AsusRouterUser
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I have a old RT-AC56U that is no longer supported, if I want to run it in AP Mode behind another router is it a security risk on the wifi side because of no updates?
This is The Way.Potential security risk, but exploitable only locally from whoever sees your Wi-Fi and has specific skill set needed. I would say safe to use as AP since the risk level is very low and issues are unlikely. Use stock Asuswrt on it, it's newer release than last Asuswrt-Merlin.
but we should also have a roadmap forward
so stop using the hardware when asus etc stop supporting it at your own/network's peril...yes, you're right. There does indeed come time to abandon and upgrade. I'm not sure this AC-wireless stuff falls into that bin yet, but the N-wireless stuff should afaicYou can't have this with basically one man firmware support. The project may end tomorrow without prior notice. Many Tomato forks just stopped in the past for different reasons. The development may or may not be picked up by someone else, no guarantees.![]()
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