ASUS RT-AC56S

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router
ASUS RT-AC56S.jpg
Homepage Product page
Wikipedia Asus routers
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor Status Unknown
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev ASUS RT-AC56S (A1)
FCC ID MSQ-RTAC56UA
IC ID 3568A-RTAC56UA
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY Broadcom BCM47081A0
CPU1 Type ARMv7 Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed 800 MHz
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 Broadcom BCM47081A0
Switch Broadcom BCM47081A0
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader CFE
Stock FW OS Linux 2.6.36.4 brcmarm
Expansion IF types USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports 2
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes

Flags:
AiCloud

Other

Default SSID: ASUS (100 addl. devices)
, ASUS_5G (46 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1336 additional devices
of which 174 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1347 additional devices
of which 208 are ASUS devices

3rd Party Firmware Support FreshTomato • (List | DLs)
Retail
Availability End of Life
FCC approval date 24 September 2013
(Est.) release date 08 March 2014
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $253.40
UPC 886227650132
(UPC DB, On eBay)
EAN 0886227650132
(UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN B00LR4OF5Y Flag of the United States.svg
multiple uses
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 Broadcom BCM4352
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
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
Radio cor_rev 40
Radio 2
Chip1 Broadcom BCM43217
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
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 24
 FCC ID
ASUS RT-AC56UMSQ-RTAC56U
MSQ-RTAC56UA
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
ASUS RT-AC56RBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC56SBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC56UBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented ASUS devices with specifications, see ASUS.

867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

Specifications
Gallery
See also: ASUS RT-AC56R

Specifications

per ASUS's product page

  • Product Segment: AC1200 (300+867Mbps)
  • Ports:
WAN: 1x GbE (RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT)
LAN: 4x GbE (RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT)
USB: 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
  • Antenna: 4x internal PCB antenna
  • Operating Frequency: 2.4/5 GHz
2.4GHz 3x Guest network,
5GHz 3x Guest network
  • Button:
WPS, Reset,
Power switch,
Wireless (On/Off)
  • Power Supply:
AC Input: 110~240V (50~60Hz)
DC Output: 12V with max. 2A current
  • Dimensions 147 x 205 x 66 mm (WxDxH)
  • Weight: 406g

Links of Interest

Forum threads

CPU: Broadcom BCM47081A0 @800MHz (1 core)
RAM: 128MB DDR3 (RT-AC56U - RAM 256MB)
HW version A1, FW version 3.0.0.4.374.4561
OEM variant, works on ISP Starhub, Singtel and M1.

See also