Hi,
is there a chance to run OpenWrt on the v1.2 of the EAP615?
I have two v1 running with OpenWrt, but the way to install it, does not work on the v1.2 anymore.grml...
Thanks
MrB
Hi,
I compared images of v1.0 (https://fcc.io/2AXJ4EAP615WALL) with images of v1.2 (https://fcc.report/FCC-ID/2BCGWEAP615GPW). Maybe others can spot more (the internals look quite different, even if the outside is similar), but it seems while v1.0 uses a MT7621DAT (MIPS), v1.2 uses an EN7529CT (ARM): even the main processor architecture is different.
This does not necessarily mean that it would be hard to support OpenWRT on it (I have no idea), but it is unlikely that "a small change from v1.0" will do it.
Hey,
the second link is not the v1.2 version of the eap615. It is the GPON version with fibre.
Hi,
I see, thanks for the clarification. I was fooled, because the also linked manual mentions "EAP615-Wall / EAP615GP-Wall" and "REV1.2.0".
I could only find a few places that actually mentioned the version in the FCC documents. However, there is a change request letter to modify the original 2AXJ4EAP615WALL from 2021, dated 2025-10-16, and this says "we attest that there is no hardware change". I am not sure which version this is for, though.
Without more information from the manufacturer or the FCC: you say "the way to install it, does not work on the v1.2 anymore". Can you be more specific?
You also may find people with more experience in that specific router here: EAP615-Wall, do you know what chipset it is?
Hey,
i tried the OEM Easy Installation from https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/eap615-wall - to "save" the warrenty, I did not open it for the serial solution.
All the best.
MrB
Hi,
in order for someone to be able to maybe help, please be more specific: which specific steps did you do (describe all, from the beginning), where did you get different results than expected, what did you expect and what did you get instead?
tried the OEM Easy Installation from https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/eap615-wall - to "save" the warrenty, I did not open it for the serial solution.
I assume this did not work for you? It did not for me.
I have confirmed that the FCC ID for hardware v1.2 (non GP) is the same as v1, so that's good. There is just one firmware available from TP-Link, however, 1.5.10, which is what mine shipped with. I can also confirm that cliclientd is not an available command, even in elevated mode.
Exactly - this is the problem. ;(
Can you tell us more what you mean with "not available"? Is the file not there (/usr/bin/cliclientd) or do you not have permissions to execute it or is the subcommand "stopcs" not available?
I am asking because there is this on https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/eap225:
Warning - July 2026: newer EAP225-Outdoor v3 APs are v3.20 hardware revision shipped with a 5.2.4 firmware which has a limited CLI. cliclientd stopcs is not recognized anymore. At the moment, it's impossible to install OpenWRT at all, neither downgrade to 5.1.11 TP-Link firmware.
It might still be possible to do this, just not using exactly those steps. But that is essentially finding a (maybe just slightly) different route into the system. Some older versions of that binary are available here: https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/gpl-code/ and you could follow parts of https://www.reddit.com/r/TPLink_Omada/comments/1i2kzxo/real_root_access_to_eap670/ to get write access in /tmp, then copy the older binary (and possibly some dependencies) over and try with that. With any luck, it's just the new cli binary that has fewer options and an older version would work just fine. But exactly what to do is a little hard to go through in the forum.
I don't believe the cliclientd file is there, although it is difficult to tell as ssh is restricted. Here are all the commands available (with "privileged" commands enabled):
Commands available:
help Show available commands
quit Exit to user mode
exit Exit from current mode
history Show a list of previously run commands
enable Turn on privileged commands
disable Turn off privileged commands
show configuration dns Display DNS configuration information
show configuration roaming Display roaming configuration
show configuration roaming default Display roaming default configuration
show configuration roaming current Display roaming current configuration
show status device Display the current status of the device
show status cloud-connect Display the current status of the cloud connection
show status cloud Display the current status of the cloud
show status ntp Display the current status of the NTP service
show statistics tcp Display TCP protocol statistics
show statistics udp Display UDP protocol statistics
show statistics unix Display UNIX domain socket statistics
show statistics netlink Display Netlink socket statistics
show network status Display the current status of the network interfaces
show network connections Display detailed information about current network connections
show wifi detail Display the current status of Wi-Fi interfaces
show wifi status Display the current status of Wi-Fi interfaces
show device-id Display the device ID
show version Display the current version of the system firmware
show coredump Display information about system crash dump files
show controller-ip Display the IP address of the controller
show date Display the current system date and time
show ntp success Display records of successful NTP synchronizations
show time-zone Display the current system time zone settings
show syslog Display system log
show nat-rules Display detailed NAT rule information
show routing table Display the current routing table
show interrupts Display system interrupt information
show softirqs Display system soft interrupt information
show memory usage Display current memory usage statistics
show memory summary Display a detailed summary of memory information
show memory zone Display memory zone information
show memory vmstat Display virtual memory statistics
show memory fragmentation Display memory fragmentation information
show memory map Display memory mapping information
show uptime Display system uptime
show traffic Display network traffic statistics
show arp table Display the current ARP table
show process resource Display resource usage of system processes
show process list Display the current list of system processes
show process statistics Display statistics of system processes
show process status Display process information
show mounted-data Display information about currently mounted data storage
show modules Display information about currently loaded kernel modules
show port-usage Display port usage information
show logfile error Display error log information
show logfile record Display record log information
show inform Display inform log information
show temperature Display temperature information
show gpio Display gpio information
show flashkey Display the trust key used to encrypt the config in flash
show pri-asset-log Display the private asset log in flash
show station info Display station information
set inform Set inform log information
tftp export tftp a file from /tmp directory
reboot reboot the system
reset reset the system
ping Ping a remote host.
dnslookup DNS lookup a domain name.
packet-capture Start packet capture.
I'm don't think your much-appreciated suggestions will work. There is no GPL code for the EAP615-Wall, just the EAP615GP-Wall. Also, most commands are completely restricted from an ssh session (ps, mkdir, cd, etc).
Hi,
the linked "gpl"-files are, afaik, not for the gl-version, e.g. https://static.tp-link.com/upload/gpl-code/2025/202509/20250926/EAP615-Wallv1.20.tar.gz.
However, if the cli is as restricted as it seems, you need to find a new way into the system. It is unlikely that there is no way at all, it is a question of looking for the easiest one. Speaking of that: does downgrading the firmware work maybe? I know - it's unlikely, but also something easy to check.
I also have two EAP615-WALL v1 successfully running with OpenWRT.
I needed now a third one.
So this is just for verification for others.
The new device is a HW v1.2 Device with a v1.5.10 Firmware, Build 20250903 Rel. 49784(4555)
For Documentation:
I could enable SSH and connect to it, but without any available commands.
So the firmware signature and certificate verification checks cannot be disabled anymore. Kind of a Tivoization 
if there is any GPL Code involved. I hope everyone now prefers GPLv3+ over GPLv2-only.
I'll return the TP-Link device and move to GL-iNet and CUDY devices alternatives instead, as these companies are more OpenWRT friendly.
CUDY AP3000-WALL looks from the specs like the improved Look-al-like Drop-In Replacement. CUDY AP3000-CEILING comes with a 2.5Gbe Nic.
The Web UI refuses to downgrade to older v1 firmware versions.