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title: "Firmware Router"
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description: Alternative operating systems for securing your router or Wi-Fi access point.
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- [:material-bug-outline: Serangan Pasif](basics/common-threats.md#security-and-privacy ""){.pg-orange}

Below are a few alternative operating systems that can be used on routers, Wi-Fi access points, etc.

## OpenWrt

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![OpenWrt logo](assets/img/router/openwrt.svg#only-light){ align=right }
![OpenWrt logo](assets/img/router/openwrt-dark.svg#only-dark){ align=right }

**OpenWrt** is a Linux-based operating system; it's primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. It includes util-linux, uClibc, and BusyBox. All the components have been optimized for home routers.

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://openwrt.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-info-16:](https://openwrt.org/docs/start){ .card-link title=Documentation}
[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
[:octicons-heart-16:](https://openwrt.org/donate){ .card-link title=Contribute }

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You can consult OpenWrt's [table of hardware](https://openwrt.org/toh/start) to check if your device is supported.

## OPNsense

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![OPNsense Logo](assets/img/router/opnsense.svg){ align=right }

**OPNsense** adalah platform tembok api dan perutean berbasis FreeBSD yang bersumber terbuka, yang menggabungkan banyak fitur canggih seperti pembentukan lalu lintas internet, penyeimbangan beban, dan kemampuan VPN, dengan banyak fitur lain yang tersedia dalam bentuk plugin. OPNsense is commonly deployed as a perimeter firewall, router, wireless access point, DHCP server, DNS server, and VPN endpoint.

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://opnsense.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-info-16:](https://docs.opnsense.org/index.html){ .card-link title=Documentation}
[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/opnsense){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
[:octicons-heart-16:](https://opnsense.org/donate){ .card-link title=Contribute }

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OPNsense was originally developed as a fork of [pfSense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PfSense), and both projects are noted for being free and reliable firewall distributions which offer features often only found in expensive commercial firewalls. Launched in 2015, the developers of OPNsense [cited](https://docs.opnsense.org/history/thefork.html) a number of security and code-quality issues with pfSense which they felt necessitated a fork of the project, as well as concerns about Netgate's majority acquisition of pfSense and the future direction of the pfSense project.

## Kriteria

**Harap diperhatikan bahwa kami tidak berafiliasi dengan proyek-proyek yang kami rekomendasikan.** Selain [kriteria standar kami](about/criteria.md), kami telah mengembangkan serangkaian persyaratan yang jelas untuk memungkinkan kami memberikan rekomendasi yang objektif. Kami sarankan Anda membiasakan diri dengan daftar ini sebelum memilih untuk menggunakan sebuah proyek, dan melakukan penelitian sendiri untuk memastikan bahwa itu adalah pilihan yang tepat untuk Anda.

- Must be open source.
- Must receive regular updates.
- Must support a wide variety of hardware.
