Netgear WAC510 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4018
RAM
256 MB
Flash
128NAND MB

The Netgear WAC510 is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the ipq40xx/generic target. 8 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

CPUQualcomm Atheros IPQ4018
CPU cores4
CPU frequency710 MHz
RAM256 MB
Flash128NAND MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports2
WLAN hardwareQualcomm Atheros IPQ4018
SwitchQualcomm Atheros QCA8072

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5ipq40xx/genericnetgear_wac510
ImmortalWrt25.12.1ipq40xx/genericnetgear_wac510

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ipq40xx/generic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade94a897272d69
openwrt-25.12.5-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-factory.ubi

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factoryf87b92d71281
openwrt-25.12.5-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-initramfs-uImage.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel3c16c2dc5c43
openwrt-25.12.5-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-factory.tar

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factory11d60539d85b

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ipq40xx/generic

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-factory.ubi

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factory0eb0508fbcb9
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-initramfs-uImage.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernele1de1a41b4c0
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-factory.tar

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factoryb94ccdeed05d
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradeb481299ff560

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Netgear WAC510 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ipq40xx/generic

Device packages (1)

uboot-envtools

Target default packages (34)

apk-mbedtls ath10k-board-qca4019 ath10k-firmware-qca4019-ct base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath10k-ct kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload kmod-usb-dwc3 kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom kmod-usb3 libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ipq40xx/generic

Device packages (1)

uboot-envtools

Target default packages (41)

apk-openssl ath10k-board-qca4019 ath10k-firmware-qca4019-ct autocore automount base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath10k-ct kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload kmod-usb-dwc3 kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom kmod-usb3 libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci luci-app-cpufreq mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-openssl

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-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    94a897272d6929c4353aeb0652b2a7226b5fbcbeec81a7fd1f770ed1839db0df  openwrt-25.12.5-ipq40xx-generic-netgear_wac510-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Netgear WAC510? 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