So sorry if this has been asked before but is this how you revert back to asus stock firmware?

[Thelastone]

So before someone says why not keep merlin

I have no use for it and also the fact i am getting a second rt ax86u as a mesh i want both

Rt ax86s and rt ax86u pro to be on same stock firmware so the mesh is better

My understanding is:

1. Hard reset the router
2. Go into the settings and manually install the firmware from the asus website

And thats it?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Hard factory reset the router after installing stock firmware.

 

[Thelastone]

Hard factory reset the router after installing stock firmware.

and just like that i will have new stock firmware? I wont have to fiddle with ip addresses and static ip address or go in to amend something

Wil i set the asus router up like a new router then? Through the asus app?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Yes that's all you need to do. Resetting the router wipes out all configuration changes you have made (username, password, SSIDs, DHCP, etc.). So when you connect to the router after the factory reset you will be at the Quick Internet Setup.

[Wireless Router] How to use the QIS (Quick Internet Setup) to set up Router ? (Web GUI) | Official Support | ASUS Global

 

[Thelastone]

Yes that's all you need to do. Resetting the router wipes out all configuration changes you have made (username, password, SSIDs, DHCP, etc.). So when you connect to the router after the factory reset you will be at the Quick Internet Setup.

[Wireless Router] How to use the QIS (Quick Internet Setup) to set up Router ? (Web GUI) | Official Support | ASUS Global

Ok thanks colin

I dont use that to setup but i use the asus router app on my
Phone to setup

 

[Tech9]

Rt ax86s and rt ax86u pro to be on same stock firmware so the mesh is better

RT-AX86U/S and RT-AX86U Pro run different stock firmware. Related thread:

Have a rt ax86s is it better to buy a rt ax86u or the rt ax86u pro

Main router is currently rt ax86us Someone is selling the rt ax 86u for 90 pounds which is cheap I want to create a mesh network (might wire backhaul in future) Or shall i buy rt ax86u pro? I have 1gb internet at home But coverage is bad

www.snbforums.com

RT-AX86U/S - 3004.388 base firmware
RT-AX86U Pro - 3006.102 base firmware (this model is a different hardware device)

 

[Thelastone]

Hard factory reset the router after installing stock firmware.

So when i did this

My router came back as normal i think merlin went

But all my settings still there?

I also did a hard reset and my led lights never came back on but the router is still working

 

[Thelastone]

So when i did this

My router came back as normal i think merlin went

But all my settings still there?

I also did a hard reset and my led lights never came back on but the router is still working

Meaning i did not have to set anything up at all i was expecting to set up as new

 

[Thelastone]

Yes that's all you need to do. Resetting the router wipes out all configuration changes you have made (username, password, SSIDs, DHCP, etc.). So when you connect to the router after the factory reset you will be at the Quick Internet Setup.

[Wireless Router] How to use the QIS (Quick Internet Setup) to set up Router ? (Web GUI) | Official Support | ASUS Global

I did a hard reset lights never came on also all my settings were still there but merlin had vanished

I then press the reset button on the router and that boughtback my led

So guess all good

 

[Tech9]

Meaning i did not have to set anything up at all i was expecting to set up as new

The router was not reset. Follow the instructions for your model (WPS hard reset) or do it in GUI (Restore + Initialize) in Administration page.

 

[Thelastone]

The router was not reset. Follow the instructions for your model (WPS hard reset) or do it in GUI (Restore + Initialize) in Administration page.

Tried it twice - wps way did not work ill try the other way

 

[Tech9]

Both do the same thing.