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description: "ASUS router configuration and hardening - Asuswrt-Merlin firmware, security hardening, encrypted DNS (DoT/DoH), VPN (WireGuard/OpenVPN), guest networks, VLAN/IoT isolation, AiMesh, AiProtection, JFFS scripts, QoS. Use for: asus router, asuswrt, merlin, asuswrt-merlin, router hardening, DNS Director, AiProtection, AiMesh, guest network, VPN Director, wireguard router, openvpn router, nvram, jffs, DoT, DoH, port forwarding, IoT isolation."
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+when_to_use: "Use when configuring or hardening an ASUS router (stock Asuswrt or Asuswrt-Merlin) — e.g. 'harden my ASUS router', 'set up WireGuard or DoT', 'isolate IoT on a VLAN', 'configure AiMesh or guest networking'. Covers VPN Director, AiProtection, DNS, and JFFS scripts."
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Authoritative guidance for configuring and hardening ASUS routers — stock **Asuswrt** and **Asuswrt-Merlin** firmware — via the web UI and SSH/nvram. Covers security hardening, encrypted DNS, VPN, network segmentation, AiMesh, AiProtection, and JFFS scripting.
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> **Safety first.** Changes here can lock you out or drop the network. Test during low-usage windows, document the before value, and know how to undo. Cite official docs, not folklore.
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