Asus AX86U Pro setup

[Summer10]

I am new to ASUS routers and am trying to set up an AX86U Pro. I have one IOT device that is wired and only needs internet access. Is there a way to isolate one LAN port on the router? I updated to the latest firmware. Do I have to use the beta firmware to achieve this?

 

[bbunge]

I am new to ASUS routers and am trying to set up an AX86U Pro. I have one IOT device that is wired and only needs internet access. Is there a way to isolate one LAN port on the router? I updated to the latest firmware. Do I have to use the beta firmware to achieve this?

VLAN will come to the released firmware in time. You could try the beta but there are some features that are not included in it. Some report good results with the beta, though.

 

[bennor]

Do I have to use the beta firmware to achieve this?

Yes. Currently the VLAN / Guest Network Pro feature is not yet available on the non beta RT-AX86 Pro firmware.

Or one can try the various methods to create VLAN's explained in other posts (use the search feature). For example one recent post on VLAN's that may or may not work on the AX series.

Tutorial - How to use VLANs on your non-pro Asus router with 386 or 388 code (no scripting required)

With 386 and 388 code base, you can make use of two built in VLANs (plus the main LAN VLAN 1) to further segment your wired and wireless network, even on non-pro models. This definitely works in router mode on all models that support AIMESH and these code versions. From what I have seen (but...

www.snbforums.com

 

[Summer10]

What's the downside of the beta firmware? Security risks? Or, things might be broken?

 

[bennor]

What's the downside of the beta firmware? Security risks? Or, things might be broken?

Yes.
Beta is usually for testing new features and updates so bugs can be uncovered and fixed for the final release. Most do not use Bea firmware in production environments.

 

[mardymarvin]

I was running the beta with the VLAN options and it was good then I noticed the latest none beta firmware had lots of security fixes so decided to go back to that. Mainly coz I dont know enough if running the beta without these fixes was a worry and would expose me to security issues on the web so played it safe.