{
  "id": "huawei/hg556a-c",
  "vendor": "Huawei",
  "model": "HG556a C",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Broadcom BCM6358"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/huawei/hg556a",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "serial",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/huawei/hg556a",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=bmips%2Fbcm6358&id=huawei_hg556a-c",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "tools": [
        "USB-serial adapter (3.3 V)",
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": true,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: CFE TFTP + serial recovery (flash from the bootloader over a serial console)."
    },
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/huawei/hg556a",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=bmips%2Fbcm6358&id=huawei_hg556a-c",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with a web browser",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: CFE web recovery (upload the image to the bootloader's recovery web page)."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}