ASUS TUF-AX6000

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abgn+ac+ax (AX6000)
TUF Gaming AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router
Homepage Product page
Wikipedia Asus routers
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Partial Support
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev ASUS TUF-AX6000
Serial number prefix 90IG07X0-MO3C00
FCC ID (fcc.io) MSQ-RTAX6700
FCC ID (fcc.report) MSQ-RTAX6700
Type wireless router
Series TUF
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986AV
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Winbond W25N02KVZEIR
Flash1 Size 256 MiB 268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 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 NT5AD256M16D4-HR
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
ETH chip2 MaxLinear GPY211C
ETH chip3 MediaTek GPY211C
Switch MediaTek MT7531AE
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE-WAN
4-1GbE x 1-2.5GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 2.5 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1354 additional devices
of which 174 are ASUS devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM SGE AP-MTK048 -0001 REV1.0
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability End of Life
FCC approval date 15 May 2023
(Est.) release date 11 March 2024
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $200
UPC 197105020399
(UPC DB, On eBay)
ASINs B0BXPZLMZ3
B0BSL8GMLW
Country of manuf Vietnam
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976GN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 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 2
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986AV
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976AN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
AX-QAM up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ax up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz

For a list of all currently documented MaxLinear (Intel) chipsets with specifications, see MaxLinear (Intel).
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.

4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX6000 class

Overview

"AP-MTK048-0001", "REV1.0" and "2304" is silkscreened on the board.
This device was under short-term confidentiality, but that expired 07/29/2023 ⚠.

Links of Interest

Reviews

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 23.05.3
Current supported version: 25.12.2
Unsupported Functions:
LAN port LEDs
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7531AE
LAN Comment: 2x MaxLinear GPY211C 2.5Gbe PHY. LED for the 2.5Gb port incorrectly indicates no activity
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7986AV, MediaTek MT7976GN, MediaTek MT7976AN
WLAN Comment: MU-MIMO 4x4 on both bands, 6 non-detachable antennas
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see forum
Recovery method(s):
see forum
Comment:
Officially can be flashed only using method with a serial connection and TFTP. There is another unofficial tested method with trx image. Please read forum support thread
git • >>
filogic: add support for ASUS TUF AX6000
Hardware
========
SOC: MediaTek MT7986
RAM: 512MB DDR3
FLASH: 256MB SPI-NAND
WIFI: Mediatek MT7986 DBDC 802.11ax 2.4/5 GHz 4T4R
ETH: MediaTek MT7530 Switch (LAN)
MaxLinear GPY211C 2.5 N-Base-T PHY (WAN)
MaxLinear GPY211C 2.5 N-Base-T PHY (LAN)
UART: 3V3 115200 8N1 (Do not connect VCC)
USB 3.1

Installation
============

Download the OpenWrt initramfs image. Copy the image to a TFTP server
reachable at 192.168.1.70/24. Rename the image to TUF-AX6000.bin.

Connect to the serial console, interrupt the auto boot process by
pressing '4' when prompted or press '1' and set client IP, server
IP and name of the image.

yOU don't need to open the case or even soldering anything.
use three goldpin wires, remove their plastic cover and connect
them to the console pinout via the case holes.

You can see three holes
From Bottom: RX, TX, Ground - partially covered

Download & Boot the OpenWrt initramfs image.

In case of option '4'
$ setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1
$ setenv serverip 192.168.1.70
$ tftpboot 0x46000000 TUF-AX6000.bin
$ bootm 0x46000000

In case of option '1'
1: Load System code to SDRAM via TFTP.
Please Input new ones /or Ctrl-C to discard
Input device IP (192.168.1.1) ==:
Input server IP (192.168.1.70) ==:
Input Linux Kernel filename (TUF-AX6000.trx) ==:

Wait for OpenWrt to boot. Transfer the sysupgrade
image to the device using scp and install using sysupgrade.

$ sysupgrade -n <path-to-sysupgrade.bin>

Missing features
================

2.5Gb LAN port LED is ON during boot or when the LAN cable is disconnected

The cover yellow light is not supported. (only blue one)

See also

ASUS PCB IDList of 802.11ax Hardware
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX8D00 (2021-08-04) • Broadcom BCM6750/BCM43684 • GH
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX8D00 (2021-08-04) • Broadcom BCM6750/BCM6715 • GH
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX5S00 (2022-11-15) • (MTK) • GHSpec.PPage
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXJ300 (2020-06-17) • (HND-963178_BASE)/96750GW • GH
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX5000 (2022-01/31) • Broadcom BCM6756, 256/512MB