hahahahahaha......
Been few days never read this thread, interesting saw few posts discussing on TP-Link firmware. Found this very complicated.

I still love ASUS networking products, standard 1 firmware apply globally.

My experiences differs. Since middle of February been having tons of router instability issues with a new AC86U router running the firmware Version 3.0.0.4.384.20308. Random reboots, 5GHz cannot connect, web browser running sluggish when weird things happen.

Now reverting back one version and things look a lot more stable. Factory reset the router after firmware downgrade. Monitoring for now but this is a bad impression after 3 weeks of endless network instability every few days. Do not look like hardware problem to me or overheating since the router sits on top of the shelf (my previous setup was inside a cabinet and that worked fine all this while).

Even the old TM supplied D-Link DIR615 which ran since the early days of Unifi will run for months at a time without reboot.

This post has been edited by XPS: Mar 13 2018, 07:25 PM

Sorry to hear you have such bad experiences with Asus routers. I think they are generally reliable and is much better than most out there. Have you tried Asus WRT-Merlin firmware? Could be a good alternative to your current stock router’s firmware: https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/download

This post has been edited by SilentVampire: Mar 6 2018, 12:18 PM

I was thinking of getting the new RT-AC86U, seems like getting lots of good review. The price puts me off...
China selling ~RM620 or 999 RMB
Malaysia selling RM1.5k
Makes me wonder where does that extra 60% margin goes to.

ya, when i saw that price, i backed off immediately!

unless u have special requirements, consider cheaper rtac1300uhp... rm5xx - has been excellent for me.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 6 2018, 01:28 PM

Yes I did. AC86U on paper looks nice, AiProtection, smart QOS etc. Just freaked out.

This post has been edited by XPS: Mar 20 2018, 10:50 PM

I agree.

This post has been edited by XPS: Mar 13 2018, 06:39 PM

The main reason for the AC86U is the Broadcom BCM4366E chip revision with better performance. Most of my devices for many years now run 5GHz since 2.4GHz is pretty much congested.

Get where you are coming from, the 1300uhp is at a good price/performance. Just that have a high expectation of network stability, hence the choice for a faster processor, more memory etc with the AC86U. Networks are meant to be setup and forget, not managed at least for the consumer end

This post has been edited by XPS: Mar 12 2018, 09:05 PM

You get 3 years one to one warranty in Malaysia and the quality after sales support.

the bolded has been my experience.

used rtn12hp_b1 for 4 years, all good up to 50mbps, non-gigaport, 2.4ghz.

with 100mbps, i had to change... to rtac1300uhp... using a mix of 2.4 and 5ghz... 14 devices in a typical 2 storey house.

both were bought at a local store, preinstalled, go home, plug n play... both excellent for what they do.

never had to tweak anything. except update firmware.


i hope u will find the root causes to the yr problem soon, cheers.

I haven't been able to find a way to set the OpenVPN Server password properly since upgrading to this firmware. Would appreciate some help / ideas on what else I can try

Have you tried a 30/30/30 reset?

I have read about that procedure but am afraid to do it because apparently it is not suitable for all routers and there is a risk of bricking. Do you know if it safe for this model?

I don't know for certain but I wouldn't hesitate to do it if all else fails since I have yet to brick a router by doing a 30/30/30 reset so far
What about a normal hard reset, have you tried it?
http://setuprouter.com/router/asus/rt-n18u/reset-router.htm

Since everything else works fine, I am still rather hesitant to risk the 30/30/30 reset.

As for a normal hard reset, I never had to do it on any of the earlier firmware updates because it always worked fine after rebooting.

Thanks for the link, I will copy down the settings first then try it when I have some downtime.

Hi. Any help to source power adapter for AC55UHP is highly appreciated, the 12V 2A.. Mine got struck by lightning and the adpater is dead. Got burn marks on the plastic shell. Now using a 12V 1.5A power adapter in order to stay online...

Hmm......so far if got proper cooling it shouldn't be a problem.

Buying one local unit. Can get two unit in oversea if there is way to ship it back. I'll dig that.

Seems its fixed, running over 50 hours without rebooting or 5GHz dropping. Two of the wireless clients show over 30 hours connect time and that is pretty much proof that its finally stable.

Surprised how much problems that firmware caused. Usually hardware failures are obvious and did not look forward to doing an RMA unless for certain to save everyone's time. The suspicion all the while its likely the firmware.

Asus AC88U, AC86U and AC5300 routers offers a lot of interesting features for sure. This should be the way for home routers acting as an internet (communications) gateway with smart management intelligence.

Asus no doubt is a good hardware vendor just that their software (firmware) seems to not have enough resources invested (or they do not understand the effort to get it right) and the end result is apparent. Not sure how Asus handle their alpha and beta builds testing. Maybe its the same with the other router vendors. Asus entry to mid end routers firmware updates seem fine though from what I looked at so far. The AC88U router on another forum had a couple of hundred pages long mostly on the firmware issues stretching almost a year before it went quiet.

Maybe my expectations are high and this is the norm with current generation of consumer routers. Been on the internet pre-streamyx, streamyx and Unifi, never had to do anything much to get routers setup except this time. Even the TM supplied orange and white D-Link DIR-615 will run for months before needing a reboot (web administration page not found issue) and the AirPort routers bridged to the D-Link never reboots and just runs along. To share experiences, the D-Link functions solely to login to Unifi and as a VLAN switch as it has its heat issues when the wifi runs.

Good to know!

About the old orange tm router... i used it for a year, was ok but lacked in wifi reach.
And i couldnt get full 10mbps at that time, speed not very stable.
Rtn12hp solved all that.

Hi asus,

Facing problem using my asus dsl n12e C1 with my ps4 pro console and help on this. Thanks

- Using wired connection can only detected IP address but will failed internet connection test on ps4
- Using wifi connection no issue can work normally on my ps4pro.