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title: "Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router OpenWRT with Rockchip RK3568B2 Soc 0.8T NPU 4GB LPDDR4X RAM 32GB eMMC Onboard Dual PCIe 2.5Gbps Ethernet Ports M.2 BT WiFi Module Slot Support Debian Ubuntu"
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# 2.5Gbps dual PCIe Ethernet Open source & programmable 0.8T NPU AI acceleration Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router OpenWRT with Rockchip RK3568B2 Soc 0.8T NPU 4GB LPDDR4X RAM 32GB eMMC Onboard Dual PCIe 2.5Gbps Ethernet Ports M.2 BT WiFi Module Slot Support Debian Ubuntu

**Brand:** waypondev
**Price:** € 395.17
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## Summary

> 🚀 NanoPi R5C: The Mini Router That Means Business

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router OpenWRT with Rockchip RK3568B2 Soc 0.8T NPU 4GB LPDDR4X RAM 32GB eMMC Onboard Dual PCIe 2.5Gbps Ethernet Ports M.2 BT WiFi Module Slot Support Debian Ubuntu by waypondev
- **How much does it cost?** € 395.17 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Open Source Freedom 🔧:** Fully programmable with FriendlyWrt, Debian, Ubuntu, and Android support — customize your router to fit your unique tech ecosystem.
- • **AI-Powered Performance 🧠:** Harness the 0.8T NPU for advanced AI tasks and smart IoT applications, elevating your network intelligence effortlessly.
- • **Compact Powerhouse Design 📏:** Sleek mini form factor with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB eMMC storage, fitting perfectly into any workspace or travel setup.
- • **Versatile Connectivity Hub 🔌:** Includes dual USB 3.2 ports, HDMI output, M.2 slots for WiFi/Bluetooth expansion, and microSD support — future-proof your network.
- • **Blazing Dual 2.5Gbps Ethernet ⚡:** Experience ultra-fast wired networking with dual PCIe 2.5Gbps ports, perfect for seamless streaming and heavy data transfers.

## Overview

The NanoPi R5C is a compact, high-performance mini WiFi router powered by a Rockchip RK3568B2 quad-core CPU, 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 64GB eMMC storage. It features dual 2.5Gbps PCIe Ethernet ports, an AI-capable 0.8T NPU, and supports multiple OS options including OpenWrt, Debian, and Android. Designed for professionals and tech enthusiasts, it offers extensive connectivity with USB 3.2, HDMI, and M.2 expansion slots, making it ideal for advanced networking, IoT development, and portable smart home gateways.

## Description

NanoPi R5C ("R5C" for short) is a dual 2.5G development board, it uses Rockchip RK3568B2 as the main control processor, is equipped with 4GB LPDDR4x memory, and 64GB eMMC flash memory, and supports TF card to start and run FriendlyWrt and other systems . It has 1 HDMI output interface, can run Android, Buildroot, Debian, Ubuntu desktop and other systems, and can also be used as a command line mode that geeks like.-Specification-SoC: Rockchip RK3568B2CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU, up to 2.0GHzGPU: Mali-G52 1-Core-2EE，supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and 1.1, OpenCL 2.0 Full ProfileVPU: 4KP60 H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoder, 1080P60 H.264/H.265 video encoderNPU: Support 0.8TRAM: 4GB LPDDR4XFlash: 64GB eMMCEthernet: two PCIe 2.5Gbps EthernetUSB: two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A portsHDMI:support HDMI1.4 and HDMI2.0 operationsupport up to 10 bits Deep Color modessupport up to 1080p@120Hz and 4096x2304 60Hzsupport 3-D video formatsM.2 Key E: PCIe2.1 x1, USB 2.0 x1, supports M.2 WiFi and Bluetooth Module.microSD: support UHS-IDebug: one Debug UART, 3 Pin 2.54mm header, 3.3V level, 1500000bpsLEDs: 4 x GPIO Controlled LED (SYS, WAN, LAN, WL)Others:2 Pin 1.27/1.25mm RTC battery input connector for low power RTC IC HYM8563TSMASK button for eMMC updateOne User buttonPower supply: USB-C 5V inputPCB: 8 Layer, 58x58x1.6mmAmbient Operating Temperature: 0℃ to 70℃-OS Support-Android, FriendlyWrt 22.03(64-bit)Debian Buster Desktop (64-bit)FriendlyCore Focal Lite(Base on Ubuntu 20.04)BuildrootKernel version: Linux-5.10-LTS/U-boot-2017.09.-Package Content-1 x Nanopi R5C 4GB RAM 32GB eMMC Mini Router--with CNC Metal Case-Technical Support-Wiki: “wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_R5C”Please click "WayPonDEV" and ask a question.

Review: I was running OpenWRT on a Raspberry Pi 4 for a very long time but it kept crashing on me. I later found out that it was the USB Ethernet adapter but I decided I'd rather have a piece of hardware with 2 ethernet ports baked in. This unit fit the bill. The fact it can do 2.5 Gbps was just icing on the cake. First thing I did was remove FriendlyWRT and install OpenWRT. I made the mistake of trying to restore my config from my Raspberry Pi install and that bricked it. So I was able to flash OpenWRT on a microSD card and boot from that. I wound up making another ext4 filesystem on the card and putting the .img file in there and then running the 'dd' command to get it on the internal 32gb storage. After that, I expanded the ext4 filesystem on the internal storage and then very carefully started copying over everything in /etc/config manually making sure not to copy anything with mentioning eth0 and eth1. Eventually I got it setup just like I had it on my Raspberry Pi and my speedtests look pretty good. I don't know much about FriendlyWRT but I wanted OpenWRT straight from the source. Can't be too careful these days. Ease of Setup: 4/5 Customization: 5/5 Wireless Connectivity: You can add a card and antennas, but I didn't need that. Looks: Pretty good. Would have preferred at least 1 USB port on the rear Power: I'm using the power cord for my Raspberry Pi 4. Everything is peachy so far Thermals: Only a little warm. I'm talking comfortable enough to hold in your hand. Fanless, but the shell acts as a heat sink. Recovery: It does include a button to force it to not boot from the internal storage. This came in handy. Overall, 4.8 / 5 stars. Only thing I'd change is for it to come with OpenWRT and not FriendlyWRT out of the box but I would have still flashed it myself straight from the source just to be safe.
Review: I bought a $10 laptop cooling pad for this and my unmanaged switch, which has taken care of what felt like high temps (but were within normal). seems pretty good. runs a couple moderate docker apps like adguardhome and swag with no trouble, along with way more OpenWRT luci apps than I really need. currently at a couple months of solid OpenWRT use. be aware that OpenWRT is much more complicated than most router firmwares, but there's plenty of good documentation out there. manufacturer documentation is adequate, but not entirely complete. I have not tested the Debian or Android firmware images, but I bet it would make for a great streaming box. probably not powerful enough for proxmox / heavy docker apps / or multi-client Plex transcoding? I already have a Plex server on a NAS. Seems to have plenty of RAM for being a router. great price point, although RasPi5 probably beats it now if you don't need 2.5gbe.

## Features

- [WIRELESS MOBILE MINI TRAVEL ROUTER] Nanopi R5C Mini Wifi Router Adopt Rockchip RK3568B2 Soc, with 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and 64GB eMMC; CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU, up to 2.0GHz; GPU: Mali-G52 1-Core-2EE, supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and 1.1, OpenCL 2.0 Full Profile; NPU: Support 0.8T.
- [OPEN SOURCE and Programmable] It can support FriendlyWrt, a custom system based on the OpenWrt distribution. It is open source and ideal for developing IoT applications, NAS applications, smart home gateways, and more. It can also be used as a command line mode for geeks
- [Dual PCIe 2.5G GBPS ETHERNET PORTS] The NanoPi R5C Mini Router has dual PCIe 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports; M.2 WiFi(RTL8822CE) support 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac protocol,TX rate is 276Mbps,RX rate is 156Mbps.
- [LARGER EXTENSIBILITY & Interface] NanoPi R5C Router supports M.2 WiFi and Bluetooth Module, with M.2 Key E: PCIe2.1 x1, USB 2.0 x1 Ports；microSD: support UHS-I; USB: two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports; Debug: one Debug UART, 3 Pin 2.54mm header, 3.3V level ;1 x HDMI output interface; LEDs: 4 x GPIO Controlled LED (SYS, WAN, LAN, WL)
- [OS/Software] NanoPi R5C Portable Router Running Android, FriendlyWrt 22.03(64-bit), Debian Buster Desktop (64-bit), FriendlyCore Focal Lite(Base on Ubuntu 20.04), Buildroot; Kernel version: Linux-5.10-LTS/U-boot-2017.09.
- [4K Video Decoders and Encoders] NanoPi R5C mini portable travel Router support 4KP60 H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoder, 1080P60 H.264/H.265 video encoder.
- [USER MANUAL] WiKi:"wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_R5C". Pls feel free to email us to get the Datasheet or any questions of this module after you purchased it. How to email us? Click ''forum.youyeetoo.com/'' and ask a question.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0BNNNGTND |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,034,284 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #593 in Routers (Computers & Accessories) |
| Brand | WayPonDEV |
| Compatible Devices | Personal Computer |
| Connector Type | Ethernet, USB,HDMI, Wi-Fi |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (24) |
| Data Transfer Rate | 2.5 Gigabits Per Second |
| Date First Available | 29 December 2022 |
| GSM frequencies | 2 GHz |
| Generic Name | mini router |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3 Centimeters |
| Item Weight | 181 g |
| Item model number | Nanopi R5C 4+64GB WiFi Router |
| Manufacturer | WayPonDEV |
| Model | Nanopi R5C 4+64GB WiFi Router |
| Model Name | Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router |
| Mounting Hardware | 1 x Nanopi R5C 4GB RAM 32GB eMMC Mini Router--with CNC Metal Case |
| Number of Ports | 2 |
| Number of items | 100 |
| Operating System | Android, FriendlyWrt 22.03 (64-Bit), Buildroot, Debian Buster-Desktop (64-Bit), FriendlyCore Focal Lite (Basis auf Ubuntu 20.04) |
| Product Dimensions | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3 cm; 181 g |
| Radio bands supported | Dual Band |
| Ram Memory Installed Size | 4 GB |
| Special Features | wps |
| Total USB ports | 2 |
| Voltage | 5 Volts |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** WayPonDEV
- **Frequency Band Class:** Dual-Band
- **Model Name:** Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router
- **Special Feature:** wps
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** 802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

## Images

![Nanopi R5C Wireless Mini WiFi Router OpenWRT with Rockchip RK3568B2 Soc 0.8T NPU 4GB LPDDR4X RAM 32GB eMMC Onboard Dual PCIe 2.5Gbps Ethernet Ports M.2 BT WiFi Module Slot Support Debian Ubuntu - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41wlAorA1FL.jpg)
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***. on 2 August 2025*

I was running OpenWRT on a Raspberry Pi 4 for a very long time but it kept crashing on me. I later found out that it was the USB Ethernet adapter but I decided I'd rather have a piece of hardware with 2 ethernet ports baked in. This unit fit the bill. The fact it can do 2.5 Gbps was just icing on the cake. First thing I did was remove FriendlyWRT and install OpenWRT. I made the mistake of trying to restore my config from my Raspberry Pi install and that bricked it. So I was able to flash OpenWRT on a microSD card and boot from that. I wound up making another ext4 filesystem on the card and putting the .img file in there and then running the 'dd' command to get it on the internal 32gb storage. After that, I expanded the ext4 filesystem on the internal storage and then very carefully started copying over everything in /etc/config manually making sure not to copy anything with mentioning eth0 and eth1. Eventually I got it setup just like I had it on my Raspberry Pi and my speedtests look pretty good. I don't know much about FriendlyWRT but I wanted OpenWRT straight from the source. Can't be too careful these days. Ease of Setup: 4/5 Customization: 5/5 Wireless Connectivity: You can add a card and antennas, but I didn't need that. Looks: Pretty good. Would have preferred at least 1 USB port on the rear Power: I'm using the power cord for my Raspberry Pi 4. Everything is peachy so far Thermals: Only a little warm. I'm talking comfortable enough to hold in your hand. Fanless, but the shell acts as a heat sink. Recovery: It does include a button to force it to not boot from the internal storage. This came in handy. Overall, 4.8 / 5 stars. Only thing I'd change is for it to come with OpenWRT and not FriendlyWRT out of the box but I would have still flashed it myself straight from the source just to be safe.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***W on 2 November 2023*

I bought a $10 laptop cooling pad for this and my unmanaged switch, which has taken care of what felt like high temps (but were within normal). seems pretty good. runs a couple moderate docker apps like adguardhome and swag with no trouble, along with way more OpenWRT luci apps than I really need. currently at a couple months of solid OpenWRT use. be aware that OpenWRT is much more complicated than most router firmwares, but there's plenty of good documentation out there. manufacturer documentation is adequate, but not entirely complete. I have not tested the Debian or Android firmware images, but I bet it would make for a great streaming box. probably not powerful enough for proxmox / heavy docker apps / or multi-client Plex transcoding? I already have a Plex server on a NAS. Seems to have plenty of RAM for being a router. great price point, although RasPi5 probably beats it now if you don't need 2.5gbe.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***W on 17 June 2025*

I love this little thing. It uses next to no power. It came with Linux-based routing software installed. I got a good micro-SD card and am running my own Linux installation on it instead, using their kernel, but Gentoo Linux for everything else (not recommended, but I already knew the configuration system and wanted to port complicated networking scripts). Yes, it's slow, but everything works great. I did not get the WiFi option, as I have separate access points on a switch; this is the firewall/gateway for my home, and I've tossed a number of additional services on it, and it handles everything just fine.

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