diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/aw-nr580/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/aw-nr580/network
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c9fb63637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/aw-nr580/network
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+config interface loopback
+	option ifname	lo
+	option proto	static
+	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
+	option netmask	255.0.0.0
+
+config interface lan
+	option ifname	eth0
+	option type	bridge
+	option proto	static
+	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
+	option netmask	255.255.255.0
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/ar71xx.sh b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/ar71xx.sh
index e0ba798950..ae593b3153 100755
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/ar71xx.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/lib/ar71xx.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ ar71xx_board_name() {
 	machine=$(awk 'BEGIN{FS="[ \t]+:[ \t]"} /machine/ {print $2}' /proc/cpuinfo)
 
 	case "$machine" in
+	*AW-NR580)
+		name="aw-nr580"
+		;;
 	*LS-SR71)
 		name="ls-sr71"
 		;;