The ASUSWRT-Merlin and the JFFS custom scripts enabled are supported by the RT-AC86U, so the next requirement is a USB drive (formatted with ext2, ext3 or ext4 file system – the latter for ARM devices) that has to be permanently plugged into the router. To install the Merlin firmware, you need to go to the official website, download the suitable software release and simply add it manually as you would with any other regular firmware (Administration > Firmware Upgrade > Upload) and wait until it gets successfully installed (at the end, you will be asked to manually restart the router).Īfterwards, go to the Diversion tool official website and read the requirements. As can be seen in the title, I am going to use the ASUS RT-AC86U, but this method should work with any Asus routers that are compatible with ASUSWRT-Merlin (sorry, RT-ACRH17 and RT-ACRH13). Furthermore, the ASUSWRT-Merlin can’t block ads by default, so you’re going to have to install a nifty tool called Diversion (previously known as AB-Solution) and install it via SSH. Similarly to the Linksys WRT3200ACM, you’re going to need to use a third-party firmware and in this case, it’s ASUSWRT-Merlin, a software that keeps the look and the feel of the original firmware, but it further enhances its capabilities by adding a lot more advanced features (usually suitable for professionals). That being said, I have already explored a specific option using the Linksys WRT3200ACM and OpenWRT (along with the adblock addon), which has delivered some interesting results (YouTube ads have proven to be tricky, but that was to be expected), so I decided to see what do the Asus routers have to offer in this regard. So, when Google announced that it wants to block generic adblockers on the Google Chrome browser in favour of implementing its own filters, I thought why not block ads at a router level across all your devices and fix the problem in its infancy.ĭon’t get me wrong, I do think that ads are important and if nobody would watch them, then I doubt many blogs would survive, but some websites have gone overboard with ad placement and I do think that users should have the control over which websites get their ads blocked and which do not. Pop-up windows, multiple flashing ads, the list goes on and really, every person that surfs the web has encountered at least a single occurrence when they had to close multiple small windows to actually manage to read the content. Adblockers have become very popular and are now an indispensable tool to keep your sanity while navigating the web.
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