TP-Link TD-W8968 V3 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Broadcom BCM6318
RAM
64 MB
Flash
8 MB

The TP-Link TD-W8968 V3 is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the bmips/bcm6318 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 BCM6318
CPU cores1
CPU frequency333 MHz
RAM64 MB
Flash8 MB
100 Mbit Ethernet ports4
WLAN hardwareBroadcom BCM43217
SwitchBroadcom BCM6318

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5bmips/bcm6318tp-link_td-w8968-v3
ImmortalWrt25.12.1bmips/bcm6318tp-link_td-w8968-v3

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bmips/bcm6318

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bincfecc70d1aa0622
openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradeac0575eab6bb

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bmips/bcm6318

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bincfe61f7f7cb9bf1
immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade4ba4681ce7d5

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the TP-Link TD-W8968 V3 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bmips/bcm6318

Device packages (7)

kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb2 kmod-b43 wpad-basic-mbedtls broadcom-43217-sprom kmod-leds-bcm6328

Target default packages (26)

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

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bmips/bcm6318

Device packages (7)

kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb2 kmod-b43 wpad-basic-openssl broadcom-43217-sprom kmod-leds-bcm6328

Target default packages (30)

apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear ethtool firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only 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-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bin
    cc70d1aa0622a4a4a7e80ed36b40840fd2d4f20319c86ee4325ae84cd8dcf9bc  openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the TP-Link TD-W8968 V3? 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