Netgear WAX214 OpenWrt Firmware
The Netgear WAX214 is supported by OpenWrt on the qualcommax/ipq60xx 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
| Distribution | Version | Target | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWrt | 25.12.5 | qualcommax/ipq60xx | netgear_wax214 |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · qualcommax/ipq60xx
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-netgear_wax214-initramfs-uImage.itb Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery. | kernel | 28bff8e203ff… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-netgear_wax214-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | e4cbaa54f3d2… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-netgear_wax214-squashfs-factory.ubi For first-time flash from stock firmware. | factory | 7c54c6285663… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Netgear WAX214 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-netgear_wax214
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-netgear_wax214-initramfs-uImage.itb 28bff8e203ff4ea55f6342c63181978c121d89e77b4f2e791caa7a84969e54f6 openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq60xx-netgear_wax214-initramfs-uImage.itb
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Netgear WAX214? 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
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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.