Zyxel EX5601-T0 (OpenWrt U-Boot layout) OpenWrt Firmware

CPU: MediaTek MT7986A
RAM: 1024 MB
Flash: 512NAND MB

The Zyxel EX5601-T0 (OpenWrt U-Boot layout) is supported by OpenWrt on the mediatek/filogic target. 5 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	MediaTek MT7986A
CPU cores	4
CPU frequency	2000 MHz
RAM	1024 MB
Flash	512NAND MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports	3
2.5 Gbit Ethernet ports	2
WLAN hardware	MediaTek MT7986A, MediaTek MT7976AN, MediaTek MT7976GN
Switch	MediaTek MT7531A

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	mediatek/filogic	zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mediatek/filogic

Image	Type	sha256
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-initramfs-recovery.itb Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.	kernel	543520a2744f…
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.	sysupgrade	0cf4cef90bf2…
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-initramfs-factory.ubi For first-time flash from stock firmware.	initramfs-factory.ubi	da9e82454af3…
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-bl31-uboot.fip	bl31-uboot.fip	971f78846655…
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-preloader.bin	preloader.bin	5b8573ecf732…

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Zyxel EX5601-T0 (OpenWrt U-Boot layout) ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (4)

kmod-mt7915e kmod-mt7986-firmware mt7986-wo-firmware kmod-usb3

Target default packages (30)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fitblk fstools kmod-crypto-hw-safexcel kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload 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

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-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-initramfs-recovery.itb
543520a2744ff3b505f67c70506b65e1e447548c086948bb493bafd54b8079ab  openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_ex5601-t0-ubootmod-initramfs-recovery.itb

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Zyxel EX5601-T0 (OpenWrt U-Boot layout)? 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

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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.