ASUS WL-520gU

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Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
InfoDepot Wiki	Asus WL-520gU
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS WL-520gU
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Supported
OpenWrt	Was Supported
Tomato any flavor	Supported
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS WL-520gU R1.02
FCC ID	MSQWL520GUGC
IC ID	3568A-WL520GUC
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM5354
CPU1 Type	BMIPS3300
CPU1 Speed	240 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX29LV320CBTC-90G
Flash1 Size	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4S281632I-UC60
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM5354
Switch	Broadcom BCM5354
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
	802dot11 OUI: 00:1E:8C (2 E, 3 W), 00:22:15 (3 E, 3 W), BC:AE:C5 (3 E, 4 W), 00:23:54 (1 E, 1 W); Ethernet OUI: 00:1E:8C (2 E, 3 W), 00:22:15 (3 E, 3 W), BC:AE:C5 (3 E, 4 W), 00:23:54 (1 E, 1 W)
Stock bootloader	CFE
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	5 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, J4, 4-pin header
Other
	Default SSID: ASUS (100 addl. devices); Default IP address: 192.168.1.1; the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1324 additional devices; of which 173 are ASUS devices; Default login user: admin; Default login password: admin; admin:admin credentials used by 1341 additional devices; of which 207 are ASUS devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	DD-WRT • (List); , Oleg-ng (wl500g) • (List); , OpenWrt (Was); , Tomato • (List \| DLs); , TomatoUSB • (List \| DLs); , FreshTomato • (List \| DLs);
Retail
Availability	End of Life
FCC approval date	20 April 2007
(Est.) release date	26 April 2007
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$60
UPC	610839731053 ; (UPC DB, On eBay);
Newegg	9SIAJ7WGV92563
ASIN	B000R3BTDC
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4318
Wireless interface OUI	00:1E:8C, 00:22:15, BC:AE:C5, 00:23:54
Antenna Connector Type	RP-SMA
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	9
ASUS WL-520gC	MSQWL520GUGC

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.

• 54 Mbps - 2.4GHz 802.11g = G54 class

Overview

Links of Interest

Wikis

Pictures

Reviews

CPU: Broadcom BCM5354KFBG @240MHz

Flash: Macronix MX29LV320CBTC-90G 4MB

RAM: Samsung K4S281632K-UC60 16MB

Forum threads

Asus WL-520gU/gC on wl500g forums

WL-520gU RAM upgrade

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

Support started version: ?
Current supported version: ?

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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.

Devices with Broadcom WiFi chipsets have limited OpenWrt supportability (due to limited FLOSS driver availability for Broadcom chips). Consider this when choosing a device to buy, or when deciding to flash OpenWrt on your device because it is listed as supported. See Broadcom WiFi for details.

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: brcm47xx
OpenWrt Subtarget: legacy
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_mips32
Support started version: 8.09
Current supported version: 22.03.7

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