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OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router

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OpenWrt One

OpenWrt One is based on the MediaTek Filogic 820 SoC and has WiFi 6, dual-band, 3×3/2×2, 1x 2.5Gbit WAN , 1x 1Gbit LAN , 1GB DDR4 RAM, 256 MiB NAND, 16 MiB NOR (for recovery), M.2 SSD, USB-C Serial console and USB 2.0. Power Over Ethernet (POE): an IEEE 802.3af/at compliant device can power the device via the RJ-45 2.5 Gbps WAN connector.

Supported Versions

Hardware Highlights

Note that recent (2025-10) batches of the OpenWrt One have an M.2 slot with a detached post at the 2230 position and the shipped product contains no way to attach the post. Schematics and datasheets for the OpenWrt One can be found at https://one.openwrt.org/hardware/ The OpenWrt One HowTo can be found at https://one.openwrt.org/hardware/OpenWrtOne-HowTo.pdf

Installation

What to Expect When You First Power Up Your OpenWrt One

Each Openwrt One comes flashed with the most current OpenWrt Release Firmware available based on the current manufacturing batch date. LuCI GUI will be installed, and the device is ready to run Out Of the Box using standard default settings. before powering up the device make sure the NAND/NOR switch is set to NAND connect to the 1G port of the device via Ethernet through 192.168.1.1 power on the device and wait for the green led to go solid indicating the device has booted. point your browser to 192.168.1.1 to use the LuCI GUI or from a terminal session via ssh [email protected] Note: If you upgrade to the SNAPSHOT Branch from the original OOB factory default, the LuCI GUI will not be installed by default. Follow the Quick Start Guide to configure the unit for your use.

Upgrading the Firmware

Upgrading the firmware from USB

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