APRESIA ApresiaLightGS120GT-SS OpenWrt Firmware

The APRESIA ApresiaLightGS120GT-SS is supported by OpenWrt on the realtek/rtl838x target. 3 firmware images are available from the official OpenWrt 25.12.5 stable release — download one below, or build a custom OpenWrt image for this device with your own package selection.

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5realtek/rtl838xapresia_aplgs120gtss

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · realtek/rtl838x

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-realtek-rtl838x-apresia_aplgs120gtss-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

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openwrt-25.12.5-realtek-rtl838x-apresia_aplgs120gtss-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

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openwrt-25.12.5-realtek-rtl838x-apresia_aplgs120gtss-squashfs-factory_image1.bin

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the APRESIA ApresiaLightGS120GT-SS ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Target default packages (21)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dropbear ethtool firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd odhcp6c procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd

Installation notes

  • First install from stock firmware: flash the factoryimage through the vendor firmware's upgrade page or recovery mode.
  • 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-realtek-rtl838x-apresia_aplgs120gtss-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    f5c997ace20f2fd2205703b76be3596f3ffc9ed91692b6aff5aaf1e74bf5d5fd  openwrt-25.12.5-realtek-rtl838x-apresia_aplgs120gtss-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the APRESIA ApresiaLightGS120GT-SS? 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.