Linksys MX4300 (LN1301)

abgn+ac+ax (AX4200)
WiFi Router - Tri-Band WiFi
Wikipedia	Linksys routers
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Linksys MX4300
Model Part Number	LN1301
FCC ID	2AYRA-08315
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm IPQ8174
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed	1.4 GHz ( 4 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Fidelix FMND4G08S3J
Flash1 Size	1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 Size	2 GiB 2,048 MiB <br />2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip	ESMT M15T2G16128A x 2
ETH chip1	Qualcomm IPQ8174
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
Ethernet Port Count	4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-boot
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 3 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Flags: BLE, Wi-Fi 6
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	14 April 2022
(Est.) release date	30 April 2024
ASIN	B0D742T4LW
Physical
Dimensions	4.5 x 4.5 x 9.57 inches
Weight	2.15 pounds
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm QCN5024
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax	up to 574 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Qualcomm QCN5054
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax	up to 1201 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio 3
Chip1	Qualcomm QCN5054
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
AX-QAM	up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
FCC ID Linksys HomeWRK 2AYRA-08315

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm.
For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented Linksys devices with specifications, see Linksys.

• 2402 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan.)

• 1201 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan.)

• 574 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan.) = AX4200 class

Links of Interest

https://imgur.com/a/linksys-ln1301-mx4300-router-disassembly-YJM1qfw

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum

Target: qualcommax
Subtarget: ipq807x
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.1
Current supported version: 25.12.5

Unsupported Functions:
WiFi-6 160Mhz Channel
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm QCN5024, 2x Qualcomm QCN5054
WLAN Comment: 2.4GHz: 2x2:2 MIMO, 5GHz: 2x2:2 MIMO (low bands) + 5Ghz:4x4:4 MIMO (high bands)
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Comment:
HomeWRK and MX4300 share the same hardware but have different u-boot layout, hence use different OpenWrt firmware images. See more: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/16070#issuecomment-2568366740

git • >>

qualcommax: ipq807x: add support for Linksys MX4300 (LN1301) Hardware specification: ======== SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8174 Flash: 1GB (Micron MT29F8G08ABBCAH4 or AMD/Spansion S34MS08G2) RAM: 2GB (2x Kingston B5116ECMDXGJD or ESMT M15T2G16128A DDR3L) Ethernet: 4x 10/100/1000Mbps (Qualcomm QCA8075) WiFi1: 5GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 36-64 (low band) WiFi2: 2.4GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5024 + Skyworks SKY85340-11) WiFi3: 5GHz ax 4x4 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 100-177 (high band) LED: 1x RGB status (NXP PCA9633) USB: 1x USB 3.0 Button: WPS, Reset Flash instructions: ======== 1. Manually upgrade firmware using openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin image. More details can be found here: https://support.linksys.com/kb/article/6564-en/ After first boot check actual partition: - fw_printenv -n boot_part and install firmware on second partition using command in case of 2: - mtd -r -e kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin kernel and in case of 1: - mtd -r -e alt_kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin alt_kernel 2. Installation using serial connection from OEM firmware (default login: root, password: admin): - fw_printenv -n boot_part In case of 2: - flash_erase /dev/mtd21 0 0 - nandwrite -p /dev/mtd21 openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin or in case of 1: - flash_erase /dev/mtd23 0 0 - nandwrite -p /dev/mtd23 openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin After first boot install firmware on second partition: - mtd -r -e kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin kernel or: - mtd -r -e alt_kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin alt_kernel 3. Installation from initramfs image using USB drive: Put the initramfs image on the USB drive: - dd bs=1M if=openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-initramfs-uImage.itb of=/dev/sdX Stop u-boot and run: - usb start && usbboot $loadaddr 0 && bootm $loadaddr Write firmware to the flash from initramfs: - mtd -e kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin kernel and: - mtd -r -e alt_kernel -n write openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-squashfs-factory.bin alt_kernel 4. Back to the OEM firmware: - mtd -e kernel -n write FW_MX4300_1.0.4.215382_prod.img kernel and: - mtd -r -e alt_kernel -n write FW_MX4300_1.0.4.215382_prod.img alt_kernel 5. USB recovery: Put the initramfs image on the USB: - dd bs=1M if=openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx4300-initramfs-uImage.itb of=/dev/sdX Set u-boot env: - fw_setenv bootusb 'usb start && usbboot $loadaddr 0 && bootm $loadaddr' - fw_setenv bootcmd 'run bootusb; if test $auto_recovery = no; then bootipq; elif test $boot_part = 1; then run bootpart1; else run bootpart2; fi'