Linksys E1700 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU: MediaTek MT7620A
RAM: 64 MB
Flash: 8 MB

The Linksys E1700 is supported by OpenWrt on the ramips/mt7620 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.

Specs

Specifications

CPU	MediaTek MT7620A
CPU cores	1
CPU frequency	580 MHz
RAM	64 MB
Flash	8 MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports	5
WLAN hardware	MediaTek MT7620A
Switch	MediaTek MT7530

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

Distribution	Version	Target	Profile
OpenWrt	25.12.5	ramips/mt7620	linksys_e1700

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ramips/mt7620

Image	Type	sha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-mt7620-linksys_e1700-initramfs-kernel.bin Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.	kernel	f5d2544d19fe…
openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-mt7620-linksys_e1700-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.	sysupgrade	550c3c46b419…
openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-mt7620-linksys_e1700-squashfs-factory.bin For first-time flash from stock firmware.	factory	5e5b01d74fcd…

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Linksys E1700 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload kmod-rt2800-soc libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig 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-ramips-mt7620-linksys_e1700-initramfs-kernel.bin
f5d2544d19fe7ae8bb0bed3bf49144f9252e32868edacfd5c5261128c9756d58  openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-mt7620-linksys_e1700-initramfs-kernel.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Linksys E1700? 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.