Unable to Access WebUI After Installing OpenWrt Snapshot on Linksys Velop MX5300

[faaz]

Hi Everyone,

I am a new user, and this is my first time trying OpenWrt, so please forgive me if I ask anything silly.

I am using a Linksys Velop MX5300 router. I recently installed the SNAPSHOT version of OpenWrt firmware using the following file:
openwrt-qualcommax-ipq807x-linksys_mx5300-squashfs-factory.

I upgraded the router from the stock WebUI to OpenWrt. After the upgrade:

• The router has connectivity, and devices behind it can access the internet.
• I can SSH into the router using the "root" username with no password.

However, I cannot access the WebUI of OpenWrt. I am not sure if I did something wrong during the installation process or if the WebUI is not included in the snapshot version I used.

Steps I've Tried:

1. Checked that I can SSH into the router (works fine).
2. Looked up if the WebUI (LuCI) is included in the snapshot version but couldn’t confirm.

My Questions:

1. Does the snapshot version I used come with the WebUI (LuCI) pre-installed?
2. If not, could you guide me on how to install the WebUI using SSH?
3. Are there any additional steps I need to follow to enable the WebUI?

Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate any guidance or suggestions you can offer.

Here is what I get when I ssh into the router:

BusyBox v1.37.0 (2025-01-23 19:27:54 UTC) built-in shell (ash)

  _______                     ________        __
 |       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
 |   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
 |_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
 -----------------------------------------------------
 OpenWrt SNAPSHOT, r28674-78f908407e
 -----------------------------------------------------
=== WARNING! =====================================
There is no root password defined on this device!
Use the "passwd" command to set up a new password
in order to prevent unauthorized SSH logins.
--------------------------------------------------

 OpenWrt recently switched to the "apk" package manager!

 OPKG Command           APK Equivalent      Description
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 opkg install <pkg>     apk add <pkg>       Install a package
 opkg remove <pkg>      apk del <pkg>       Remove a package
 opkg upgrade           apk upgrade         Upgrade all packages
 opkg files <pkg>       apk info -L <pkg>   List package contents
 opkg list-installed    apk info            List installed packages
 opkg update            apk update          Update package lists
 opkg search <pkg>      apk search <pkg>    Search for packages
 ------------------------------------------------------------------

For more https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/opkg-to-apk-cheatsheet

root@OpenWrt:~#

[frollic]

The solution stares back at you from the screen ?

[faaz]

Hi everyone,

I'm happy to share that I managed to get the LuCI web interface working on my OpenWrt SNAPSHOT installation!

Here’s what I did step-by-step:

1. Update Package Lists:

apk update

2. Install LuCI

apk add luci
apk add luci-theme-bootstrap

3. Upgrade Installed Packages:

apk upgrade

4. Verify Installation

apk info | grep luci

5. Check and Start the Web Server (uHTTPd)

/etc/init.d/uhttpd status
/etc/init.d/uhttpd start

6. Access the Web Interface

http://192.168.1.1

I have now access to LuCI web interface.

[frollic]

thanks, I've updated the Luci install page

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/luci/luci.essentials

[faaz]

Thanks but I wasn’t able to use opkg I had to use apk.

[frollic]

I know, and you missed the point, page now contains both .... ,)

[faaz]

Thanks I’m a complete newbie trying to use OpenWRT for the first time, appreciate your guidance and advice.