{
  "id": "open-mesh/a42",
  "vendor": "Open-Mesh",
  "model": "A42",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4018"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "WT8OMA42"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/open-mesh/open-mesh_a42",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=86e18f6706e1f2c881fb6a2b9facf108573416e6",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.5&target=ipq40xx%2Fgeneric&id=openmesh_a42",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "notes": "The Table of Hardware does not record the install method. A factory image exists (it is made to replace the stock firmware, usually through its upgrade page or recovery mode): read the guide first."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}