GL.iNet GL-AX1800 OpenWrt Firmware
The GL.iNet GL-AX1800 is supported by OpenWrt on the qualcommax/ipq60xx target. 4 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
| Distribution | Version | Target | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWrt | 25.12.5 | qualcommax/ipq60xx | glinet_gl-ax1800 |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · qualcommax/ipq60xx
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-squashfs-factory.bin For first-time flash from stock firmware. | factory | e839e5710240… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-squashfs-factory.ubi For first-time flash from stock firmware. | factory | aa0d496327a8… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | 55e952c6f6cf… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-initramfs-uImage.itb Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery. | kernel | 0ba4a58e323c… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the GL.iNet GL-AX1800 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
Device packages (1)
ipq-wifi-glinet_gl-ax1800
Target default packages (37)
apk-mbedtls ath11k-firmware-ipq6018 base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools kmod-ath11k-ahb kmod-fs-ext4 kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload kmod-qca-nss-dp kmod-usb-dwc3 kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom kmod-usb3 libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd losetup mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls
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-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-squashfs-factory.bin e839e571024031b2f963092d003739a1f038972d7304570eb030488e85a78581 openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-glinet_gl-ax1800-squashfs-factory.bin
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the GL.iNet GL-AX1800? 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 deviceRelated
Related devices
More GL.iNet devices
- GL.iNet 6408 OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet 6416 OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-A1300 OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-AP1300 OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-AR150 OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-AR300M Lite OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-AR300M NAND OpenWrt firmware
- GL.iNet GL-AR300M NOR OpenWrt firmware
More devices on qualcommax/ipq60xx
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.