ASUS RT-N18U

bgn (N600)
	High-Power N600 Gigabit Wi-Fi Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Downloads	Download page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-N18U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Supported
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Supported
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-N18U A1 (2.20)
FCC ID	MSQ-RTN18U
IC ID	3568A-RTN18U
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM47081A0
CPU1 Type	ARMv7 Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed	800 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Spansion S34ML01G100TFI00
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 /> (NAND (SLC))
RAM1 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (DDR3 1600)
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4B2G1646Q-BCKO
nvram Size	64K
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM47081A0
Switch	Broadcom BCM47081A0
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
	802dot11 OUI: AC:22:0B (2 E, 6 W); Ethernet OUI: AC:22:0B (2 E, 6 W)
Stock bootloader	CFE
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.36 brcmarm
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports	3
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, internal, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL
	Flags:; QAM256, AiCloud, Time Machine support
Other
	Default SSID: ASUS (100 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
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Arcadyan WG7116G A33 1-ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support	AsusWRT-Merlin • (Wiki \| List); , DD-WRT • (List); , FreshTomato • (List \| DLs); , HGG (Hugo Gomes) (Merlin Fork); , OpenWrt • (List \| Dev \| DLs); , Tomato (Shibby) • (List \| DLs);
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	03 July 2014
Newegg	9SIA4UG2S02208
ASIN	B00KPWLXYU
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4360
Wireless interface OUI	AC:22:0B
Antenna Connector Type	RP-SMA
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM	up to 600 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	40

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.

• 600 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N600 class

Overview

"ASUS RT-N18U REV 2.20" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

Per ASUS's product page, this device has 128MB Flash and 256MB RAM.

This device is using Broadcom BCM4360KMLG (3T3R) -

QAM-256 (nqam) modes will be available for use.

RAM: 256MB (DDR3-1600), Flash: 128MB NAND (SLC)

1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, 3x 2dbi antenna

Links of Interest

Reviews

Forum threads

~~On TomatoUSB forums~~{Dead link) (RU)

Flashing

NOTE: During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power.

Flashing dd-wrt

Support started version: rt-n18u build 24118 20140523
Current supported version: ?

Please insert instructions here

Flashing OpenWrt

Devices with Broadcom WiFi chipsets have limited OpenWrt supportability (due to limited FLOSS driver availability for Broadcom chips). Consider this when choosing a device to buy, or when deciding to flash OpenWrt on your device because it is listed as supported. See Broadcom WiFi for details.

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: bcm53xx
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: arm_cortex-a9
Support started version: 15.05
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Unsupported Functions:
WiFi 2.4GHz partly

Please insert instructions here

Flashing Tomato

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Notes

Probable included PSU(s)

The power supply shown in the FCC photos is a

Leader Electronics MU18-R120150-A1.

Leader Electronics MU18-R120150 -A1 (more)
Input: 100-240 VAC ~ 50/60 Hz, 0.6 A
Input connector: NEMA 1-15P Style: medium, horiz. Eff. level: 5
Output: 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Output connector: barrel (center +) OD: ?? ID: ?? LEN: ??

GPL info

GPL info • >>

export RT-N18U := IPV6SUPP=y HTTPS=y ARM=y BCM57=y NTFS="paragon" HFS="paragon" 
 AUTODICT=y BBEXTRAS=y USBEXTRAS=y EBTABLES=y MDNS=y MEDIASRV=y MODEM=y GRO=y 
 BECEEM=y PARENTAL2=y ACCEL_PPTPD=y PRINTER=y WEBDAV=y CLOUDSYNC=y STAINFO=y
 DROPBOXCLIENT=y FTPCLIENT=y SAMBACLIENT=y XHCI=y APP="installed" MODEMPIN=y
 BUILD_NAME="RT-N18U" PROXYSTA=y DNSMQ=y SHP=y NVRAM_64K=y BCMWL6=y BCMWL6A=y 
 TUNEK="n" BCM5301X=y DISK_MONITOR=y LANWAN_LED=y OPTIMIZE_XBOX=y ODMPID=y  
 DUALWAN=y REPEATER=y ARMCPUSMP=up USER_LOW_RSSI=y OPENVPN=y TIMEMACHINE=y  
 VPNC=y BRCM_NAND_JFFS2=y JFFS2LOG=y XHCIMODE=y DEBUGFS=y SWEBDAVCLIENT=y
 BCM5301X_TRAFFIC_MONITOR=n DUMP_OOPS_MSG=y LINUX_MTD="64" BCM_RECVFILE=y 
 REBOOT_SCHEDULE=y MULTICASTIPTV=y USB="USB" SAMBA3=y QUAGGA=y

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bgn (N600)
High-Power N600 Gigabit Wi-Fi Router

Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Downloads	Download page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-N18U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Supported
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Supported
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-N18U A1 (2.20)
FCC ID	MSQ-RTN18U
IC ID	3568A-RTN18U
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM47081A0
CPU1 Type	ARMv7 Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed	800 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Spansion S34ML01G100TFI00
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 /> (NAND (SLC))
RAM1 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (DDR3 1600)
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4B2G1646Q-BCKO
nvram Size	64K
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM47081A0
Switch	Broadcom BCM47081A0
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: AC:22:0B (2 E, 6 W) Ethernet OUI: AC:22:0B (2 E, 6 W)
Stock bootloader	CFE
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.36 brcmarm
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports	3
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, internal, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL
Flags: QAM256, AiCloud, Time Machine support
Other
Default SSID: ASUS (100 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
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Arcadyan WG7116G A33 1-ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support	AsusWRT-Merlin • (Wiki \| List) , DD-WRT • (List) , FreshTomato • (List \| DLs) , HGG (Hugo Gomes) (Merlin Fork) , OpenWrt • (List \| Dev \| DLs) , Tomato (Shibby) • (List \| DLs)
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	03 July 2014
Newegg	9SIA4UG2S02208
ASIN	B00KPWLXYU
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4360
Wireless interface OUI	AC:22:0B
Antenna Connector Type	RP-SMA
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM	up to 600 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	40