ALFA Network N5Q OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Atheros AR9344
RAM
64 MB
Flash
16 MB

The ALFA Network N5Q is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the ath79/generic target. 4 firmware images are available from the official OpenWrt 25.12.5 and ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 stable releases — download one below, or build a custom OpenWrt image for this device with your own package selection.

Specs

Specifications

CPUAtheros AR9344
CPU cores1
CPU frequency550 MHz
RAM64 MB
Flash16 MB
100 Mbit Ethernet ports2
WLAN hardwareAtheros AR9344
SwitchAtheros AR9344

Hardware data from the OpenWrt Table of Hardware; verify against your unit before flashing.

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5ath79/genericalfa-network_n5q
ImmortalWrt25.12.1ath79/genericalfa-network_n5q

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/generic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade496ab2221622…
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernela9365a829c2e…

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/generic

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel549e4bcd3d66…
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade9839cd4b6778…

Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the ALFA Network N5Q ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/generic

Device packages (1)

rssileds

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/generic

Device packages (1)

rssileds

Target default packages (33)

apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-openssl

Installation notes

  • Already running OpenWrt or ImmortalWrt: flash the sysupgrade image from LuCI (System → Backup / Flash Firmware) or with the sysupgrade command.
  • The kernel / initramfs image boots from RAM without writing to flash — useful for a first install or for recovering from a failed flash.
  • Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
    $ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
496ab22216220760567d74d3af76c2a4319c4d5c55bcb5caf66ee14c0d99e599  openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-alfa-network_n5q-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the ALFA Network N5Q? Pick your packages — LuCI apps, themes, VPN clients — set the basics, and get a ready-to-flash OpenWrt image assembled from official packages in minutes.

Customize firmware for this device

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Upstream

Upstream & source

Images are assembled from packages compiled and published by the upstream OpenWrt and ImmortalWrt projects. The complete corresponding source code is available from those projects under the GPL.