Release Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.11 is now available

[JarleH]

Screenshots would be a best option. You could also try updating without a reset - it doesn't mean a config error is likely, just possible. That said, going from 384 to 386 firmware is quite the jump and may need the reset.
You're running Merlin firmware so a good helper would be BACKUPMON, as it saves a text copy of all the nvram settings. In fact some addons (like YazDHCP) have an option to save their settings as a file you can upload later.

Ok thanks. I also got a RT-AX1800U I use as accesspoint, I need to update, and that does not have Merlin, so normal Asus.

 

[JarleH]

Also, if anyone got advices for setting up own IoT vlan(?) for cameras etc, would love to hear it.

 

[bennor]

Also, if anyone got advices for setting up own IoT vlan(?) for cameras etc, would love to hear it.

Use the forum search feature to find the other discussions on trying to create vlans on 388.x firmware. Such a discussion may be off topic from this release firmware discussion. For example:

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...

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MerVLAN v0.52.91 Simple and Powerful VLAN Management **BETA**

MerVLAN VLAN Manager – Simple and Powerful VLAN Management LATEST CHANGELOG (often condensed, full log: main | dev mervlan v0.52.91 - Hotfix mervlan_boot.sh: Fixed a critical bug where template injection silently deleted subsequent blocks in services-start. Re-injecting the addon...

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And while not "vlan" there is YazFi.

YazFi - YazFi v4.4.9 [2025-Nov-08] - Enhanced AsusWRT-Merlin Guest WiFi Networks

Release Notes for YazFi v4.4.6 production release now available [2025-May-29] The fork from @Jack Yaz's repository is now hosted on the AMTM-OSR GitHub repo: https://github.com/AMTM-OSR/YazFi 1) FIXED: Problem where setting the "Allow Internet Access" option to "NO" was causing problems with...

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