ASUS RT-AC3200

Overview

 * • 2x 1300 Mbps max PHY rate per each 80MHz wide 5GHz channel,
 * • 1x 600 Mbps max. PHY rate for the 40MHz wide 2.4GHz channel = 3200 Mbps class


 * • PR on Asus PC DIY

BCM43602 is supported in the mainline Linux kernel by brcmfmac.

Reviews

 * On SmallNetBuilder
 * "RT-AC3200 REV 2.34" is silkscreened on the main board.


 * On FoxNetwork (RU)
 * "RT-AC3200 REV 4.12", "HannStar KMV-4" and "1513" (04/2015)
 * is silkscreened on the main board; PSU: 19 V, 2.37/3.42 A


 * On C|Net
 * On iXBT (RU)
 * On OpenITforum (PL)

Forum threads

 * Share What You Know: ASUS RT-AC3200 on SmallNetBuilder forums
 * Asus RT-AC3200 Wireless Router on wl500g.info forums
 * Asus RT-AC3200 Wireless Router on KoolShare forums (images PCB)

News

 * RT-AC3200 - 6 Antenna 802.11AC Router - Computex 2014 on Asus PC DYI - (Initial specification dump on 2014-06-02)
 * AC3200 Routers By July? on SmallNetBuilder
 * AC3200 Routers Coming This Fall? on SmallNetBuilder
 * Broadcom Doubles Wi-Fi Speed of Devices with First Six Stream 802.11ac MIMO Platform on Broadcom (press release)
 * Announces the XStream platform (which seems to be BCM4709 + 3x BCM43602),
 * which is touted as Penta Core (each BCM43602 radio embeds a small processor
 * to allow for FullMAC operation, BCM4709 remains same dual-core Cortex A9 SoC)


 * Broadcom BCM4709 (1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 SoC) on Product page
 * Broadcom Launches Enhanced 5G WiFi Video Streaming for the Home on Broadcom (press release) - (Broadcom BCM43602 802.11ac PCIe SoC)
 * MU-MIMO vs. XStream: The Coming Battle For Wi-Fi Airtime - Another Approach, The Choice on SmallNetBuilder
 * The block diagram shown @ SNB indicates each BCM43602 includes
 * its own @ 320MHz Cortex R4 processor (along with 940 KB RAM).


 * Impact of the FCC 5 GHz U-NII Report & Order on Wi-Fi Networks on Revolution Wi-Fi

Flashing dd-wrt

 * https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1151140
 * https://netosec.com/dd-wrt-wifi-vlans (other usful info too)

Flashing FreshTomato ARM7 2019.4
Upload via firmware restoration utility, after it seems like endless reboot. wait for lan lights to flash twice, the do a 30-30-30 reset using WPS button as reset button. Using the actual reset button for a 30-30-30 will put it in recovery mode.

Pictures
from SmallNetBuilder

Recovery/Rescye Mode
Set up the Router Rescue Mode

Take [RT-AC68U] as an example

Unplug the router's power cord.

Press the Reset button.

Keep long pressing the Reset button and plug the cord to DC IN at the same time.

Notice: Please DO NOT release the Reset button until the Rescue Mode is enabled.

The router turns to the Rescue mode when you see the power indicator light is slowly flashing.

Specifications

 * per ASUS product page + elsewhere


 * Product class: AC3200 (600Mbps [2.4 GHz] + 2x 1300Mbps [5 GHz])
 * 600Mbps data rates on the 2.4GHz radio require nqam (256-QAM)


 * Antenna: 6x external dipole antenna w/ RP-SMA connector
 * Ports: Ethernet (10/100/1000 Base-T)
 * WAN: 1x GbE (RJ45), LAN: 4x GbE (RJ45)
 * USB: 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0


 * Vendor firmware features: AiCloud, USB file/printer/scanner sharing,
 * ASUSWRT interface, Adaptive QoS, AiProtection, Media Station,
 * SmartSync (file syncing w/ Dropbox, FTP, WebStorage support),
 * AiRadar (beamforming)