Business Closure

Evenroute closed the business in October 2023.

All IQrouters active on the service at that time were updated to remove all dependencies on the Evenroute services. All custom traffic management tuning for your unit remains in effect. As long as your Internet service stays the same, the unit will continue to provide quality Internet.
The IQrouter firmware was built on OpenWRT, and that’s what remains operational on your unit now.

Information on OpenWRT is found at OpenWRT.org

Since removing all IQrouter functions included controls for the traffic management / QoS, this article explains how to install the OpenWRT version.

Upgrading to newer OpenWRT builds

Note: This is for technically savvy users only.
ONLY upgrade if you need to; otherwise, IQrouter firmware v4.x is current enough (Q1 2023)

If you wish to upgrade to official OpenWRT builds the overview page on your IQrouter informs you of the current OpenWRT version and the device target and model to look for.

Note that the IQrouter builds included many packages that are not present by default in the standard OpenWRT builds. So please use the System->Software page to get a listing of all installed packages before you upgrade. Then, you can use that same page to re-add them post-upgrade.
Also, do not randomly apply updates to packages unless you know exactly what you are doing. This is a great way to break the build and wind up with a brick.

Before upgrading, please back up your existing configuration by going to System->Backup/Flash Firmware and clicking the Generate archive button. More info.

For IQrouter v3, you will look for builds in the stable releases for a file that contains the OEM model used by the IQrouter v3, which is a ZBT-we3526. Note that in OpenWRT 23.05, the device mapping for wifi is broken, and you should use the image for a WE1326 if you want stable WiFi.

So, if you are looking to upgrade to a 22.03.5 build, it can be found in this path: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-zbtlink_zbt-we3526-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

If you want to use a 23.05.x, then the path would be similar, but 22.03.5 would be replaced with 23.05.x
and as noted above, the build for the WE1326 delivers correct WiFi behaviors. The builds for WE3526 might get fixed at some future point.

For the IQrouter Pro, which is an x86 box, the path for a newer build is like this for 22.03.5: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/x86/64/openwrt-22.03.5-x86-64-generic-ext4-combined.img.gz

For even newer editions, change the OpenWRT version in the URL at both locations.

For the IQrouter v2 editions, note that there were multiple variants of the underlying Archer C7 used over the years, the fleet has v2, v4 and v5 models. So please make a note of the exact sub-model by looking at the sticker on the bottom of the unit.

So, if you have a C7v2, then this is the firmware that will upgrade it:

https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-c7-v2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

If you have C7v4, then this one is the one to use:

https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.5/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-22.03.5-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-c7-v4-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Adjust the OpenWRT version in that URL (both spots) if you want to use a newer build.

Note: upgrades from OpenWRT 18 or 19 to 22 or newer will require using a forced upgrade and losing all existing settings, as there was a significant change in the settings structure.