diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec07709e0cb7a3820706292731b2826626b0861d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
+
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+
+board_config_update
+
+ucidef_set_board_id "$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/board_name)"
+ucidef_set_model_name "$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/model)"
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/leds b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
similarity index 77%
rename from target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/leds
rename to target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
index 362c5b67420dd3174d719e4f0ca3514ec9ac80dd..b2356c072ad8cd4f6260bb510001aaa199b5d4fe 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/leds
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
 #
 
-. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
 . /lib/ipq806x.sh
 
+board_config_update
+
 board=$(ipq806x_board_name)
 
 case "$board" in
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ r7500)
 	ucidef_set_led_usbdev "usb1" "USB 1" "r7500:white:usb1" "1-1"
 	ucidef_set_led_usbdev "usb2" "USB 2" "r7500:white:usb3" "3-1"
 	ucidef_set_led_netdev "wan" "WAN" "r7500:white:wan" "eth0"
-	ucidef_set_led_ide_disk "esata" "eSATA" "r7500:amber:esata"
+	ucidef_set_led_ide "esata" "eSATA" "r7500:amber:esata"
 	ucidef_set_led_default "wps" "WPS" "r7500:white:wps" "0"
 	ucidef_set_led_default "rfkill" "rfkill" "r7500:white:rfkill" "0"
 	;;
@@ -21,6 +23,6 @@ r7500)
 	;;
 esac
 
-ucidef_commit_leds
+board_config_flush
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffa3b28d149a6f5a11425cd6c99d4f6b6cc111ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2015 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+. /lib/ipq806x.sh
+
+board_config_update
+
+ucidef_set_interface_loopback
+
+board=$(ipq806x_board_name)
+
+case "$board" in
+ap148 |\
+r7500)
+	ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
+		"1:lan" "2:lan" "3:lan" "4:lan" "6@eth1" "5:wan" "0@eth0"
+	;;
+db149)
+	ucidef_set_interface_lan "eth1 eth2 eth3"
+	ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
+		"1:lan" "2:lan" "3:lan" "4:lan" "6@eth1" "5:wan" "0@eth0"
+	;;
+*)
+	echo "Unsupported hardware. Network interfaces not intialized"
+	;;
+esac
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
deleted file mode 100755
index 7742b7301da2d7ddb13f36f3e0a333e702ab34cb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-[ -e /etc/config/network ] && exit 0
-
-touch /etc/config/network
-
-. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
-. /lib/ipq806x.sh
-
-ucidef_set_interface_loopback
-
-board=$(ipq806x_board_name)
-
-case "$board" in
-ap148 |\
-r7500)
-	ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth1" "eth0"
-	ucidef_add_switch "switch0" "1" "1"
-	ucidef_add_switch_vlan "switch0" "1" "6 1 2 3 4"
-	ucidef_add_switch_vlan "switch0" "2" "0 5"
-	;;
-db149)
-	ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth1 eth2 eth3" "eth0"
-	ucidef_add_switch "switch0" "1" "1"
-	ucidef_add_switch_vlan "switch0" "1" "6 1 2 3 4"
-	ucidef_add_switch_vlan "switch0" "2" "0 5"
-	;;
-*)
-	echo "Unsupported hardware. Network interfaces not intialized"
-	;;
-esac
-
-uci commit network
-
-exit 0