ASUS RT-AC56S

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-AC56S
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Status Unknown
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-AC56S (A1)
FCC ID	MSQ-RTAC56UA
IC ID	3568A-RTAC56UA
Type	wireless router
CPU1	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 1324 additional devices of which 173 are ASUS devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1342 additional devices of which 207 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 ,  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
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand ASUS RT-AC56R Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom ASUS RT-AC56S Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom ASUS RT-AC56U Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom

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

For a list of all currently documented ASUS device 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

• End-of-Life Product List on ASUS

Forum threads

• on Hardwarezone

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

• Asus Wireless AC networking solutions
• Asus Routers with DD-WRT firmware support
• AsusWRT Support List
• Devices ASUS Routers