asus rt-ac87u

Hello, I have an ASUS RT-AC87U that is stuck in a bootloop and will not start properly. I have tried several methods to restore it, but without success. What I have tested so far: Bootloop issue: The router gets stuck in a loop and does not boot up. I have tried connecting via UART to stop...

Hello All, I'm new to the forum and thought someone here would have a better idea than myself about resolving this issue. I'm working with an ASUS RT-AC87U running Merlin which is working well for the most part, except for one smart device that controls underfloor heating which drops its...

Hello all! I need help with diagnosing what wrong with a router. I have ASUS RT-AC87U and something is wrong with 5Ghz WiFi. The switch seems to work fine, I haven't checked the WAN port yet. I can't reach ASUSWRT Merlin web interface, but I can reach recovery web interface. I can connect to...

So I have a Dodo Hub acting as the router and modem for my network. This was provided by my ISP, Dodo. I also have an Asus RT-AC87U router that I want to use. As you may know, the RT-AC87U does not have a repeater mode, unlike other Asus routers. *RT-AC87U only has 3 operation modes; Wireless...

I have lately been having a lot of issues, particularly where the router just keels over for no clear reason and then takes about 6 minutes for it to boot and come back to life. I would like to say this started when I started to use OpenVPN client directly on the router to keep a VPN connection...

Hi guys, I plugged a usb cable into usb3.0 port of my ac-rt87u and it shut the router down and I couldn't power it up no more. I guess the device I was plugging had a short in it. After looking at the motherboard and thinking a bit a dc-dc converter (U4) was unsoldered (see the pic attached)...

I need some help. I am trying to setup VyprVPN on an Asus RT-AC87U router with AsusWRT-Merlin 380.65_4 firmware. Every time I complete an upload of the.ovpn file, the screen flickers and I lose all information keyed in. If I re-enter all required information and after the completion of the...

My RT-AC87U random reboots every 2-3 days and sometimes becomes unresponsive. I tried updating from scratch (rewriting the firmware) but same result. Any ideas?

Hello! I'm having some issues with my RT-AC87U, and would love some input on what could be wrong. It is currently running in "Wireless-router"-mode (Modem connected to WAN-port). And by itself it works pretty much flawlessly. But whenever I connect another Access Point to it (wired) it seems...