ASUS RT-AC5300

ASUS RT-AC5300
Availability: new

Manuf/OEM/ODM Arcadyan WG911BB AC44-ASU

FCC approval date: 29 May 2015
Country of manuf.: China
Serial Num. Prefix: FBNGZ (HW Ver. R1.31)

Amazon image

ASIN
B0167HG1V6 (, On Amazon, On CCC)

Type: wireless router

FCC ID: MSQ-RTGZ00
Industry Canada ID: 3568A-RTGZ00

Power: 19 VDC, 3.42 A
Connector type: barrel

CPU1: Broadcom BCM4709C0 (1.4 GHz, 2 cores)
FLA1: 128 MiB

134,217,728 B
1,048,576 Kib
131,072 KiB
1,024 Mib
0.125 GiB

(Spansion S34ML01G200TFI00)
RAM1: 512 MiB

536,870,912 B
4,194,304 Kib
524,288 KiB
4,096 Mib
0.5 GiB

(Nanya NT5CC256M16CP-DI)

Expansion IFs: USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports: 2
JTAG: yes
Serial: yes, internal, 4-pin header, populated, 3.3V TTL

WI1 chip1: Broadcom BCM4366
WI1 chip2: Broadcom BCM4366
WI1 802dot11 protocols: an+ac
WI1 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA
WI2 chip1: Broadcom BCM4366
WI2 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI2 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI2 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA

ETH chip1: Broadcom BCM4709C0
Switch: Broadcom BCM4709C0
LAN speed: 10/100/1000
LAN ports: 4
WAN speed: 10/100/1000
WAN ports: 1

abgn+ac

Additional chips
2.4GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;Skyworks;SE2623L;;4;
5GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;RFMD;RFPA5542;;8;
2-lane, 2-port PCIe (Gen2) Switch;ASMedia;ASM1182e;;1;

Stock bootloader: CFE

Stock FW OS: Linux

Third party firmware supported: AsusWRT-Merlin • Wiki • (List)

Flags: MU-MIMO, AiCloud, ASUS Router App

Default SSID: ASUS (81 addl. devices), ASUS_5G-1 (3 addl. devices), ASUS_5G-2 (2 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 987 additional devices
of which 133 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 960 additional devices
of which 138 are ASUS devices

802dot11 OUI: AC:9E:17 (8 E, 8 W, 2015), 30:5A:3A (2 E, 2 W, 2016)
Ethernet OUI: AC:9E:17 (8 E, 8 W, 2015), 30:5A:3A (2 E, 2 W, 2016)

	FCC ID
ASUS GT-AC5300	MSQ-RTGZ00

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

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• 2x 2165 Mbps max PHY rate per each 80MHz wide 5GHz channel,

• 1x 1000 Mbps max. PHY rate for the 40MHz wide 2.4GHz channel = 5300 Mbps class

Wireless-AC5300 Tri-Band Gigabit Router

Product page  • WebUI Demo

While not really represented well in the infobox, this is a tri-radio device - all radios
(2x 5GHz [11an+ac], 1x 2.4GHz [11bgn]) used are (FullMAC arch. targeted) BCM4366.

See also: Arcadyan and ASUS

Features

• Ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi router with a combined tri-band data rate of 5334 Mbps

for low latency online gaming, smooth 4K streaming and extremely fast file-sharing.

• Broadcom NitroQAM technology boosts two 5GHz data rates up to 4330 Mbps and

2.4GHz up to 1000 Mbps.

• Tri-Band with multiple devices connected at same time. Tri-Band Smart Connect

automatically selects the fastest of the three available frequency bands for each

device, based on the device’s speed, signal strength and how busy each band is.

8x capacity Wi-Fi with revolutionary MU-MIMO technology.

• 4x4 MIMO antenna design with AiRadar universal beamforming for unrivaled

multi-device performance and wireless signal range up to 500 m2.

• Link aggregation supports close to 2 Gbps wired transmission for more

devices to faster access speed.

• AiProtection with Trend Micro with triple-strength total network security,

plus robust parental controls and privacy protection

Specifications

• CPU: Broadcom BCM47094 @1.4GHz SoC (ARM Cortex A9)
• WLAN: 2x 4T4R AC BCM4366 + 1x 4T4R N BCM4366 @800MHz

SoC (ARM Cortex A7), 4x4 MU-MIMO, 40/80MHz, QAM-1024

DualBand, NitroQAM, 5GHz (2x 2165Mbps), 2.4GHz (1000Mbps)

Reviews

• On SmallNetBuilder

• CPU: Broadcom BCM4709C0 (KFEBG) @1.4GHz (Dual-Core ARM)
• RAM: 512 MB (DDR3), Flash: 128 MB (NAND)
• 2.4GHz Radio: Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11n SoC

- Skyworks SE2623L 2.4GHz Power Amplifier (x4)

• 5GHz radio: 2x Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11ac SoC

- RFMD RFPA5542 5GHz Power Amplifier Module (x8)

• PCIe: ASMedia ASM1182e (2-lane, 2-port PCIe (Gen2) Switch)

• On HardwareZone
• On FoxNetwork (RU)
• On iXBT (RU)

OUI: 30:5A:3A, PSU: 19V/3.42A/65W

Forum threads

• On SmallNetBuilder forums
• On NotebookReview forums
• On KoolShare forums (images PCB REV 1.31)

• CPU: Broadcom BCM4709C0KFEBG @1.4GHz (ARM)
• Flash: Spansion S34ML01G200TFI00 128MB (NAND)
• RAM: Nanya NT5CC256M16DP-DI 512MB (DDR3)
• 2.4GHz Radio: Broadcom BCM4366KMMLG 4x4 802.11n SoC

- 4x Skyworks SE2623L 2.4GHz Power Amplifier (32dBm, 33dB, QFN)

- 4x Skyworks SKY85201-11 (SKY15201) 2.4GHz SPDT Switch w/ LNA

• 5GHz radio: 2x Broadcom BCM4366KMMLG 4x4 802.11ac SoC

- 8x RFMD RFPA5542 5GHz Power Amplifier Module

- 8x Skyworks SKY85605-11 (SKY15605) 5GHz SPDT Switch w/ LNA

• PCIe: ASMedia ASM1182e (2-lane, 2-port PCIe (Gen2) Switch)

News

• On C|Net
• On PCper
• On ISPreview
• On TechHive
• On TheVerge (images)

Misc

• PR on Broadcom
• PR on AnandTech

See also

• List of Four Stream Hardware
• List of Tri-Band Wireless Devices

Images

ASUS RT-AC5300 gallery on OpenITforum

Asus RT-AC5300