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Explore 190 in-depth articles: Router Wi-Fi 7 teardowns, OpenWrt mastery, and enterprise OPNsense & MikroTik firewall optimizations.

64 Series Guides

33 Teardown & News

21 Firmware Hub

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posts Oct 31, 2025 • 1 min read

Introducing the AIoT.IO.VN Firmware Translator

A comprehensive tool for customizing, repackaging, and flashing router firmware. It automates the workflow from extraction and interface translation to signing and flashing the firmware onto a device.

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📚 Hands-on Series Guides

Comprehensive hands-on technical tutorials categorized by topic

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OpenWrt Complete Series

47 series guides

Comprehensive guides from LuCI setup, networking, to advanced SQM Bufferbloat, VLAN, mwan3, WireGuard, and ImageBuilder compilation.

Key articles: • VLAN on OpenWrt: swconfig, driver VLANs, and DSA • Reduce Bufferbloat on OpenWrt with SQM for a Home Network • Build a WireGuard server on OpenWrt with UCI and verify the tunnel

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OPNsense Enterprise Firewall

8 series guides

Professional open-source firewall: Policy routing, VLAN segmentation, Captive Portal, AdGuard Home, and secure DNS forwarding.

Key articles: • Create a Guest VLAN, Limit Bandwidth, and Configure Captive Portal on OPNsense • How to Configure PPPoE on OPNsense • How to Redirect All DNS Queries to OPNsense

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MikroTik RouterOS v7

5 series guides

RouterOS configuration: Policy routing rules, client routing, bufferbloat latency optimization, advanced firewall, and WireGuard VPN.

Key articles: • RouterOS v7: Route Clients Through Multiple WANs with Routing Rules • Tips for Optimizing Ping and Bufferbloat on MikroTik • How to Install AdGuard Home Directly on a MikroTik Router

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SmartHome & Automation

4 series guides

Self-hosted smart home with OpenHAB, ESPHome, PZEM power monitoring, and IoT automation widgets.

Key articles: • [OpenHAB] Energy Meter with PZEM004T and ESPHome on ESP32-C3 • [OpenHAB] Share a Remote-Control Widget for LG WebOS TV

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⚡ Hardware News & Teardowns

Detailed analysis of SoC processors, RAM, high-power FEMs, and circuit design

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Teardown • 1 min • Sep 14

Xiaomi BE3600 1.25A White Teardown: Internal Hardware & Cost-Down Analysis

Detailed teardown of the budget Wi-Fi 7 router Xiaomi BE3600 1.25A white version (RD15): Qualcomm IPQ5312 SoC, 2.5GbE PHY QCA8081, switch YT9215S, and a close look at the hardware cost-down changes.

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Teardown • 1 min • Sep 14

Xiaomi BE3600 Black Edition (RD16) Teardown: MediaTek Platform & Impressive 5GHz Range

Detailed teardown of the Xiaomi BE3600 Black Edition (RD16): A surprising switch to the MediaTek/Airoha AN7563 platform, MT7990AN + MT7976CN Wi-Fi 7 chipset, all-Gigabit ports, and superior 5GHz wall-penetration performance.

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Teardown • 6 min • Sep 8

Redmi AX5400 Gaming Edition Teardown – No 1G Bottleneck

A detailed teardown of the Redmi AX5400 Gaming Edition router, analyzing the IPQ5018 SoC and the switch chip that eliminates the 1Gbps bottleneck.

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Teardown • 3 min • Sep 2

GW-9000-6XH-X2 Teardown: A Slim 4×2.5G plus 2×SFP+ Switch

ACWiFi teardown findings on power, dimensions, layout, and the RTL8372N inside the GW-9000-6XH-X2.

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Technical guides, networking configurations, and useful tutorials

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Wi-Fi Router Fast Roaming Protocols 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r Compatibility Database

A comprehensive lookup database of wireless routers supporting 802.11k, 802.11v, and 802.11r fast roaming protocols, real-world roaming mechanics, and how to verify with WinFi.

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firmware • 2 min read