Zen WiFi AX Hybrid XP4 - any 3rd party firmware

[Sunshine]

Hi,
My first post.

I have 3 sets of the above routers. I installed in June 2024 and am shocked to find they were EOL December 2024. They are still for sale on Amazon!

Is there any third party firmware to secure them?

What are my options? I don't really want to bin and buy more units.

Thanks in advance

 

[jksmurf]

Well unfortunately whilst they do have a Broadcom chipset, they are not supported by Merlin or Gnuton FW. WiFi Chipset: Broadcom BCM6756.

https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

GitHub - gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng: Extends the support of Merlin firmware to more ASUS routers

Extends the support of Merlin firmware to more ASUS routers - gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

github.com

Nor can I see a fresh tomato or openwrt option

hardware_compatibility [FreshTomato Wiki]

wiki.freshtomato.org

[OpenWrt Wiki] Table of Hardware

openwrt.org

What’s the issue with the current router though and the current stock Asus firmware, admittedly older from 2024. The units were a PCMag readers choice in 2023… if you read anything into those, but what would you actually like it do that it doesn’t today?

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