ASUS RT-AC53U

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
Wireless-AC1200 Dual-Band Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Status Unknown
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-AC53U
FCC ID	MSQ-RTAC53U
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM5358U
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74K
CPU1 Speed	500 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM5358U
Switch	Broadcom BCM5358U
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	CFE
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.36
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1323 additional devices of which 173 are ASUS devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1340 additional devices of which 206 are ASUS devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
FCC approval date	05 May 2015
Country of manuf	China
Physical
Dimensions	190 x 124 x 35 mm
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM5358U
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	28
Radio 2
Chip1	Broadcom BCM43526
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand ASUS RT-AC53 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek ASUS RT-AC53U Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom

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• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

See also ASUS RT-N14UHP + Broadcom BCM43526 (2T2R AC)

Specifications

• Product Segment: AC1200 (867+300 Mbps)
• Antenna: 2x external antenna
• Operating Frequency: 2.4/5 GHz
• Ports: USB: 1x USB 2.0

WAN: 1x RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT

LAN: 4x RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT

• Power Supply:

AC Input : 110~240V (50/60Hz)

DC Output : 12V with max. 1.5A current

• Dimensions 190 x 124 x 35 mm (WxDxH)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
OpenWrt Target: bcm47xx
OpenWrt Subtarget: mips74k
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_74kc
Support started version: 17.01.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Unsupported Functions:
WiFi 2.4GHz, WiFi 5GHz

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See also

• ASUS RT-AC51U
• ASUS RT-AC52U
• ASUS RT-AC52U B1
• ASUS RT-AC53U
• ASUS RT-AC53