{
  "id": "d-link/dir-853-a1",
  "vendor": "D-Link",
  "model": "DIR-853 A1",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "MediaTek MT7621AT"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "KA2IR853A1"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/d-link/d-link_dir-853_a1",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "vendor-upload",
      "guide": "https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=e45195716612edfbf359c107521ebcdd1e409ca9",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=24.10.5&target=ramips%2Fmt7621&id=dlink_dir-853-a1",
      "difficulty": "easy",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with a web browser"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "brick_risk": "low",
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: GUI OEM (upload the factory image through the stock firmware's upgrade page). Table of Hardware note: Firmware not compatible with Rev R1"
    },
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "serial",
      "guide": "https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=e45195716612edfbf359c107521ebcdd1e409ca9",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=24.10.5&target=ramips%2Fmt7621&id=dlink_dir-853-a1",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "tools": [
        "USB-serial adapter (3.3 V)",
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": true,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery (flash from the bootloader over a serial console). Table of Hardware note: Firmware not compatible with Rev R1"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}