Meraki MR32 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Broadcom BCM53016A1
RAM
128 MB
Flash
128NAND MB

The Meraki MR32 is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the bcm53xx/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

CPUBroadcom BCM53016A1
CPU cores2
CPU frequency1000 MHz
RAM128 MB
Flash128NAND MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports1
WLAN hardwareBroadcom BCM43520, Broadcom BCM43428

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5bcm53xx/genericmeraki_mr32
ImmortalWrt25.12.1bcm53xx/genericmeraki_mr32

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bcm53xx/generic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade2dd713b0c38a
openwrt-25.12.5-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.trxtrx5c57172d2f15

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bcm53xx/generic

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradef909d22f8c71
immortalwrt-25.12.1-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.trxtrx9f71b17280e2

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Meraki MR32 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bcm53xx/generic

Device packages (5)

wpad-basic-mbedtls kmod-b43 kmod-leds-pwm kmod-hwmon-ina2xx kmod-hci-uart

Target default packages (30)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables nvram odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only osafeloader oseama otrx ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bcm53xx/generic

Device packages (5)

wpad-openssl kmod-b43 kmod-leds-pwm kmod-hwmon-ina2xx kmod-hci-uart

Target default packages (34)

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

Installation notes

  • Already running OpenWrt or ImmortalWrt: flash the sysupgrade image from LuCI (System → Backup / Flash Firmware) or with the sysupgrade command.
  • Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
    $ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.sysupgrade.bin
    2dd713b0c38a70c041f3bed57c96525bc0c5b792c5d1475bcba52b96d5b0051f  openwrt-25.12.5-bcm53xx-generic-meraki_mr32-squashfs.sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Meraki MR32? 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