WAVLINK WL-WN536AX6

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abgn+ac+ax (AX6000)
AX6000 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Router
MIGHTY LX2
Homepage Product page
Downloads Download page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev WAVLINK WL-WN536AX6 rev A
FCC ID none specified
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986AV
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 Size 512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Switch MediaTek MT7531AE
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types USB 3.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port yes

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6

Other
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Physical
Buttons 1 x Power On/Off; 1 x Reset(6s); 1x Pair(2s); 1x Turbo
LEDs/Color 4 x LAN, 1x WAN, 1x WiFi, 1x Power, 1x Status (Blue)
Dimensions 23.5 x 15.6 x 4cm /9.3 x 6.1 x 1.6in (L x W x H)
Weight 462g/16.3oz
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975N
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975PN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
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

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

• 4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
• 1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX6000 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.5
Current supported version: 25.12.2
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7531AE
LAN Comment: MaxLinear GPY211C0VC 2.5Gbe Phy
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7975N, MediaTek MT7975PN
Installation method(s):
See forum, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
See git-commit
git • >> 
mediatek: add support for WAVLINK WL-WN536AX6 Rev a
Product name: Wavlink WL-WN536AX6 Rev a "Mighty LX2"
Product link: https://www.wavlink.com/en_us/product/WL-WN536AX6.html

Specifications:
SOC: MT7986AV
RAM: 512MB DDR4
Flash: 128MB SPI NAND
Ports: 4 LAN (1G) & 1 WAN (2.5G)
WIFI: MT7976PN + MT7975N
LEDs: 8 (STATUS, WIFI, WAN, LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, PWR)
USB: 1 (3.0)

MAC table, same as stock firmware:
LAN: 80:3F:5D:xx:xx:x1 partition "hw" at 0x44e (ASCII)
WAN: 80:3F:5D:xx:xx:x2 partition "hw" at 0x460 (ASCII)
2G: 80:3F:5D:xx:xx:x3
5G: 80:3F:5D:xx:xx:x4

* Installation with OEM WebUI:

Note: Make sure PC is connected on LAN1 port. The OEM firmware has an unknown root password and settings are kept after upgrading firmware. Therefore, a customized Openwrt firmware is needed to remove the root password on login, by adding `passwd -d root` to /etc/init.d/bootcount. The WebUI does a filename check so the customized firmware is named accordingly.

1. Download modified firmware file `WAVLINK_WN536AX6-A_M36AX6_V250320-WO-437baca-modified.bin` from https://github.com/ses1er/firmware-misc/tree/main/wavlink/wl-wn536ax6a
2. Log into WebUI on default IP: http://192.168.20.1
3. Browse to More (top menu) -> System -> Firmware Upgrade.
4. Under `Local Upgrade` section, check the device to be upgraded and upload downloaded modified firmware. Click `UPLOAD FILE`, then `APPLY`
5. Wait about 2 minutes (ignore progress bar), and browse to http://192.168.20.1. You should see LUCI login page. Username is root and no password.
6. Browse to `System -> Backup/Flash Firmware`, click on `Flash Image`, click `Browse` and locate `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6-a-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin` file.
7. Uncheck `Keep settings and retain the current configuration` and click `Continue`.
8. Router will now be set to IP 192.168.1.1 which is the Openwrt default.

* Installation with UART:

Note: Having UART connected while cold booting the device will result in a kernel panic when initializing wifi. I've found this workaround:
1. Power off the device and ensure UART is not connected to PC.
2. Power up the device, when lights come on, plug in UART.
3. Warm boots and soft restarts will not cause kernel panic for the duration of device being powered on. Repeat steps for subsequent cold boots.

1. Configure TFTP server with IP 192.168.1.66. Copy `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6a-initramfs.itb` to TFTP root.
2. Interrupt boot by pressing 0.
3. Run the following in Uboot console: `setenv serverip 192.168.1.66; setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1; tftpboot 0x46000000 openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6-a-initramfs.itb; bootm`
4. Transfer `openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6-a-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin` to device:
   (`scp -O openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6-a-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/`)
5. Run the following on device: `sysupgrade -n /tmp/openwrt-mediatek-filogic-wavlink_wl-wn536ax6-a-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin`
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