ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 - Firmware 3.0.0.4.384.45149 [report if any issues]

[stewart_1]

New firmware (3.0.0.4.384.45149) just got released for the ROG Rapture GT-AC5300.

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/GT-AC5300/FW_GT_AC5300_300438445149.zip?_ga=2.30212539.5...

Please share your findings here in this thread. Thanks people!

Release notes:

ASUS GT-AC5300 Firmware version 3.0.0.4.384.45149
AiMesh
- Improved AiMesh dedicated backhaul mechanism for tri-band to tri-band AiMesh modes.
- Lyra, Lyra Mini, and Lyra Trio can be added as AiMesh node into GT-AC5300 network.
Please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1038071 for more detail.

Security
- Fixed CVE-2018-14710, CVE-2018-14711, CVE-2018-14712, CVE-2018-14713, CVE-2018-14714. Thanks for Rick Ramgattie's contribution.
- Fixed AiCloud/ Samba account vulnerability. Thanks for Matthew Cundari's contribution.
- Fixed DoS vulnerability. Thanks for Ruikai Liu's contribution.
- Fixed CVE-2018-17020, CVE-2018-17021, CVE-2018-17022.
- Fixed stored XSS vulnerability. Thanks for Duda Przemyslaw's contribution.
- Updated OpenSSL library.

New Alexa skill and IFTTT actions
- Add Alexa skill “ ask ASUS ROUTER to report security status”
- Add Alexa skill “ ask ASUS ROUTER how many devices are online”
- Add IFTTT actions : Wake on LAN
- Add IFTTT actions : check new firmware available and upgrade
[Note] You have to upgrade the firmware version up to 3.0.0.4.384_45149 if you want to use these new Alexa skills and IFTTT actions.

Bug fixes and improvement
- Improved wireless stability.
- Modified “Dual Wan” user interface.
- Modified “Port Forwarding” user interface.
- Modified “Restore” user interface.
- Fixed “VPN Fusion” bugs.
- Fixed GUI bugs on user feedback page.
- Fixed “Adaptive QoS” bugs.

[Brunte]

Hi now I have had this router for 1 year.
Try this firmware and router work for a few days then lost the settings

I have tried all the firmware that you released.
At most, the router has been running for 25 days but without any features like vpn or other with an older firmware (3.0.0.4.384_32799 most stable for me).
The problem I get is that it loses all settings after a few days
and it is only reset and start over with the configuration again :mad:

I think for such an expensive router it should be fixed now.
I have other asus router 87u and 66u which is cheaper and worked without problems.
when are you going to fix all the bugs have emailed feedback to you several times.
if you can not solve this, I think you should give us a replacement model or money back.
Regards

[sh000kz]

ziad.malik wrote:
Hi,

Wifi is stable, thanks ASUS for finally resolving this. However my clients all have DNS issues. IOS and Windows devices take awhile to detect dns settings and sometimes cannot detect until I reboot my GT-AC5300...anyone else having this issue?

exactly the same

[cyberlipe]

my 5ghz-2 mac does not show no matter what I do... be it enabling or disabling smart connect, or AIMesh.
but it did work on previous firmware versions.

[stewart_1]

If you are experiencing issues with the new firmware rev, please use the feedback tool so that our Network team can be made aware of the issue. You can also PM me with your email address so that I can bring specific cases to their attention. Thanks guys.

[cyberlipe]

in my case I`ve had the router since april-2018.
was not able to use it, as it was unstable until 1 month ago.
the last firmware made it stable, but my 5ghz-2 has no mac address, so its not working.
I was told by Asus to do an RMA.
I bought this in US, but live in Brazil. doing an RMA in US is fine but could take many months due to shipping in customs.
I`ve asked Asus to help me, they`ve been for 1 week trying to get `contact with the RMA US team`, with no response.

[cyberlipe]

2 weeks waiting for a contact with the RMA US team.

[JackNaylorPE]

Since we have not heard back from Asus on either phone or e-mail support request, no Asus activity in other posts, figured I'd post this link here ... This is a list of instances where the management utility is unfunctional, unclear or the manual feature names / descriptions do not agree with the router utility.

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?108607-GT-AC5300-Manual-Utility-Interface-Needs-Work

[mrc00l88]

Having similar reported issues here as well. I've had this router since it first came out. Subscribed.

Notice my antennas that share the 2.4ghz and 5ghz band#1, seems to have gone down in range/strength/drop consistency/etc - confirmed by this thread https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?107469-Very-poor-2-4Ghz-signal-strength-on-GT-AC5300

Also, by using a connected HDD over time, the RAM maxes out 97-98+% and never clears the cache. So, the router's RAM constantly pings at that % - I'd say not great for it to be doing so. Tests show when accessing a connected HDD the RAM increases, and continues to increase if the router is not reset (a fix another user found was rescanning the HDD every so often within the router interface). Further detail discussed here https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?108045-Asus-RT-AC88U-Drops-HomeKit-Devices-WLCEVENTD


Asks:

Add a 'Clear HDD Cache' option
Obvious Wifi/router fixes
Support for SMB2



Thank you

[Madseven]

Happy ASUS finally fixed VPN Fusion, However router is rebooting every other day or 2 days. Longest time its been up is 5 days before it rebooted itself. Anyone having this issue with the latest firmware?

[Zaoxen]

Madseven wrote:
Happy ASUS finally fixed VPN Fusion, However router is rebooting every other day or 2 days. Longest time its been up is 5 days before it rebooted itself. Anyone having this issue with the latest firmware?

I have similar issue. You can check my thread:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?105552-GT-AC5300-random-reboots

In my case it's caused by Android Oreo device (Xiaomi Mi6) using Wi-Fi.