Restore To Asus Firmware; Recovery Mode; De-Brick Methods - Asus RT-N16 Manual

♦ Admin page: Reset with Restore Factory Default settings and let the router reboot. NOTE this
may soft brick it! To be absolutely sure this does not happen you can login to the router and
issue the mtd commands listed above and start over with the K6 trailed build on recovery
mode followed by the special transition build.
3. Open the DD-WRT's web interface in your web browser. Upload/upgrade the firmware using the
4. Administration tab -> "Firmware Upgrade" button.
5. Click "browse" button and select the downloaded file then click "Upgrade". Wait 5 minutes to upload
and write the flash, then the browser GUI should refresh when done.
♦ Admin page: Reset with Restore Factory Default settings. (Only necessary if coming from an
old build)
♦ Alternative: on the Upgrade page, select "Reset to Default settings" for "After flashing, reset
to". This is to automatically reset to Factory Default settings when it reboots, though this may
not be reliable.
Note: For newer builds, please read the "New Build" or router-specific threads. See Where do I
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download firmware for more info on New build threads.

Restore to Asus Firmware

1. Download the latest ASUS firmware from the ASUS web site [5]. Or use FTP.
2. Rename the Asus firmware file from .trx to .bin
3. Do a Restore Factory Default settings to Clear NVRAM in DD-WRT
4. Go to the DD-WRT firmware upgrade page and select the renamed ASUS firmware
5. After the flash finishes, and the router has rebooted, you see the ASUS GUI. If not, clear browser
cache.
6. Do a Factory Reset to clear the NVRAM using the Asus GUI

Recovery Mode

To access recovery mode, you MAY have to press the WPS button (not the reset button like other ASUS),
then plug in power, and tftp the firmware you want to flash. Some people have reported that the reset button
DOES work like the other ASUS routers to get it into recover mode. GUI Factory Reset before and after every
flash to make sure you don't have any nvram problems or conflicts. On this router, the reset button only resets
the nvram partition.

De-Brick Methods

1. Hard reset to factory defaults by holding in the red WPS button while plugging in the power. Eko
Forum note
2. Recovery mode, to upload a different firmware.
3. Internal serial connector, using CFE commands. Use 3.3V TTL level signaling. For example: US shop
FTDI Serial Adapter is small and reliable, providing: Virtual serial port via PC USB to 3.3V-TTL
(Rx, Tx) signaling. UK outlet
4. Try to reset/reload the firmware using the TJTAG software and the internal JTAG connector.
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