Cudy AP3000 v1
The Cudy AP3000 v1 is an Indoor Wifi6 Ceiling / Wall Access Point with 1x 2.5GB LAN Port. It has 2 antennas for the 2.4GHz band and 3 antennas for the 5GHz band. The Power Option includes 12V DC (1.5A), 802.3at (PoE+) as well as passive PoE. shop listings often call the device with an additional letter P, so “Cudy AP3000_P” is just an alias.
Supported Versions
Experimental Versions
None at this time.
Hardware Highlights
Installation
See OEM easy installation for a guide on how to install OpenWrt after unboxing the device
As of Jan 2026, a new variant of AP3000 device was shipped with a different PHY chip (Motorcomm YT8821 2.5GbE) as its only LAN port. This new variant is ONLY supported in version 24.10.6 ; 25.12.0-rc5 and Main Snapshot branch by incorporating commits to include the kmod-phy-motorcomm driver.
It would have been wiser for Cudy to release a v2 version of this device rather than changing the hardware without notifying buyers & users. See more in commit messages: 8d407de and 31f30f5
Flash Layout
root@OpenWrt:/# cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2" mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env" mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory" mtd3: 00040000 00020000 "bdinfo" mtd4: 00200000 00020000 "fip" mtd5: 04000000 00020000 "ubi"
OEM easy installation
Attention: Don't brick your WiFi AP!
Since a new variant of AP3000 device has been released with Motocomm YT8821 2.5GbE PHY chip, the previous Cudy-signed OpenWrt Transition image for AP3000 -CANNOT- support the new variant according to this GitHub comment.
Please contact Cudy to obtain a newer version (20260224) of Transition image with YT8821 support, as noted in this separate GitHub comment.
Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.
- Download the appropriate Cudy-signed OpenWrt image from Cudy's Google Disk or ask the Cudy Support to send you the file
- Download the latest OpenWrt stable sysupgrade image
- Browse to
http://192.168.10.254/ - Choose a password. This won't be needed later
- Navigate to
http://192.168.10.254/cgi-bin/luci/admin/panel - Click on the Firmware button
- Upload the Cudy-signed OpenWrt image
- Click on the proceed button
- Wait for the device to reboot
- SSH to 192.168.1.1 or browse to
http://192.168.1.1 - Flash the latest OpenWrt stable sysupgrade image
OEM installation using the TFTP method
TFTP is only available since Stock Firmware Version 2.4.7 (28-Jan-2026). It is necessary to install the stock firmware in order for U-Boot to be updated.
Instructions:
- Give yourself the IP
192.168.1.88 - Configure your TFTP Server to serve the firmware file as
recovery.bin - Press and hold the reset button on the device
- Power on the device
- The device will be reachable under
192.168.1.112 - When the TFTP Upload starts you can release the reset button
U-Boot env info (on a firmware Version before 2.4.7):
MT7981> env print baudrate=115200 bootdelay=2 ethact=ethernet@15100000 ethaddr=fe:b8:08:27:1d:6d fdtcontroladdr=5ffc3a00 ipaddr=192.168.1.112 loadaddr=0x46000000 netmask=255.255.255.0 serverip=192.168.1.88 stderr=serial@11002000 stdin=serial@11002000 stdout=serial@11002000 Environment size: 257/131068 bytes
Upgrading OpenWrt
Debricking
Failsafe mode
The failsafe mode has the limitation of only working with IPv6. You need to find out the IPv6 link-local address of your specific device in order to reach it. IPv4 is not working, likely due to a bug, as there is no IPv4 address set on the lan interface when in failsafe mode
Basic configuration
→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
Specific Configuration
Network interfaces
The default network configuration is:
| Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
|---|---|---|
| br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
| eth0 | 2.5GBit Ethernet LAN Port | part of the br-lan |
| radio0 | 2.4GHz Radio | Disabled |
| radio1 | 5GHz Radio | Disabled |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
The device has no switch ports
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).
The Cudy AP3000 has the following buttons:
| BUTTON | Event |
|---|---|
| Reset | reset |
Hardware
Info
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Photos
Top view of the device:
Device Label:
Bottom of the device including the ports:
Top of PCB with heatsink:
Top of PCB without heatsink:
