{
  "id": "asus/rt-n56u-a1",
  "vendor": "ASUS",
  "model": "RT-N56U A1",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Ralink RT3662F"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "MSQ-RTN56U"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/rt-n56u",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/rt-n56u",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=ramips%2Frt3883&id=asus_rt-n56u",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: Asus Firmware Restoration tool, U-Boot TFTP recovery (send the image to the bootloader's network recovery over TFTP)."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}