[HOWTO] Installing OPNsense on EOL Velocloud EDGE 510 router

[LGDL]

I recently got three Velocloud EDGE 510 routers and installed OPNSense following the information from this previous post:

https://old.reddit.com/r/opnsense/comments/1mv3how/repurpose_velocloud_edge_510_router_wopnsense/

A few things changed and I was blocked at two spots, for some reason the default root password didn't work for me, etc. So I documented everything in detail including what didn't work for me, I hope it's useful and it encourages more people to try OPNsense with real hardware:
https://dulib.re/wiki/doku.php/opnsenseonvelocloudedge510

BTW if anyone knows where to start looking to have the ability to change the LED color, I'dlove to use that for some notifications, including after boot (I miss the sound other hardware do at boot) !

[LGDL]

I've updated the HowTo with some more details, some of these routers come with Sierra LTE modems making them ideal for ISP+mobile fallback.

https://dulib.re/wiki/doku.php/opnsenseonvelocloudedge510

[TheAutomationGuy]

The ServeTheHome forum has a nice thread about the Edge 620,640,680 devices. They are a little/lot more powerful than the 510.  Just something to consider for anyone looking for hardware ideas.  I personally have a 620 and a 640 and run OPNsense on both of them without any issues. 

PS - do not get the 610 models because no one has found drivers to make them work with third party software like OPNsense.