ASUS RT-AC56U

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802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router
Asus RT-AC56U 001.jpg
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BrandModelRev
ASUS RT-AC56U
Model Part Number
90IG0060-BM3G20
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
CPU1
CPU1 Type
ARM Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed
800 MHz ( 2 cores )
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 />
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
ESMT M15F2G16128A
ETH chip1
Switch
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: 60:A4:4C (4 E, 8 W)
Ethernet OUI: 60:A4:4C (4 E, 8 W)

Stock bootloader
CFE
Stock FW OS
Linux 2.6.36 brcmarm
Expansion IF types
USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports
2
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
19 VDC, 1.75 A
Connector type
barrel
Flags:
AiCloud

Additional chips
2.4GHz Power Amplifier;Richwave;RTC6649E;;3;
5GHz Power Amplifier;Skyworks;SE5023L;SiGe, 5023L, 123;3;

Other

Default SSID: ASUS (99 addl. devices)
, ASUS_5G (46 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1304 additional devices
of which 172 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1330 additional devices
of which 204 are ASUS devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM
Arcadyan WG6117E AC22-ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support
Retail
Availability End of Life
End of Life date 2016
FCC approval date 03 May 2013
(Est.) release date 13 July 2014
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $164.99
UPC 886227392513
(UPC DB, On eBay)
EAN 0886227392513
(UPC DB, On eBay)
Newegg N82E16833320167R
ASINs B00D7S1CCM Flag of the United States.svg
B00DES2FQW Flag of the United States.svg
B00LR4OF5Y Flag of the United States.svg
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43217
Wireless interface OUI
60:A4:4C
Antenna Connector Type
none (internal)
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
Radio 2
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4352
Wireless interface OUI
60:A4:4C
Antenna Connector Type
none (internal)
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
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
ASUS RT-AC56SBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC56UBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom

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

  • Model Num: 90IG0060-BM3G20
Wireless-AC1200, AiCloud support
Linux kernel 2.6.36.4 (brcmarm)

Wi-Fi Certified : WFA19392 (as of 04/15/2013)

Specifications

(Broadcom BCM4708A0 per FCC photos), Broadcom BCM43217/BCM4352
WLAN: 2T2R 802.11n 300Mbps (2.4GHz), 802.11ac 867Mbps (5GHz)
RAM: ESMT M15F2G16128A-ADB DDR3-1600 (800/667/533MHz)
USB: 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0

FCC info

  • The FCC test report specifies the manufacturer of the device as Compal
(Compal Networking [KunShan]), however, the FCC photos show the board w/
standard Arcadyan (in which it appears Compal has a significant stake)
labels on it (model: Arcadyan WG6117EAC22-ASU)
  • PCB in the FCC photos:
"RT-AC56U REV 1.60" is silkscreened on the (red) PCB
"RT-AC56U REV 2.00" is silkscreened on the (blue) PCB

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GPIO (active_low):
0 - USB 3.0 LED
1 - WAN (Internet) LED
2 - LAN LED
3 - Power LED
4 - All LED *
5 - Wi-Fi 2.4GHz LED
6 - Wi-Fi 5GHz LED
7 - Wi-Fi On/Off Button
11 - Reset Button
14 - USB 2.0 LED
15 - WPS Button
All LED * disable:
gpio enable 3
gpio enable 4

Support

Note: While OpenWrt is supported, there is no support for the AC radio
(there is no open-source driver for BCM4352 and you cannot use wl).

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Supported by dd-wrt as of = rt-ac56u build 21061 20130325

Install Guide

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On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
Support started version: 15.05
Current supported version: 23.05.0
Unsupported Functions:
WiFi 5GHz, WiFi 2.4GHz partly

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Pictures

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See also