ahead and replace that

Frustrated by the applications limits in your router? Go ahead and replace that 

applications with the Linux-powered DD-WRT firmware.

Whatever you want your own router to do, chances are that DDWRT can do it. Installing 

DDWRT can be complicated, but the most common approach comprises using the 

“upgrade firmware built into your router’s default firmware.

Having said that, there’s is no universal method to install DDWRT. Distinct routers need 

distinct versions of the firmware, and special measures are required by many. We ca start 

to summarize all of these in one post. We ’re going to summarize how setup functions in 

the simplest cases, while also describing where to locate the advice that is right should 

you meet scenarios that are more complex.

Ensure your router is compatible with DDWRT

The first thing you should do is ensure your router is not incompatible. Head to the 

DDWRT database, then enter the exact version number of your router.

Can install DDWRT.

A work in progress, meaning you ca’t install DDWRT now but folks are working on getting 

it work. A yellowish “wip.” signifies this

This is signified by a crimson “no.”

Hopeless to install, due to hardware restrictions, meaning you ca’t install DDWRT. A gray 

“ signifies this not potential.”

Chances are that your router is’t supported if it’s’t recorded here, but you could also try 

searching the DDWRT wiki, or just Googling your router version number followed by “DD 

WRT.” Note that “ ” that is close enough does’t work — you need the precise version 

number. Frequently, another letter or number in a version name can signify and completely distinct router.