# Is the Route10 OS just OpenWRT under the hood?

**URL:** <https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644>\
**Category:** Routers\
**Tags:** router\
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644 "2024-11-12T03:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben](https://forum.alta.inc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://forum.alta.inc/u/Ben)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644/1 "2024-11-12T03:51:56Z")

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I’m curious if the Route10 OS is just OpenWRT under the hood?

I’m somewhat familiar with OpenWRT so I’m wondering if the shell configuration would be similar?

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**Author:** ![Ben](https://forum.alta.inc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://forum.alta.inc/u/Ben)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644/2 "2024-11-12T05:03:59Z")

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NVM. I was poking around the forums and it seems like it is. Which is nice.

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**Author:** ![WhyAydan](https://forum.alta.inc/user_avatar/forum.alta.inc/whyaydan/32/3429_2.png) [@WhyAydan](https://forum.alta.inc/u/WhyAydan)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644/3 "2024-11-12T11:48:43Z")

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The APs are as well 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.alta.inc/uploads/default/original/1X/087669c3d7c0a6495087b41d6f385a6771f2231c.png) [@system](https://forum.alta.inc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/is-the-route10-os-just-openwrt-under-the-hood/3644/4 "2026-01-12T16:21:06Z")

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