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= Overview =
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt OpenWRTOpenWrt] is an open source operating system specifically designed for Routers. It was originally released by Linksys as the firmware for the WRT54G series of routers that use software licenced under the GPL. The software has been modified from this point and is available for many [https://openwrt.org/toh/start brands of router], and is supplied as the firmware on others.
 
OpenWRTOpenWrt can be configured using the shell commands when accessing the router with ssh or a serial console. This uses the Unified Configuration Interface [https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/base-system/uci (UCI) commands]. You can also edit the configuration files directly, though there is no verification of settings made via this route, use with caution. There is also a web based configuration management system that can be run if you have sufficient memory and resources. The [https://openwrt.org/docs/techref/luci LuCI web configuration] system may need [https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/base-system/uci to be installed] onto the base system.
 
= Securing the Router =
 
OpenWRTOpenWrt is a very secure operating system. This is the result of the open nature of the development process. Many eyes mean that all bugs are shallow, and and problems that are found are fixed quickly as there is no opaque company that has to do the development. But you should do the basic steps to your new installation of changing the base password to a long complex one ideally one generated by your password manager.
 
= Configuring the WAN interface to access AAISP =
= Enabling IPv6 in the local network =
 
OpenWRTOpenWrt fully supports IPv6, as well as IPv4 and dual stacks to enable the mix of both protocols.
 
 
 
[[Category:3rd Party Routers|OpenWRTOpenWrt based routers]]
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