TP-Link RE6000XD

Probably the cheapest WIFI6 + 2,5G Access Points available.

See paragraphs Hardware or Tags for more details.

remove the 2 screws at the bottom and the one at the backside. un-clip the case starting at the bottom of the device. Pry the outer case to the side(outwards).

Serial console (UART), unpopulated

Orientation: you can read the word “Top” on the bottom left corner on the Mainboard

                            
  +-------+-------+-------+-------+
  |  TX   |  RX   |  GND  | +3.3V |
  +---+---+-------+-------+-------+
                             |
                             +--- Don't connect
  

• 1. Place OpenWrt initramfs image on tftp server with IP 192.168.1.2
• 2. Attach UART, switch on the router and interrupt the boot process by

pressing 'Ctrl-C'

• 3. Load and run OpenWrt initramfs image:

 
MT7986> tftpboot openwrt-24.10.5-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-initramfs-kernel.bin
Using ethernet@15100000 device
TFTP from server 192.168.1.2; our IP address is 192.168.1.1
Filename 'openwrt-24.10.5-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-initramfs-kernel.bin'.
Load address: 0x46000000
Loading: #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         #################################################################
         ######
         11.9 MiB/s
done
Bytes transferred = 8674604 (845d2c hex)
MT7986> bootm
## Loading kernel from FIT Image at 46000000 ...
   Using 'config-1' configuration
   Trying 'kernel-1' kernel subimage
     Description:  ARM64 OpenWrt Linux-6.6.119

• 4. Run 'sysupgrade -n' with the sysupgrade OpenWrt image

scp -O ./Downloads/openwrt-24.10.5-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/
openwrt-24.10.5-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin                                  100% 9180KB  38.7MB/s   00:00  

back on the UART:

cd /tmp/
sysupgrade -n ./openwrt-24.10.5-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Your device will reboot and you are now done! 🎉