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    Merlin on an AP

    I had some down time working from home yesterday and decided to install Merlin on my AP. I installed, did a factory reset, and it’s running great. Thanks!
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    Ideal setup for AC87U as wireless router & AC3200 as access point?

    You’ll get better roaming performance using the same SSID and password for both. Try that and see how it goes. Newer routers have implemented 802.11k and v which makes roaming fairly seamless, not sure if your routers support those protocols though.
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    Merlin on an AP

    Is there any real advantage to running Merlin on an AP? I have an AX88U running latest Merlin and an AX58U running as an access point with the latest ASUS firmware. I never bothered installing Merlin on the AP mostly because I was lazy and didn't want to have to factory reset it and set it up...
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    RT-AX88U : TX throughput problem

    What kind of speeds do you get when you run a speed test? I can see really low Rx/Tx values from time to time, but when I run a speed test I get the full bandwidth of my connection (250/15).
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    AX58 - Merlin First-timer

    I tested both and ended up going the AP route. I had times when the 2.4 band would drop to less than 1 Mbps and I think it was largely due to wireless interference. Setting the second router up as an AP allows you to manually choose non overlapping channels. Not sure if that was my issue or not...
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    Very poor 2.4Ghz performance in AIMESH setup

    Sounds about right to me. Right next to the router I can barely break 100Mb on 2.4GHz with 20MHz channels.
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    Very poor 2.4Ghz performance in AIMESH setup

    I switched my node to an AP because I was having similar issues with 2.4 outside. I would Speedtest at .5 Mbps down (but 8Mbps up oddly enough) on some occasions. After switching to an AP and choosing non overlapping 2.4 channels I’m seeing speeds much more inline with what I would expect given...
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    RT-AX58U - increase in speed even for AC-only client

    Are you using 160mhz channels on the AX58U?
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    Assistance with AX88U & AC5300 Hardwired Backhaul Settings

    I have a AX88U with an AX58U setup as an AP. I tried setting it up as a wired Aimesh node but I felt I got slightly better performance setting up as an AP and manually configuring non-overlapping channels. I kept basically every setting as the default. I did enable roaming assistant at -70dBm. I...
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    [Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.17 (and 384.13_8) are now available

    Dirty flash from 384.17 Beta 1 on AX88U and all is well. Thanks
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    AP/AiMesh Roaming RT-AX58U

    I just tried it with my laptop that has an Intel AC9560 adapter and work laptop (Intel AX200) on some zoom calls and the handoffs were much smoother. The video didn't cut out and there was just a slight stutter in the audio. This seemed to happen with handoffs in either direction. My parents...
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    AP/AiMesh Roaming RT-AX58U

    I know this topic has been fairly well beat to death but I was hoping someone smarter than me could confirm my suspicions with the behavior I've been experiencing. I have an AX88U as my main router and an AX58U as my wired node/AP. I say node/AP because I've tried it as an Aimesh node and as an...
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    How important is node cpu/ram in a mesh system?

    I bought my parents an RT-AX58U to replace their aging N system but since I won't see them for awhile I decided to set up the AX58 as a mesh node with my RT-AX88U (wired backhaul) in the interim. I'm actually quite pleased with how it's working and it extends the 5GHz signal to the few corners...
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    Issues with Channel 100

    What do you know, that did the trick. Much appreciated!
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    Issues with Channel 100

    Has anyone else experienced any issues with channel 100? I'm pretty sure this is an intel issue but wanted to see what others had to say. I have an RT-AX88u running merlin 384.16. I usually have channels set to auto and the other day it switched over to channel 100. Every device had 0 issues...
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    Smart Connect Not So Smart?

    I’ve always had very good success with smart connect. It does exactly what I want it to do, put my devices on the 5 GHz band when they are within range (which is pretty much every 5ghz capable device inside my house) and bumps them over to 2.4ghz when I need the extra range such as when I’m...
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    Wi-Fi Signal Strength RT-AC86U v RT-AX88U

    Same issue with poor 2.4ghz range on the latest firmware. I noticed today when I went to do some work in my shed where I can usually only pick up 2.4ghz. Terrible signal. Went back to 384.14 and all was good again. inSSIDer also confirmed the signal was stronger once reverting back to older...
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