Please see the flashing and what do I do now? sections for details on what to expect flashing and using a firmware.

Supported device targets

These devices recieve first class citizen testing and support

Hardware Config Target Name Full model name Price Features/Comments Flashing Difficulty Buy Link Latest Release Firmware Download Latest Release Plus Remote Monitoring/Suppport Firmware Download OpenWRT Wiki / Flashing Instructions Special Firmware to escape stock
x86_64 x86_64 Any 64 bit x86 processor varies Essentially any desktop or laptop Moderate, USB N/A link link Unzip, write to flash drive, boot from flash drive N/A
tplinka6v3 ramips TP-Link Archer A6 V3 $50 new AC wifi, 120mbps perf, easy to find Easy, webpage Amazon, B&H, newegg link link make one? link
glb1300 ipq40xx GL.iNet GL-B1300 $90 new AC wifi, 200mbps perf, easy to find Easy, webpage Amazon link link link N/A
ea6350v3 ipq40xx Linksys EA 6350 v3 $70-100 new AC wifi, 200mbps perf Easy, webpage, hard to find Amazon link link link very similar N/A
ea7300v2 ramips Linksys EA 7300 v2 $80-130 new AC wifi, 120mbps perf, easy to find Easy, webpage Amazon, Linksys link link link very similar link
mr8300 ipq40xx Linksys MR 8300 $140 new 250mbps, solid construction Easy, webpage Linksys, Best Buy, B&H, Staples link link similar openwrt link
wrt1900acs mvebu Linksys WRT 1900 ACS $180 new Fast (430mbps), solid construction Easy, webpage Amazon, B&H link link link link
wrt3200acm mvebu Linksys WRT 3200 ACM $205 new Fast (500mbps), solid construction Easy, webpage Amazon, B&H link link link link
wrt32x mvebu Linksys WRT 32x $290 new Fast (500mbps), solid construction Easy, webpage Amazon, Walmart, newegg link link link link
nanopi-r2s rockchip FriendlyElec NanoPi R2S $55 new 500mbps perf Moderate, SD card China link link Gunzip, flash to class10 SD (more info) N/A
edgerouter-x ramips Ubiquiti Edgerouter X $59 new 150mbps, no wifi, many ports Hard, CLI, SSH Amazon, UI link link guide, link link
edgerouter-x-sfp ramips Ubiquiti Edgerouter X SFP $99 new 150mbps, no wifi, many ports Hard, CLI, SSH Amazon, UI link link guide, link link

Best best effort device targets

These devices have hardware profies and are confirmed to have worked at least once. But they may or may not work now.

The mips64 targets won’t work without a special Rust target see this error

Hardware Config Target Name Full model name Price Features/Comments Flashing Difficulty Buy Link Latest Release Download OpenWRT Wiki / Flashing Instructions Special Firmware to escape stock  
aircube ath79 Ubiquiti airCube ISP $30 new Slow CPU 20mbps max, flexible Moderate, webpage Ubiquiti link link intermediary link  
aclite ar71xx UniFi AP AC LITE $85 new great for clients not for much else Hard, ssh Amazon link link N/A  
edgerouterlite octeon Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite $95 new HW acceleration not enabled 50mbps Medium, drive image Amazon link link N/A  
n750 ar71xx WD My Net N750 Model: C3 $30 new Slow CPU 30mbps max, good for dev Easy, webpage Rakuten link link link N/A
tplinkc7v2 ar71xx TP Link Archer C7 V2 $85 new great wifi range, slow cpu Easy, webpage Ebay link link N/A  
ea3500 kirkwood Linksys ea3500 ‘audi’ $30 refurb Low ram, may or may not work now Moderate, webpage Amazon link link intermediary link  
ea7500v2 ramips Linksys EA 7500 v2 unavailable AC wifi, 200mbps perf, easy to find Easy, webpage Amazon link link link very similar link
pi2 brcm2708 Raspberry PI 2B/3B/+ $35 new good to start with Moderate, USB Amazon link Unzip, write to sd card, insert into pi and boot N/A  
pi3-64 brcm2710 Raspberry PI 3B+ $35 new good to start with Moderate, USB Amazon link Unzip, write to sd card, insert into pi and boot N/A  
x86 i386_pentium4 Any 32 bit x86 processor varies Essentially old desktops or laptops Moderate, USB N/A link Unzip, write to flash drive, boot from flash drive N/A  


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