ASUS RT-AX53U

abgn+ac+ax (AX1800)
AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-AX53U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-AX53U
FCC ID	MSQ-RTAX8E00
IC ID	3568A-RTAX8E00
Type	wireless router
CPU1	MediaTek MT7621AT
CPU1 Type	MIPS 1004Kc
CPU1 Speed	880 MHz ( 2 cores ) 16-bit
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX30LF1G18AC-TI
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 />
RAM1 Chip	Nanya NT5CC128M16ER-EK
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7621AT
Switch	MediaTek MT7621AT
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 3-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Flags: Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, 1024QAM, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, VHT80, HEW80, AiProtection
Other
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	SGE
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	08 September 2021
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7905DAN
Chip2	MediaTek MT7975DN
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax	up to 574 Mbps
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 2
Chip1	MediaTek MT7905DAN
Chip2	MediaTek MT7975DN
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax	up to 1201 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
FCC ID ASUS RT-AX1800S MSQ-RTAX8E00 ASUS RT-AX54 MSQ-RTAX8E00

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

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

• 1201 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan., 1024-QAM)

• 574 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AX1800 class

Overview

See also: ASUS

Specifications

• ASUS RT-AX53U + 1x WAN/3x LAN + USB port (07/2021) √

WiFi 6, AX1800, 2.4GHz AX: 2x2 + 5GHz AX: 2x2

ASUS features: Parental control, AiProtection, 3/4G Dongle

• ASUS RT-AX1800U + 1x WAN/3x LAN + USB port √

WiFi 6, AX1800, 2.4GHz AX: 2x2 + 5GHz AX: 2x2

ASUS features: Parental control, AiProtection, 3/4G Dongle

• ASUS RT-AX1800S + 1x WAN/4x LAN - USB port ±

WiFi 6, AX1800, 2.4GHz AX: 2x2 + 5GHz AX: 2x2

ASUS features: Parental control, AiProtection

Links of Interest

On the OpenWrt Wiki

Reviews

• ASUS RT-AX53U Wi-Fi 6 Router on uRouter (RU)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: ramips
OpenWrt Subtarget: mt7621
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Unsupported Functions:
160 MHz 5GHz bandwidth not supported

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Pictures

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See also

List of 802.11ax Hardware • ASUS Wireless Routers

• ASUS GT-AXE11000 • AXE11000 Tri-band Gaming Gigabit Router

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXJF00 (2020-08-04) 19V/3.33A

• ASUS RT-AX3000 • ASUS TUF-AX3000 • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXJ300 (2020-06-17) • (HND-963178_BASE)/96750GW

• ASUS RT-AX1800 (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX53U (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX55 (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX8A00 (2020-08-06)

• ASUS 4G-AX56 (AX1800) • Cat.6 300Mbps Dual-Band WiFi 6 LTE Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX56U (AX1800) • (HND-947622_BASE)/BCM53134 • Review

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXHY00 (2019-08-27)

• ASUS RP-AX56 (AX1800) • Dual-Band Wireless Repeater

FCC ID: MSQ-RPAX4W00 (2020-08-11)

• ASUS RT-AX58U (AX3000) • (HND-963178_BASE)/96750GW • Review

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXJ300 (2020-06-17)

• ASUS RT-AX68U (AX6000) • (HND-962118_BASE)

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXIA00 (2020-08-05) 19V/1.75A

• ASUS RT-AX82U (AX5400) • (HND-963178_BASE)/96750GW

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXJ300 (2020-06-17)

• ASUS DSL-AX82U (AX5400) • BCM63178/96750GW (VDSL2)
• ASUS RT-AX86S (AX5700) • AX5700 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • KS • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX86U (AX5700) • (HND-962118_BASE)/BCM84880 • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXI600 (2020-02-12)

• ASUS RT-AX88U (AX6000) • (HND-94908_BASE)/BCM53134
• ASUS RT-AX89X (AX6000) • (IPQ8078/QCA8337/AR8033)
• ASUS RT-AX92U (AX6100) • (HND-94908_BASE)
• ASUS RT-AX95U (AX11000) • (HND-94908_BASE)/BCM84880

FCC ID: MSQ-RTHR00 (2020-03-05) • ASUS GT-AX11000

• ASUS RT-AX95Q (AX6600) • ZenWiFi XT8 • (HND-947622_BASE)/BCM53134
• ASUS RT-AC95U (AC3000) • ZenWiFi CT8 • (IPQ4019/QCA9884/QCA8072)

• ASUS RT-AC68U V3 (AC1900) • FCC ID: MSQ-RTACIB00 (2020-06-10)
• ASUS RT-AC68U V4 (AC1900) • FCC ID: MSQ-RTAC2K00 (2021-06-29)
• ASUS RP-AC51 (A1) • Wi-Fi AC Repeater • FCC ID: MSQ-RPAC4200 (2020-04-09)
• ASUS RT-AC5300 • ASUS GT-AC5300 • FCC ID: MSQ-RTGZ00 (2020-02-27)

Models

• ASUS RT-AX53U (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX1800U (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX1800S (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX8E00 • MediaTek MT7621AT/MT7905DAN/MT7975DN

• ASUS RT-AX1800 (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage
• ASUS RT-AX55 (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX8A00 (08/06/2020) • Broadcom BCM6755/BCM53134O