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Welcome to the McWRT Repository Wiki! McWrt is a branch of OpenWRT which focuses on issues related to the linksys WRT1900AC.
To provide an alternative OpenWRT firmware for supported routers.
For a complete history of OpenWrt on WRT1900AC, please refer to the forums at linksys and [OpenWRT] (https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=50173).
See: Status Page
- Download the current release image of [McWRT] (https://github.com/Chadster766/McWRT/releases). The image is called "openwrt-armadaxp--jffs2-128k.img". Older and pre-releases are also availalbe on the general [release page] (https://github.com/Chadster766/McWRT/releases).
- Login to WRT1900AC local UI
- Navigate to the Connectivity tab
- Select Manual firmware update
- Select image to load (e.g., openwrt-armadaxp--jffs2-128k.img)
- Select Update firmware
After the firmware is updated the unit will reboot.
- Default IP: 192.168.200.1
- Default SSIDs: MCWRT-WPA2-2.4 and MCWRT-WPA2-5.0
- Default wireless security: WPA2-PSK
- Default wireless password: mcwrt123
- Default username: root
- Default router password: no password\blank
Prior to V2.0 defaults:
- Default SSIDs: MAMBA_2G4 and MAMBA_5G2
- Default wireless password: belkin123
The unit will ask you to set a default password after you login to the UI.
#Returning to stock firmware
- Download stock firmware from http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/WRT1900AC . I recommend release [ 1.1.8.164461] (http://www.protechs-online.com/downloads/FW_WRT1900AC_1.1.8.164461_prod.img)
- Login to the WRT1900AC web UI
- Select the 'System' Tab, and then 'Backup / Flash Firmware' tab
- In the 'Flash new firmware image' section click the 'choose file' button and select your firmware 1.Click 'flash image'