I can’t stress enough, this seems stupid to do it the way I have listed below BUT it’s the only way I can successfully and consistently load the firmware. Once you have the files downloaded you should be ready to go through these instructions for loading DD-WRT on the Asus RT-N12 D1. Download and then extract these files from here: Asus_RT-N12D1_DD-WRT.zip The Asus “Firmware Restoration” program (called Rescue.exe)Īll of these tools can be found in a ZIP file on my website.The tools you are going to need are listed below: As stated earlier, if you bricked your router, head down to Unbricking Your Asus Rt-N12 D1.If you choose not to perform this step….have fun as the router will not work like you think it should. You must reconfigure the WAN and LAN ports on the back of the router in the section titled How to Reconfigure the Ports on your Asus RT-N12 D1.This is irrelevant as the Wireless does work, the light just does not reflect the correct status. When flashing DD-WRT on this router the light may or may not stay on. The Asus RT-N12 D1 has a light for the Wireless status.Make sure you complete ALL the steps, otherwise things won’t work well. The process took me countless hours to figure out. What? You took a shortcut and bricked your router! If you did try to take a shortcut and bricked your router, head down to the Unbricking Your Asus Rt-N12 D1 towards the bottom of this post. If you try and take a shortcut, good luck to you because the steps outlined below were the only way I could consistently load DD-WRT. Yes, what you are going to do below will be a real pain in the ass but I have confirmed from three separate RT-N12 D1 routers this does work. Then I realized I had to go through all the crazy steps as I had the first time to get it right. When I finally “thought” I had the process scaled down to a few easy steps it wouldn’t load and I bricked the router again (I actually bricked three separate RT-N12 D1s). Originally when getting DD-WRT on this router I bricked it a few times. Also keep in mind that DD-WRT is NOT officially supported on the Asus RT-N12 D1 so your mileage may vary. The RT-N12 D1 is much different for installing DD-WRT than its predecessors, the B1 and C1. Asus RT-N12 D1This very lengthy Step-by-Step tutorial is for flashing your Asus RT-N12 D1 with DD-WRT.

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