ASUS RT-N13U

Default SSID: ASUS (100 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1326 additional devices
of which 173 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1343 additional devices
of which 207 are ASUS devices

3rd Party Firmware Support

DD-WRT • (List)
, OpenWrt (Was)
, Wive-NG (sfstudio) • (Blog | List)

Retail

Availability

End of Life

FCC approval date

05 June 2009

Country of manuf

China

Radio 1

Chip1

Ralink RT3052

Wireless interface OUI

none specified

Antenna Connector Type

none specified

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

	FCC ID
ASUS RT-N13U rev B1	MSQ-RTN13U

	CPU1 brand	Radio1 chip1 brand	Radio1 chip2 brand
ASUS RT-N13	Ralink	Ralink	Ralink
ASUS RT-N13U	Ralink	Ralink
ASUS RT-N13U rev B1	Ralink	Ralink

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

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

EZ All-inOne Printer Sharing - USB Port
EZ Switch - Switch your operation mode only ONE-TOUCH (Router, Repeater, AP)
Enchanced Download Master - Download your files directly to the USB HDD when the computer is off.
Diagnostic and Bandwidth Management Tools - Dr. Surf, EZQoS

Links of Interest

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

On the DDWRT Forum
Support started version: ?
Current supported version: ?

Download asus-to-ddwrt.trx from ftp://www.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/06-12-10-r14594/Asus-RTN13U/
Install Asus Utilities from here: http://support.asus.com.tw/download/download.aspx?product=11&model=RT-N13U&SLanguage=en-us
Disable windows firewall.
Power off the router, then keep the reset button pressed, and power on the router. Let go of the reset button once the power LED starts blinking.
Open Asus firmware restoration utility, and flash asus-to-ddwrt.trx
Wait 3 to 5 minutes after the flash is done, then reboot router. Now you should have dd-wrt running
Check for recommended builds here.

Flashing OpenWrt

This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram. DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 4MB FLASH / 32MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version onto it! See 4/32 warning for details.

This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation. This means that even setting a password or changing simple network settings might not be possible any more, rendering the device effectively useless. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.

OpenWrt support for this device has ended in 2022.
19.07.10 was the last official build for 4/32 devices.

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: ramips
OpenWrt Subtarget: rt305x
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Support started version: 14.07
Current supported version: 22.03.7

Please insert instructions here

Upgrading

Updating DD-WRT

If dd-wrt is already on the router follow these instructions. If stock firmware is on the router follow the flashing instructions.

Check for recommended builds here first.
Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.7. (or to whatever subnet the router is on) Disable all firewalls and security. Disable wireless on your computer and only have the router connected to the flashing computer by the ethernet cable between the two.
Hard reset or 30/30/30 (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI) prior to flashing. Wait. Check for password page on re-login and change password.
Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
Hard reset or 30/30/30 again (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI). Wait. Check for the password page and re-login to change the password. Then you can reconfigure your settings manually.
Once configured set your computer back to autoIP and autoDNS.

Important1: This Hard reset or 30/30/30 works fine for Asus router, but you do have to power cycle after the reset.

Important2: After you flash the firmware, and before you do the hard reset, the router will be building some nvram settings. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THIS TO FINISH PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING WITH THE ROUTER INCLUDING A HARD RESET. Usually, you can tell when this process is completed by the WAN light coming on, but it does take several minutes. Go have a beer. There are starting to be more and more people who BRICK their routers by not waiting until the nvram is rebuilt, PRIOR to doing a hard reset. YOU NEED TO WAIT!