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ASUS RT-AC88U

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abgn+ac (AC3100)
AC3100 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Gigabit Router
ASUS RT-AC88U top.jpg
Homepage Product page
Support Support page
Downloads Download page
Wikipedia Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru ASUS RT-AC88U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Supported
OpenWrt Partial Support
Tomato any flavor Supported
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev ASUS RT-AC88U (5.01)
Model Part Number 90IG01Z0-BM3100
FCC ID (fcc.io) MSQ-RTGW00
FCC ID (fcc.report) MSQ-RTGW00
IC ID 3568A-RTGW00
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY Broadcom BCM4709C0
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex A9
CPU1 Speed 1.4 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip ESMT F59L1G81LA-25T
Flash1 Size 128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 Size 512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip Nanya NT5CC256M16DP-DI x 2
ETH chip1 Broadcom BCM4709C0
Switch Realtek RTL8365MB
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
8-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: AC:9E:17 (11 E, 11 W)
Ethernet OUI: AC:9E:17 (11 E, 11 W)

Stock bootloader CFE
Stock FW OS Linux
Expansion IF types USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports 2
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 19 VDC, 2.37-3.42 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, internal, 4-pin header, unpopulated, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port yes, 5-pin header, unpopulated

Flags:
MU-MIMO, acqam, Link Aggregation, AiCloud, AiMesh, AiProtection, ASUS Router App, VHT80+80, DFS (master), DFS (slave)

Additional chips
2.4GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;Skyworks;SE2623L;;4;
2.4GHz SPDT switch w/ LNA;Skyworks;SKY85201-11;;4;
5GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;Skyworks;SKY85405;;4;
5GHz SPDT switch w/ LNA;Skyworks;SKY85605-11;;4;

Other

Default SSID: ASUS (100 addl. devices)
, ASUS_5G-1 (3 addl. devices)
, ASUS_5G-2 (2 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1351 additional devices
of which 174 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1353 additional devices
of which 208 are ASUS devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM Arcadyan WG911AA AC44 -ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support AsusWRT-Merlin • (Wiki | List)
, FreshTomato • (List | DLs)
, DD-WRT • (List)
, OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability common
FCC approval date 29 May 2015
(Est.) release date 30 October 2015
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $300
UPC 889349030349
(UPC DB, On eBay)
EAN 0889349030394
(UPC DB, On eBay)
Newegg N82E16833320242
ASIN B016EWKQAQ Flag of US.svg
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI AC:9E:17
Antenna Connector Type U.FL, RP-SMA
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM up to 1000 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev 40
Radio 2
Chip1 Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI AC:9E:17
Antenna Connector Type U.FL, RP-SMA
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac up to 2176 Mbps
N-QAM up to 1000 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz
Radio cor_rev 40
 FCC ID
ASUS RT-AC3100MSQ-RTGW00

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

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

2167 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1000 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AC3100 class

Overview

"RT-AC88U REV 5.01" and "1517" is silkscreened on the board.

DFS certification and VHT80+80 support were added with a C2PC request on 3/6/2019.

Actual support would probably need to come from a firmware update.

The first page of the DFS Test Report lists two manufacturers: Askey and Compal.

  • Differences between the three models covered by this FCC certification
are described in the DFS Test Report as follows:
Model No. LAN Port Heat sink color
RT-AC88U 8 LAN ports Silver, Red
RT-AC3100 4 LAN ports Silver, Black
RT-AC88R 8 LAN ports Silver, Red
See also: ASUS RT-AC3100 and Arcadyan


This device was under short-term confidentiality, but that expired 11/22/2015 ⚠.

Power supply

AC Input : 110V~240V (50~60Hz)
DC Output : 19 V with max. 2.37 A current

Adding three adapters (modification). Models: (FCC Doc)

  • ADP-45BW B (100V~240V AC (50~60 Hz) 1.2A, 19V DC / 2.37A)
  • ADP-65BW B (100V~240V AC (50~60 Hz) 1.5A, 19V DC / 3.42A)
  • AD883J20 (100V~240V AC (50~60 Hz) 1.0A, 19V DC / 2.37A)

Links of Interest

News

Reviews

  • CPU: Broadcom BCM4709C0(KFEBG) Dual-Core @1.4GHz
  • Flash: 128 MB (NAND), RAM: 512MB (DDR3)
  • 2.4GHZ Radio: Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11ac
Skyworks SE2623L 2.4 GHz power amp (x4)
Skyworks SKY85201-11 2.4GHz SPDT switch w/ LNA (x4)
  • 5GHz Radio: Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11ac
RFMD RFPA5542 5 GHz PA module (x4)
Skyworks SKY85605-11 5GHz SPDT switch w/ LNA (x4)
  • Switch: 4x GbE in BCM4709C0 + 4x GbE in Realtek RTL8365MB

Forum threads

ASUS RT-AC3100 on SNB forums
ASUS RT-AC5300 on SNB forums
DD-WRT FW beta on ftp.dd-wrt.com

Misc

Flashing

Flashing dd-wrt

On the DDWRT Forum
Support started version: rt-ac88u build 27944 20151009
Current supported version: ?

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Flashing OpenWrt

OpenWrt Target: bcm53xx
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: arm_cortex-a9
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4
Unsupported Functions:
White WAN LED
LAN Hardware: Internal: Broadcom BCM53012, External: Realtek RTL8365MB
WLAN Hardware: Broadcom BCM4366B1, Broadcom BCM4366C0
WLAN Comment: Some hardware revisions have BCM4366B1 instead of BCM4366C0.
Installation method(s):
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery, CFE TFTP + serial recovery, CFE web recovery
Recovery method(s):
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery, CFE TFTP + serial recovery, CFE web recovery

Please insert instructions here

Flashing Tomato

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Pictures

Retail Images

Notes

Features

  • Broadcom 1.4 GHz Dual-core ARM processor improves USB and WAN/LAN speed
  • 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi router boosts speeds up to 3167Mbps for low-latency
online gaming, smooth 4K UHD video playback and extremely fast file-sharing
  • Broadcom NitroQAM technology boosts 5 GHz (2167Mbps) and 2.4 GHz (1Gbps)
  • 4x4 antenna design with AiRadar universal beamforming for unrivaled Wi-Fi range
  • Revolutionary MU-MIMO technology can connect multiple MU-MIMO-compatible
clients at each device’s maximum speed simultaneously
  • ASUS Router App lets control network anywhere, without needing to boot up a PC
  • Exclusive built-in game accelerator from WTFast lets you enjoy smooth gameplay
in supported multi-player online games
  • AiProtection with Trend Micro for triple-strength network security, plus robust
Parental Controls and Privacy Protection
  • 8 Gigabit LAN ports for extensive connectivity, Link Aggregation for up to 2Gbps
wired network speeds, so devices can enjoy faster access

Specifications

  • CPU: Broadcom BCM47094 @1.4 GHz (ARM Cortex A9)
  • Flash: 128 MB (NAND), RAM: 512 MB (DDR3)
ESMT F59L1G81LA-25T 1x 128MB (NAND)
ESMT M15F2G16128A-BDB (2x ??) 256MB (DDR3) (Mod)
  • Wi-Fi: 4x4 MU-MIMO, acqam, Dual Band, 2.4/5 GHz
  • WLAN: 2x Broadcom BCM4366 SoC 4T4R 802.11abgn/ac (Spec.)
  • PA: 4x Skyworks SE2623L (2.4 GHz), 4x Skyworks SKY85405 (5 GHz)
  • LNA: 4x NXP (SiGe) BGU7224 (2.4 GHz), 4x Macom MAAL-011078 (5 GHz)
  • Antenna: 4x 5dBi Detachable Dual Band antennas
  • Switch: Realtek RTL8365MB (4x GbE + RGMII)
  • Ports: 1x WAN (GbE), 8x LAN (GbE)
  • USB: 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
  • Applications: ASUSWRT, AiCloud, AiProtection, DLNA server,
VPN server, Download Master, Guest Network, High-Power mode,
Static IP, Automatic IP, PPPoE (MPPE support), PPTP, L2TP, IPv4, IPv6