTP recovery
v6 (CA/EU/RU) · MediaTek MT7613 / MediaTek MT7628 Wi-Fi
- Limitations
- DFS
Sources
- v5 · MediaTek MT7612E / MediaTek MT7628A Wi-Fi — Open device guide — 25.12.5 (openwrt.org) ↗
- v6 (CA/EU/RU) · MediaTek MT7613 / MediaTek MT7628 Wi-Fi — Open hardware record — 25.12.5 (openwrt.org) ↗
- TP-LINK Archer A5 — device documentation (downloads.openwrt.org) ↗
- TP-LINK Archer A5 — Project reference (openwrt.org) ↗
- TP-LINK Archer A5 — Project reference (openwrt.org) ↗