RT-BE96U

No end date

No end date announced yet . estimated end April 2028

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Dates and sources

Dates and sources

SourceASUS (opens in a new tab)checked October 26, 2026

Key dates

Release
By February 2025 at the latest
The maker gives no launch date. This is the month of the first update: the launch was in it or before.
Last update
October 22, 2026 · version 3.0.0.6.102_39435
End of support
No end date
Estimated end
April 2028 · estimate
Marked “Likely ended (estimate)” if no update by then

Firmware updates

Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from February 2025 to October 2026. I read the notes of 9 of these updates and found security changes in 8.

3.0.0.6.102_39435 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
3.0.0.6.102_39382 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
3.0.0.6.102_39262 Security
3.0.0.6.102_39260 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
3.0.0.6.102_39112 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
4 more
3.0.0.6.102_38984 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
3.0.0.6.102_37849 Security
3.0.0.6.102_37839 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
3.0.0.6.102_37812 Bug fixes, new features or improvements

Sources

What to do now

  1. Open the router's admin page or app and install the latest firmware.
  2. Turn on automatic firmware updates if the router offers them.
  3. Change the default admin password.
  4. Turn off remote (WAN) management, WPS and UPnP unless you need them.
  5. Use WPA2 or WPA3 for Wi-Fi with a long passphrase.

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