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Device: Linksys EA8500 v1

Last Updated: 06/07/2025 08:13:40 UTC

Specifications

Device Type WiFi Router
CPU model Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064
CPU cores 2
CPU clock frequency (Mhz) 1400
Flash Storage (MB) 128NAND
Memory (MB) 512
1G Ethernet Ports 5
2.5G Ethernet Ports None
5G Ethernet Ports None
Modem None
VLAN Yes
WLAN Chipset Qualcomm Atheros QCA9980
WLAN 2.4GHZ b/g/n
WLAN 5GHZ a/n/ac
USB ports 1x 2.0, 1x 3.0
Bluetooth None
Bootloader U-Boot
Power Supply 12 VDC, 3.5 A
Switch Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337
Serial Yes
Serial Connection 115200 / 8N1
Button Count 3
LED Count 1
FCCID https://fcc.io/Q87/-EA8500
OEM Hompage https://www.linksys.com/us/p/p-ea8500/
OEM Firmware http://cache-www.belkin.com/support/dl/FW_EA8500_1.1.4.169978_prod.img
Wiki Devi https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/Linksys_EA8500

OpenWRT

Supported Version Current 23.05.0
Supported Version Since 17.01.0
Forum Topic https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=310426
Firmware URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ipq806x/generic/openwrt-23.05.0-ipq806x-generic-linksys_ea8500-squashfs-factory.bin
Firmware Upgrade URL https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ipq806x/generic/openwrt-23.05.0-ipq806x-generic-linksys_ea8500-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Install Method GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see devicepage, see forum
Package Architecture arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
Target ipq806x
Subtarget generic