ASUS Router Guides

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March 09, 2020 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 1 minutes

ASUS makes the RT series of wireless routers, the ROG Rapture gaming routers (GT series), ZenWiFi mesh systems, and DSL modem routers (DSL-AC and DSL-N). Almost all of them run the same ASUSWRT firmware, so once you know one ASUS router you know them all.

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The home page of the Asus DSL-AC52U.

ASUS Guides

The ASUS Interface

ASUSWRT (RT-N, RT-AC, RT-AX, GT, ZenWiFi and DSL models) opens on the Network Map. The left-hand menu has a General section (Network Map, AiMesh, Guest Network, AiProtection, QoS and more) and an Advanced Settings section (Wireless, LAN, WAN, IPv6, VPN, Firewall, Administration, System Log, Network Tools). Click Apply at the bottom of each page to save.

Very old ASUS routers (the WL-500 and WL-520 series) have a different, simpler interface, but the menu names are similar.

Default ASUS Login Details

You can reach any ASUS router at http://router.asus.com. Most use the IP address 192.168.1.1, and newer ones use 192.168.50.1. Older models use admin / admin. Newer routers make you create your own login during setup. See the ASUS passwords and ASUS IP address pages.

More Than Router Guides

To forward ports on an ASUS router, see our sister site: Asus port forwarding guides on Portforward.com.

ASUS Models We Cover

4G-AC53U, 4G-AC55U, 4G-AC68U, 4G-AX56, 4G-N12, AAM6000EV, AAM6010EV, AAM6010EV-T4, AAM6310, AM602, AM604, AM604G, AX6000, Blue Cave, CM-32_AC2600, DSL-AC3100, DSL-AC52U, DSL-AC68U, DSL-AC88U, DSL-N10E, DSL-N11, DSL-N12E_C1, DSL-N12HP, DSL-N12U B1, DSL-N13, DSL-N14U B1, DSL-N16, DSL-N17U, DSL-N55U, G-136, GT-AC2900, GT-AC5300, GT-AX11000, GT-AXE11000, RT-AC1200, RT-AC1200G+, RT-AC1200HP, RT-AC1750, RT-AC1750_B1, RT-AC1900, RT-AC1900P, RT-AC3100, RT-AC3200, RT-AC51U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC53, RT-AC5300, RT-AC55U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56S, RT-AC56U, RT-AC66R, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U B1, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC68P, RT-AC68R, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68U C1, RT-AC68W, RT-AC86U, RT-AC87R, RT-AC87U, RT-AC88U, RT-ACRH13, RT-ACRH17, RT-ARCH13, RT-AX1800S, RT-AX3000, RT-AX53U, RT-AX55, RT-AX56U, RT-AX58U, RT-AX68U, RT-AX86U, RT-AX88U, RT-AX92U, RT-G32, RT-N10, RT-N10E, RT-N10U, RT-N11, RT-N12, RT-N12 D1, RT-N12B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12E, RT-N12E_B1, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12VP, RT-N14UHP, RT-N15, RT-N15U, RT-N16, RT-N18U, RT-N53, RT-N56U, RT-N56UB1, RT-N600, RT-N65R, RT-N65U, RT-N66R, RT-N66U, RT-N66W, RX3041, RX3041-G, RX3041H, SP-AC2015, TM-AC1900, TUF-AX3000, WL-500G, WL-500GP, WL-500W, WL-520G, WL-520GC, WL-520GU, WL-530G, WL-566GM, WL-700GE, WL500g Deluxe, WL500GP, WL520GC, WL520GU, WL550gE, WL600g, WL700gE, WMVN25E2+, ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4), ZenWiFi Pro ET12