partial open-hardware router ASUS ASUS RT-AC3200 ASUS RT-AC3200

ASUS RT-AC3200 v1

Router · ASUS
Partial

One source so far. Yes needs a second independent source.

Difficulty
Hard
Brick risk
High
Legal risk
Medium

High brick risk. A bad flash, unlock, or downgrade can permanently disable the device. Read the specialist guide for this exact model and firmware before you touch it.

How-to

How to

Flash FreshTomato via vendor web UI, TFTP or serial per the FreshTomato hardware compatibility list

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

Chipset target bcm53xx.

FreshTomato note: Please check NVRAM first (64KB default at release or 128KB after Asus update).

To install 128KB FreshTomato version, you must be running Asus stock firmware v3.0.0.4.382.51374 or later.

Asuswrt-Merlin also lists it (legacy, no longer supported).

Check the exact hardware revision on the label before flashing.

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