ASUS RT-AC68U Extreme

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AC2900 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router
Asus RT-AC68U 001.jpg
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Platform
BrandModelRev
ASUS RT-AC68U Extreme
FCC ID
Type
wireless router
Series
RT-AC68
CPU1
Broadcom BCM4906
CPU1 Type
ARM Cortex-A53 (v8)
CPU1 Speed
1.8 GHz ( 2 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip
Macronix Model?
Flash1 Size
256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 Size
512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Micron MT41K256M16TW-107:P
ETH chip1
Broadcom BCM4906
Switch
Broadcom BCM4906
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader
CFE
Stock FW OS
Linux
Expansion IF types
USB 2.0, USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
USB ports
2
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
19 VDC, 1.75 A
Connector type
barrel
Serial Port (UART)
yes, 4-pin header
JTAG Port
yes, 10-pad header
Flags:
Wave2, MU-MIMO, AiMesh, DFS (master)
Other

Default SSID: ASUS_XX_2G (19 addl. devices)
, ASUS_XX_5G (18 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 WG9117B AC44 -ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support
Retail
FCC approval date 20 April 2017
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4365E
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
RP-SMA
MIMO status
3x3:3
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM
up to 750 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 2
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4366E
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
U.FL, RP-SMA
MIMO status
4x4:4
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac
up to 2167 Mbps
N-QAM
up to 750 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
5 GHz
 FCC ID
ASUS GT-AC2900MSQ-RTACHN00
ASUS RT-AC86UMSQ-RTACHN00
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
ASUS RT-AC68PBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68U ExtremeBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68U V3BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68U rev A1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68U rev B2BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68U rev C1
ASUS RT-AC68U rev E1
ASUS RT-AC68UFBroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
ASUS RT-AC68W

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.

2167 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
750 Mbps - 3SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AC2900 class


Overview

"RT-AC86U REV 1.40" and "1650" is silkscreened on the board.

According to the Model Names Confirmation Letter at the FCC:

Model No:
are identical in electrical, mechanical and physical design.
The difference between these models is only for marketing purpose.

XX in the default SSID refers to the last two digits of 2.4GHz

MAC address found on the label on the back of the router.

A Class II Permissive Change Letter submitted to the FCC 11/14/2017

indicates two major changes to the product:
  • 1. Add WLAN 5G band 2 and band 3 functions (DFS)
  • 2. Add Mesh function. (AiMesh)
See also: ASUS RT-AC68

Links of Interest

Forum threads

See also

List of MU-MIMO supported devices