ASUS RT-N12E C1

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bgn (N300)
N300 Wi-Fi Router
Homepage	Product page Product page (UK)
Support	Support page
Downloads	Download page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-N12E C1
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-N12E C1
FCC ID	MSQ-RT1P00
Type	wireless router, access point, range extender
Series	RT-N12
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7628N
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed	575 MHz 32-bit
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	8 MiB 8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7628N
Switch	MediaTek MT7628N
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: 38:2C:4A (3 E, 3 W), 54:A0:50 (4 E, 4 W) Ethernet OUI: 38:2C:4A (3 E, 3 W), 54:A0:50 (4 E, 4 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.36
Expansion IF types	none
Power	5 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	barrel
Other
Default SSID: ASUS (101 addl. devices) Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1359 additional devices of which 175 are ASUS devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1358 additional devices of which 209 are ASUS devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	SGE
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs) , Padavan (WiP) • (List)
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	01 July 2016
Newegg	N82E16833320168
ASINs	B006FSLOVA B00DWFPDNO
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7628N
Wireless interface OUI	38:2C:4A,54:A0:50
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
FCC ID ASUS RT-N11P B1 MSQ-RT1P00 ASUS RT-N12+ B1 MSQ-RT1P00 ASUS RT-N300 B1 MSQ-RT1P00
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio1 chip2 brand ASUS RT-N12E Realtek Realtek ASUS RT-N12E B1 MediaTek MediaTek ASUS RT-N12E C1 MediaTek MediaTek

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

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

3-in-1 Router Especially Designed for Small Business and Home Network

with three operating modes and two high-performance antennas

See also: ASUS RT-N12 series and ASUS RT-N300 B1

• Multiple 3-in-1 Router/Repeater/Access Point wireless modes
• Two external antennas for more powerful and wider coverage
• Features: Parental Control, Guest Network, VPN server, IPTV support
• Data Rate: up to 300Mbps (802.11n, 2.4 GHz 2x2 MIMO)
• Memory: 8MB Flash, 32MB RAM; PSU: DC 5V/1A

Links of Interest

• On the OpenWrt Wiki

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt76x8
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: EOL
Last Supported Version: 22.03.7

LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628NN
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628NN
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery
Comment:
The device recognizes itself as Asus RT-N11P B1. Thus you can follow the steps for this device to run OpenWRT. See asus_rt-n11p_b1 . Final version: 22.03.7

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ramips: add support for Asus RT-N10P V3 / RT-N11P B1 / RT-N12 VP B1 Specifications: - MT7628NN @ 580 MHz - 32 MB RAM - 8 MB Flash - 5x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (built-in switch) - 2.4 GHz WLAN - 2x external, non-detachable antennas (1x for RT-N10P V3) Flash instructions: 1. Set PC network interface to 192.168.1.75/24. 2. Connect PC to the router via LAN. 3. Turn router off, press and hold reset button, then turn it on. 4. Keep the button pressed till power led starts to blink. 5. Upload the firmware file via TFTP. (Any filename is accepted.) 6. Wait until the router reboots. Signed-off-by: Ernst Spielmann <endspiel@disroot.org> [fix node/property name for state_default] Signed-off-by: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>