Changes:
- NOTE: Due to flash partitioning changes done by Asus, it is strongly recommended to make a backup of your JFFS partition before upgrading the RT-AC86U, and restoring that backup afterward. If you run into issues, reformat your JFFS partition and reboot.
- NOTE: The RT-AX56U build is not available for this release.
- NEW: Added support for static routes for PPTP/L2TP VPN clients, on the Static Route page (themiron)
- NEW: Added notification when JFFS free space drops below 3 MB.
- UPDATED: Merged GPL 384_9354 for AX models.
- UPDATED: Merged GPL 384_81992 for mainline models.
- UPDATED: Merged SDK + binary blobs 384_9354 for RT-AX58U.
- UPDATED: Merged SDK + binary blobs 384_9107 for RT_AX88U.
- UPDATED: Merged binary blobs + SDK 384_81981 for RT_AC5300.
- UPDATED: Merged binary blobs + SDK 384_81992 for RT-AC86U.
- UPDATED: Merged bwdpi components from 385_20630 firmware image for RT-AC68U.
- UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.82-openssl (themiron)
- CHANGED: Rewrote a large portion of the OpenVPN implementation, to make the code easier to maintain. The new libovpn code is released under a GPL licence. Functionality should largely remain the same.
- CHANGED: Replaced updown-.sh OpenVPN event handler scripts with binary libovpn functions. The new code does stricter validation of the configuration.
- CHANGED: Enabling Client Config Dir (ccd) for an OpenVPN server in non-exclusive mode will no longer accept duplicate common names (to prevent issues with two clients trying to share the same settings). If you need such an unusual setup, you should enable "Username/Password auth only", which will make the common name become the username. Or better, ensure that you have unique certificates for all of your users.
- CHANGED: Removed the (undocumented) vpn_debug setting. Debug logging will now only come from OpenVPN itself (configurable through the log verbosity setting).
- CHANGED: Improved mechanism for providing an available mount point for addon API scripters (dave14305)
- CHANGED: Harmonized the various SSL certificate modes with upstream.
- FIXED: Broken French webui on AX models (fixed with Asus's GPL update)
- FIXED: Chacha20 wasn't prioritized for bcm675x models which lacked AES acceleration (RT-AX56U and RT-AX58U)
- FIXED: ddns updates and OpenVPN instances might be launched twice at boot time if the initial ntp clock sync happened too fast.
- FIXED: Enforced DNS and tQoS fix would be lost when the firewall gets restarted while an OpenVPN client is running.
- FIXED: Various issues surrounding error state report when an OpenVPN client failed to start properly.
- FIXED: WINS provided by an OpenVPN server weren't properly used.
- FIXED: Some large DNS queries could fail when using DoT (patch backported from upstream)
Installation:
Simply flash it like any regular update. You should not need to reset to factory defaults. You can revert back to an original Asus firmware at any time just by flashing a firmware downloaded from Asus's website.
NOTE:
resetting to factory default after flashing is strongly recommended for the following cases:
- Updating from a firmware version that is more than 3 releases older
- Switching from a Tomato/DD-WRT/OpenWRT firmware
If upgrading from anything older and you experience issues, then consider doing a factory default reset then as well. Always read the changelog, as mandatory resets will be mentioned there when they are necessary.
In all of these cases, do NOT load a saved copy of your settings! This would be the same thing as NOT resetting at all, as you will simply re-enter any invalid setting you wanted to get rid of. Make sure to create a new backup of your settings after reconfiguring.
Installation Notes:
- This custom firmware can be applied like any regular update.
- You should not need to reset to factory defaults.
- You can revert back to an original ASUS firmware at any time.
- Do not load a saved copy of your settings.
About Router Firmware:
Before you consider downloading this firmware, go to the system information page of the router and make sure that the currently installed version isn't either newer or matching this release.
Due to the large variety of router models and different methods for upgrading the device, it is highly recommended that you read and, above all, understand the installation steps before you apply the new firmware, even if you are a power user.
In theory, these steps shouldn't be much of a hassle for anyone, because manufacturers try to make them as easy as possible, even if they don't always succeed. Basically, you must upload the new firmware to the router through its administration page and allow it to upgrade.
If you install a new version, you can expect increased security levels, different vulnerability issues to be resolved, improved overall performance and transfer speeds, enhanced compatibility with other devices, added support for newly developed technologies, as well as several other changes.
If you're looking for certain safety measures, remember that it would be best if you perform the upload using an Ethernet cable rather than a wireless connection, which can be interrupted easily. Also, make sure you don't power off the router or use its buttons during the installation, if you wish avoid any malfunctions.
If this firmware meets your current needs, get the desired version and apply it to your router unit; if not, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss the update that will improve your device.
- CATEGORY:
- Router / Switch / AP
- COMPATIBLE WITH:
- OS Independent
- file size:
- 29.9 MB
- filename:
- EA6900_384.19_0.zip