Upgrade ASUS Router and Keep Old ASUS Router settings and configurations?

[PaddyPDX]

Hi, I am upgrading to a RT-AX88U PRO from a RT-AC86U with Merlin firmware. Bit of a newbie question but is it possible to migrate all the settings, things like device names and static IPs etc? If not is there some way to export all of that info that can be referred to when setting up the new router?

 

[glens]

Won't hurt much to try it. It has at least a chance of working. At the first sign of trouble, you'll know what needs be done...

 

[ColinTaylor]

Hi, I am upgrading to a RT-AX88U PRO from a RT-AC86U with Merlin firmware. Bit of a newbie question but is it possible to migrate all the settings, things like device names and static IPs etc? If not is there some way to export all of that info that can be referred to when setting up the new router?

Use the Better Search option at the top of the page. There are numerous posts describing how to transfer the custom_clientlist and dhcp_staticlist from an old router to a new router. Do not import a "Save settings" file from your old router into your new router, the hardware is completely different.

 

[PaddyPDX]

Won't hurt much to try it. It has at least a chance of working. At the first sign of trouble, you'll know what needs be done...

Try what? I am asking if it is possible to do migrate the existing settings to the new device and if so, how?

 

[L&LD]

Possible? Yes.

Recommended? No.

Fully update the new router to the firmware you want to use/try. Perform a full reset (be sure you use the 'Initialize all settings...' button in the GUI, and/or also perform the WPS Button reset too, see the link below for the specific instructions for your model router).

[Wireless Router] When Standard Reset Isn’t Working: Hard Factory Reset - Models list | Official Support | ASUS USA

Now, minimally and manually configure the new router. Do not use an old backup config file. Do not plug in a USB drive that was previously used for amtm/scripts, without first inserting it into a PC and formatting as NTFS.

Create screenshots of each page of your customized settings on your current/old router. Better yet, saving as a PDF will let you capture the full page in a single save (see the options that Firefox offers when saving webpages as PDFs). A PDF will also allow you to copy/paste easily (unlike a screenshot).

Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 is now available

And I still haven't captured all current settings in screenshots.... Any tips on how to do that efficient (in Firefox), especially with pages that requires scrolling? I use Ditto Clipboard Manager. I log into Merlin GUI and press F11 (to expand the view) and just systematically go through...

www.snbforums.com

You can also dump the (sorted) NVRAM too, for reference.

You can use various utilities to backup/restore various parts of the old configuration too.

Better Search, at the top of every page, is your friend here.

 

[PaddyPDX]

Possible? Yes.

Recommended? No.

Fully update the new router to the firmware you want to use/try. Perform a full reset (be sure you use the 'Initialize all settings...' button in the GUI, and/or also perform the WPS Button reset too, see the link below for the specific instructions for your model router).

[Wireless Router] When Standard Reset Isn’t Working: Hard Factory Reset - Models list | Official Support | ASUS USA

Now, minimally and manually configure the new router. Do not use an old backup config file. Do not plug in a USB drive that was previously used for amtm/scripts, without first inserting it into a PC and formatting as NTFS.

Create screenshots of each page of your customized settings on your current/old router. Better yet, saving as a PDF will let you capture the full page in a single save (see the options that Firefox offers when saving webpages as PDFs). A PDF will also allow you to copy/paste easily (unlike a screenshot).

Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 is now available

And I still haven't captured all current settings in screenshots.... Any tips on how to do that efficient (in Firefox), especially with pages that requires scrolling? I use Ditto Clipboard Manager. I log into Merlin GUI and press F11 (to expand the view) and just systematically go through...

www.snbforums.com

You can also dump the (sorted) NVRAM too, for reference.

You can use various utilities to backup/restore various parts of the old configuration too.

Better Search, at the top of every page, is your friend here.

 

[PaddyPDX]

Thanks for the detailed advice. Just to be clear, I would update the new router to the Merlin firmware I want to use Before I do a full reset?

 

[bennor]

Hi, I am upgrading to a RT-AX88U PRO from a RT-AC86U with Merlin firmware. Bit of a newbie question but is it possible to migrate all the settings, things like device names and static IPs etc? If not is there some way to export all of that info that can be referred to when setting up the new router?

DO NOT import a saved router configuration (CFG) file from a different router model. You are just asking for trouble if you do so. Manual configuration if the best way to go for basic new router model setup. If you want to transfer DHCP manual IP reservations there are several methods of doing so. As already suggested use the forum search to find the various past discussions on how to do so using SSH. Or, if using Asus-Merlin firmware, you could install YazDHCP on the old router and export the manual IP reservations, then install YazDHCP on the new router and import that saved exported YazDHCP file.

YazDHCP - YazDHCP - feature expansion of DHCP assignments (increasing limit on the number of DHCP reservations)

v1.0.6 Updated 2023-11-18 Feature expansion of DHCP assignments using AsusWRT-Merlin's Addons API to read and write DHCP assignments, increasing the limit on the number of reservations. YazDHCP is free to use under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL 3.0). This project is hosted on...

www.snbforums.com

GitHub - jackyaz/YazDHCP: Feature expansion of DHCP assignments using AsusWRT-Merlin's Addons API to read and write DHCP assignments, increasing the limit on the number of reservations.

Feature expansion of DHCP assignments using AsusWRT-Merlin's Addons API to read and write DHCP assignments, increasing the limit on the number of reservations. - jackyaz/YazDHCP

github.com

 

[L&LD]

Yes, first flash the firmware you want to use. Then do a full reset.

That is the only way to ensure the firmware installed is using its expected defaults and variables.