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
| CPU | Broadcom BCM6318 |
|---|---|
| CPU cores | 1 |
| CPU frequency | 333 MHz |
| RAM | 64 MB |
| Flash | 8 MB |
| 100 Mbit Ethernet ports | 4 |
| WLAN hardware | Broadcom BCM43217 |
| Switch | Broadcom BCM6318 |
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 | bmips/bcm6318 | tp-link_td-w8968-v3 |
| ImmortalWrt | 25.12.1 | bmips/bcm6318 | tp-link_td-w8968-v3 |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bmips/bcm6318
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bin | cfe | cc70d1aa0622… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | ac0575eab6bb… |
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bmips/bcm6318
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-cfe.bin | cfe | 61f7f7cb9bf1… |
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6318-tp-link_td-w8968-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | 4ba4681ce7d5… |
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 deviceRelated
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Upstream
Upstream & source
- downloads.openwrt.org — bmips/bcm6318 25.12.5
- downloads.immortalwrt.org — bmips/bcm6318 25.12.1
- OpenWrt Table of Hardware
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.