Asus RT-N56U

APM · 9 Jan 2016 at 15:22

Hi,

can someone please tell me if this router has multiple wifi SSIDs out of the box or if you need to flash the firmware to give it more than one wifi SSID?

Thanks

ps, any good firmware upgrades for this,it's getting a bit old now so maybe not much support anymore?

APM · 9 Jan 2016 at 15:23

Also does it do VLANs?

Uhtred · 9 Jan 2016 at 16:09

It doesn't do vlans. As well as the 2.4ghz SSID and the 5ghz SSID you can have Guest 2.4/5 SSIDs which allow you to do isolation. You can turn that isolation off if you want.

I use this firmware - https://bitbucket.org/padavan/rt-n56u purely to be able to turn the LEDs off

Steveocee · 9 Jan 2016 at 16:10

Single SSID and no it doesn't do VLAN. I've owned a couple.

APM · 9 Jan 2016 at 16:40

Thanks,

the Padavan doesn't introduce VLANs either I take it?

APM · 9 Jan 2016 at 16:42

I thought Merlin would do VLANs and more but I don't think it's available for this due to the onboard NAT chip it has or so I can gather from some quick googling this afternoon.

Uhtred · 9 Jan 2016 at 16:48

Indeed, i'm sure we would have if it were possible. I'd certainly find it useful.

APM · 9 Jan 2016 at 17:57

me too

KIA · 10 Jan 2016 at 18:59

The last time I used the official firmware, it didn't have guest SSID, despite ASUS advertising the feature on their website.

APM · 10 Jan 2016 at 22:20

Padavan does though?

Uhtred · 10 Jan 2016 at 22:24

APM · 10 Jan 2016 at 23:04

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 11:40

As far as the Padavan goes it's just grab the one from the top is it?

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 12:12

There's no guest SSID on firmware version 3.0.0.4.374_5656

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 13:01

RT-N56U_3.4.3.9-098_base.trx

think I'll try this one next (Padavan),or is there better available?

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 13:03

The router is telling me there are no updates available from inside the ASUS firmware even though I can see a few newer ones on the ASUS support pages,any idea why that would be?

beachBOYken · 15 Jan 2016 at 13:07

Merlin does some good firmwares as well as Johns fork version which I use on my n66u.

Weather these are still supported on the N56U, Im not sure.

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 14:05

No Merlin so far as I can see only Padavan for this one.

All I want is a guest SSID or two and I read in a few places that the ASUS firmware provided that so I'm a little disappointed I have to go faffing about with it tbh.

Still,more techno fun eh.

Steveocee · 15 Jan 2016 at 15:14

APM said:
No Merlin so far as I can see only Padavan for this one.

All I want is a guest SSID or two and I read in a few places that the ASUS firmware provided that so I'm a little disappointed I have to go faffing about with it tbh.

Still,more techno fun eh.

I think the 66 and newer provided guest and multiple said.

APM · 15 Jan 2016 at 16:00

This one doesn't for sure.

I've learned that if you're 4 versions behind on the ASUS firmware then you have to upgrade them in order one at a time and can't just jump to the latest one anyway.