Wansview NCS601W OpenWrt Firmware
- CPU
- Ralink RT5350F
- RAM
- 64 MB
- Flash
- 8 MB
The Wansview NCS601W is supported by OpenWrt on the ramips/rt305x target. 2 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.
Specs
Specifications
| CPU | Ralink RT5350F |
|---|---|
| CPU cores | 1 |
| CPU frequency | 360 MHz |
| RAM | 64 MB |
| Flash | 8 MB |
| 100 Mbit Ethernet ports | 1 |
| WLAN hardware | Ralink RT5350F |
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 | ramips/rt305x | wansview_ncs601w |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ramips/rt305x
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-rt305x-wansview_ncs601w-initramfs-kernel.bin Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery. | kernel | 41c8106795b4… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-rt305x-wansview_ncs601w-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | 2adf28a8370f… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Wansview NCS601W ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
Device packages (3)
kmod-video-core kmod-video-uvc kmod-usb-ohci
Target default packages (28)
apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload kmod-rt2800-soc libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe swconfig uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls
Installation notes
- 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-ramips-rt305x-wansview_ncs601w-initramfs-kernel.bin 41c8106795b4c243c15eed7bce917461a01e2d6bba398cb1e44137d17ec3f1b6 openwrt-25.12.5-ramips-rt305x-wansview_ncs601w-initramfs-kernel.bin
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Wansview NCS601W? 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.