No product is perfect. Here are the realities of the W1700K OpenWrt Exclusive:

When you flash a standard OpenWrt build on a generic router, you get Luci, opkg , and a prayer. The build includes:

If you secure a W1700K OpenWrt Exclusive, follow these pro-tips:

Trade-offs:

: Interupt the bootloader to enter failsafe mode and enable SSH to back up your original partitions.

The exclusivity clause contains a nightmare and a dream.

: Tri-band WiFi 7 (802.11be) with 12 streams and 4x4 MU-MIMO. The "Exclusive" OpenWrt Movement