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 |