Cudy AP3000 v1
The Cudy AP3000 v1 is an Indoor Wifi6 Ceiling / Wall Access Point with 1x 2.5GB LAN Port. It has 2 antennas for the 2.4GHz band and 3 antennas for the 5GHz band. The Power Option includes 12V DC (1.5A), 802.3at (PoE+) as well as passive PoE. shop listings often call the device with an additional letter P, so “Cudy AP3000_P” is just an alias.
Supported Versions
Experimental Versions
None at this time.
Hardware Highlights
Installation
See OEM easy installation for a guide on how to install OpenWrt after unboxing the device
As of Jan 2026, a new variant of AP3000 device was shipped with a different PHY chip (Motorcomm YT8821 2.5GbE) as its only LAN port. This new variant is ONLY supported in version 24.10.6 ; 25.12.0-rc5 and Main Snapshot branch by incorporating commits to include the kmod-phy-motorcomm driver.
It would have been wiser for Cudy to release a v2 version of this device rather than changing the hardware without notifying buyers & users. See more in commit messages: 8d407de and 31f30f5
Flash Layout
root@OpenWrt:/# cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "bl2" mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "u-boot-env" mtd2: 00200000 00020000 "factory" mtd3: 00040000 00020000 "bdinfo" mtd4: 00200000 00020000 "fip" mtd5: 04000000 00020000 "ubi"
OEM easy installation
Attention: Don't brick your WiFi AP!
Since a new variant of AP3000 device has been released with Motocomm YT8821 2.5GbE PHY chip, the previous Cudy-signed OpenWrt Transition image for AP3000 -CANNOT- support the new variant according to this GitHub comment.
Please contact Cudy to obtain a newer version of Transition image with YT8821 support, as noted in this separate GitHub comment.
Note: Reset router to factory defaults if it has been previously configured.
- Download the appropriate Cudy-signed OpenWrt image from Cudy's Google Disk or ask the Cudy Support to send you the file
- Download the latest OpenWrt stable sysupgrade image
- Browse to
http://192.168.10.254/ - Choose a password. This won't be needed later
- Navigate to
http://192.168.10.254/cgi-bin/luci/admin/panel - Click on the Firmware button
- Upload the Cudy-signed OpenWrt image
- Click on the proceed button
- Wait for the device to reboot
- SSH to 192.168.1.1 or browse to
http://192.168.1.1 - Flash the latest OpenWrt stable sysupgrade image
OEM installation using the TFTP method
TFTP is only available since Stock Firmware Version 2.4.7. It is necessary to install the stock firmware in order for U-Boot to be updated.
Instructions:
- Give yourself the IP
192.168.1.88 - Configure your TFTP Server to serve the firmware file as
recovery.bin - Press and hold the reset button on the device
- Power on the device
- The device will be reachable under
192.168.1.112 - When the TFTP Upload starts you can release the reset button
U-Boot env info (on a firmware Version before 2.4.7):
MT7981> env print baudrate=115200 bootdelay=2 ethact=ethernet@15100000 ethaddr=fe:b8:08:27:1d:6d fdtcontroladdr=5ffc3a00 ipaddr=192.168.1.112 loadaddr=0x46000000 netmask=255.255.255.0 serverip=192.168.1.88 stderr=serial@11002000 stdin=serial@11002000 stdout=serial@11002000 Environment size: 257/131068 bytes
Upgrading OpenWrt
Debricking
Failsafe mode
The failsafe mode has the limitation of only working with IPv6. You need to find out the IPv6 link-local address of your specific device in order to reach it. IPv4 is not working, likely due to a bug, as there is no IPv4 address set on the lan interface when in failsafe mode
Basic configuration
→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
Specific Configuration
Network interfaces
The default network configuration is:
| Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
|---|---|---|
| br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
| eth0 | 2.5GBit Ethernet LAN Port | part of the br-lan |
| radio0 | 2.4GHz Radio | Disabled |
| radio1 | 5GHz Radio | Disabled |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
The device has no switch ports
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).
The Cudy AP3000 has the following buttons:
| BUTTON | Event |
|---|---|
| Reset | reset |
Hardware
Info
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Photos
Top view of the device:
Device Label:
Bottom of the device including the ports:
Top of PCB with heatsink:
Top of PCB without heatsink:
