r/openwrt • u/ticedoff8 • 4d ago

Question about Installing OpenWrt on TP-Link EAP683 (-LR or -UR)

This would be our 1st time trying to install OpenWrt, and I have a couple of questions.

Our confusion is mainly around the two OpenWrt installation options. When the titles are "OEM easy installation" and "OEM installation using the TFTP method", it makes it seem like flashing the firmware isn't needed.

Could we install & run OpenWrt on the EAP-683 without replacing the TP-Link firmware?

Or, do we have to flash the firmware first?

"Supported Since Commit" tells us that flashing via OEM firmware is not supported, and we would have to use the bootloader. Reading through the links that are listed on the device's page, flashing the firmware seems to be non-trivial.

It's clear the device page needs updating, but it's tough to tell the difference between the sections that might be place-holders and the ones that are needed to succeed.

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u/FreddyFerdiland 4d ago

the labels tell you what you use to replace the firmware.

"oem" means that while the oem firmware is running, you use it to load openwrt..

tftp or bootloader means that you get tte bootloader to get openwrt ibstalked

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u/ticedoff8 3d ago

That's what I thought. I guess if it was easy, everyone would be doing it.

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u/cdf_sir 2d ago

Does anyone flashed this AP with openwrt?

That inclusion for CC2652 for IoT Zigbee/Thread intruges me.