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Reply To: RMerlin (ASUSWRT-Merlin) Firmware and the ASUS DSL-AC68U (PPPoE)

UKTH forums 🛜 Wireless Routers & Modems 💬 ASUS & Wireless RMerlin (ASUSWRT-Merlin) Firmware and the ASUS DSL-AC68U (PPPoE) Reply To: RMerlin (ASUSWRT-Merlin) Firmware and the ASUS DSL-AC68U (PPPoE)

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As an update on the original post, the original conversion to allow the use of the DSL-AC68U to be converted to run either ASUSWRT (RT) Stock firmware or flashed with ASUSWRT-RMerlin firmware, still shows when logging onto the converted DSL-AC68U console, the DSL-AC68U name rather than RT-AC68U.

Also, recently, on ASUSWRT stock firmware, AiMesh has been released (not RMerlin) and as such, AiMesh does not work correctly on a  DSL-AC68U  converted to run RT-AC68U.

To enable the DSL-AC68U to correctly show via User Interface (RT-AC68U) and to offer AiMesh (Node) option, enter the following via PUTTY (telnet).

 

nvram set odmpid=”RT-AC68U”

nvram set asuscpeodmpid=”RT-AC68U”

nvram set asuscpecommit=1

nvram commit

and hey presto, a DSL-AC68U that looks and acts as a True RT-AC68U with AiMesh (Node) option.

Have not tested how to reverse this option, but I have taken a backup of the configs and performed a NVRAM SHOW screen dump, just incase ?

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UPDATE: Command should be………….

nvram set odmpid=”RT-AC68U”

nvram set asuscfeodmpid=”RT-AC68U”

nvram set asuscfecommit=1

nvram commit

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