{
  "id": "ruckus/r500",
  "vendor": "Ruckus",
  "model": "R500",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "S9GR500"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/ruckus/ruckus_r500",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=ca7324134dd4fa49266c1917dc18aeb19d95077f",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.2&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=ruckus_r500",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "notes": "The Table of Hardware does not record the install method and there is no factory image: installing may need the bootloader, a serial console or opening the device. Read the guide first."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}