Asus routers

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (Asus) manufactures a series of network routers directly competing with Linksys routers from Cisco.

The Asus series of routers usually ship with Broadcom chipsets, relatively faster processors and more memory, removable antennas, and USB ports for expansion. Although Asus' factory default firmware is generally as feature-rich as its competitors', the firmware is still not considered very stable or powerful enough compared to its hardware. Open source Linux-based router firmware projects such as Sveasoft,[1] DD-WRT,[2] OpenWrt,[3] FreeWRT,[4] Tomato Firmware,[5] and DebWRT [6] are able to get better performance out of the devices and offer their users more flexibility and customization options.

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ASUS Routers

Model HW rev FCC ID Platform & Frequency [MHz] RAM [MB] Flash Mem [MB] Wireless NIC WLAN standard [802.11] mini PCI Serial port JTAG port Ethernet port count Voltage Input [V/A] Special Features/notes Sveasoft firmware version Min required DD-WRT version Notes for Running DD-WRT Min required Tomato Firmware version Notes for Tomato Firmware
WL-300G[7] - MSQWL300G Broadcom BCM4710 @ 125 16 4 Broadcom b/g 1 -  ? 1 LAN 5 - v23 SP2 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-330gE - MSQWL330GE Broadcom BCM5354 @ ?  ?  ? Broadcom b/g  ?  ?  ? 1 LAN 5/1 DD-WRT v24preSP2 initial flash via ASUS tool
WL-500B[8] - MSQWL500B Broadcom BCM4710 @ 125 16 4 Broadcom b (maybe wlan must be replaced to work) 1 - 1 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 1 USB, 1 LPT v23 SP2 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-500g[9] - MSQWL500G Broadcom BCM4710 @ 125 16 4 Broadcom b/g 1 - 1 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 1 USB, 1 LPT Alchemy, Talisman v23 SP2 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-500g Deluxe - MSQWL500GD Broadcom BCM5365 @ 200 32 4 Broadcom b/g  ? 1  ? 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 2 USB 2.0; internal pins:,[10] 3 × GPIO, 2 × serial port[11] (voltage conversion needed[12]), reset Alchemy, Talisman v23 SP2[13] initial flash via Asus tool, tftp, or web interface
WL-500g Premium[14] v1 MSQWL500GP Broadcom BCM4704 @ 266 32 8 Broadcom b/g 1 2 2 4 LAN/1 WAN 5V 2.5A 2 USB 2.0 Alchemy, Talisman v23 SP3 initial flash via Asus tool No USB support [15]
WL-500g Premium[16] v2 MSQWL500GPV2 Broadcom BCM5354 @ 240 32 8 Broadcom b/g - 1  ? 4 LAN/1 WAN? 5V 2.5-3A 2 USB 2.0 Talisman v24 rc7 - build 9264 initial flash via Asus tool Tomato_1_19_ND Tomato_1_19_ND works for Broadcom5354 chipset
WL-500W[17] - MSQWL500W Broadcom BCM4704 @ 264 32 8 Broadcom b/g/n 1 2 - 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 2 USB Talisman v24 RC3 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-520G - MSQWL520G Broadcom BCM5350 @ 200 8 2 Broadcom b/g  ?  ?  ? 4 LAN/1 WAN 5  ? v24 micro build 8733 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-520GC[18] - MSQWL520GUGC Broadcom BCM5354 @ 240 16 2 Broadcom b/g  ? -  ? 4 LAN/1 WAN 9  ? v24 micro build 8257 initial flash via Asus tool, tftp (binary->verbose->put ... NOTE: "get" seems to be unsupported)
WL-520GU[19] - MSQWL520GUGC Broadcom BCM5354 @ 240 16 4 Broadcom b/g  ?  ? 1 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 1 USB 2.0 v24 build 8257? initial flash via Asus tool Tomato_1_22_ND
WL-550gE[20] - MSQWL550GE Broadcom BCM5352 @ 200 16 4 Broadcom b/g  ? - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 5 2 USB 1.1 (Requires soldering header) Talisman v23 SP2 initial flash via Asus tool
WL-600G[21] - - Broadcom BCM6348 @ 255 16 4 Broadcom b/g - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 2 USB 2.0 - - - - -
WL-700gE[22] - - Broadcom BCM4780 @ 266 64 2 - b/g - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 - - - - - -
RT-G32[23] v1 MSQRTG32 Atheros AR2317 @ 180 16 4 - b/g - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 - - - - - -
RT-G32[24] B1 MSQ-RTG32 Ralink RT3050F (rev. P2) @ 320 16 4 (SPI) - b/g/n - 1 - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 1 USB (Requires soldering header and 5V DC-DC) - - - - -
RT-N10[25] v1 MSQ-RTN10 Broadcom BCM5356 @ 300 16 4 Broadcom b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 9 - - - - - -
RT-N10[26] B1 MSQRTN10B Ralink @ 320MHz b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 9/1, 5/1.2 - - - Use DD-WRT firmware for RT-N10+ Tomato Firmware v1.28.9052 MIPSR2-beta23 K26 Std same as RT-16
RT-N10+ v1 - Ralink RT3050F 128 4 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N10+ B1 - Ralink RT3050F @ 384 32 4 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N10 LX v1 - - - - - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N10U v1 - Broadcom BCM5357 @ 300MHz 32 8 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - 1 USB - - - - -
RT-N11[27] - MSQRTN11 AMRISC 20010 8 2 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 5/1.2 - - N/A Not Supported - -
RT-N12[28] v1 MSQ-RTN12 Broadcom BCM4716 @ 300 32 4 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 9/12 - - - - - -
RT-N12[29] B1 MSQ-RTN12B Broadcom BCM5357 @ 300 32 8 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 9 - - - - Shibby's RT-N builds[30] (experimental) -
RT-N12 LX v1 - - - - - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N13[31] - MSQ-RTN13 Ralink RT3052F @ 384 32 4 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 - - - - - -
RT-N13U[32] v1 MSQ-RTN13U Ralink RT3052F @ 384 32 4 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 1 USB 2.0 - - initial flash via Asus tool - -
RT-N13U B1 - Ralink RT3052F @ 384 64 8 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN 12 1 USB 2.0 - - initial flash via Asus tool - -
RT-N15[33] - MSQ-RTN15 Ralink RT2880 @ 266 32 8 - b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N16[34] - MSQRTN16 Broadcom BCM4718 @ 480 128 32 Broadcom b/g/n - 1  ? 4 LAN/1 WAN 12/1.25 2 USB 2.0 - EKO V24 Build 13297 for initial flash Asus RT-N16 now supported 1.27 beta teddy_bear build use Asus Firmware Restoration Utility or load DD-WRT first
RT-N53 - MSQ-RTN53 Broadcom BCM5358U @ 300 32 8 - a/b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - - - - - - -
RT-N56U - MSQ-RTN56U Ralink RT3883 @ 500 128 8 Ralink a/b/g/n - 1  ? 4 Gigabit LAN/1 Gigabit WAN 19/1.58 2 USB 2.0, Dual-band 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz speeds up to 300Mbps - - - - -
RT-N66U Dark Knight B1 - Broadcom BCM4706 @ 600 256 32 Broadcom a/b/g/n - - - 4 Gigabit LAN/1 WAN 19/1.58 2 USB 2.0, Dual-band 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz speeds up to 450Mbps concurrently - - - - -
RT-N76U (cancelled) - - Broadcom BCM4748 @ 480 128 32 Broadcom a/b/g/n - - - 4 LAN/1 WAN - 2 USB 2.0 - - - - -
Model HW rev FCC ID Platform & Frequency [MHz] RAM [MB] Flash Mem [MB] Wireless NIC WLAN standard [802.11] mini PCI Serial port JTAG port Ethernet port count Voltage Input [V/A] Special Features/notes Sveasoft firmware version Min required DD-WRT version Notes for Running DD-WRT Min required Tomato Firmware version Notes for Tomato Firmware

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Sveasoft
  2. ^ DD-WRT Wiki - Supported Devices
  3. ^ Asus Wl 500 premium Open WRT Howto: WiFi router for the Huawei E220
  4. ^ freewrt.org - The device (in short: WL500gP) is fully supported by FreeWRT
  5. ^ Tomato Firmware
  6. ^ DebWRT Firmware
  7. ^ WL-300G
  8. ^ WL-500B
  9. ^ WL-500G
  10. ^ 2 extra USB ports
  11. ^ serial port
  12. ^ voltage conversion
  13. ^ v23 SP2
  14. ^ WL-500g Premium
  15. ^ Tomato Firmware
  16. ^ WL-500gP V2
  17. ^ WL-500W
  18. ^ WL-520GC
  19. ^ WL-520GU
  20. ^ WL-550gE
  21. ^ WL-600G
  22. ^ WL-700gE
  23. ^ RT-G32
  24. ^ RT-G32
  25. ^ RT-N10
  26. ^ RT-N10
  27. ^ RT-N11
  28. ^ RT-N12
  29. ^ RT-N12
  30. ^ RT-N12B1 Shibby K26RT-N
  31. ^ RT-N13
  32. ^ RT-N13U
  33. ^ RT-N15
  34. ^ RT-N16
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