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    Help with Network Layout for 2-story home

    $400 option: keep using your att router, buy an unmanaged 24 port switch ($70-100), two r7800s placed one at that nook at the top of the stairs and one in the central living room (towards the master bedroom) would get you 300-400mbps wifi everywhere assuming 2x2 clients. If you like to tinker...
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    best wireless router

    As you start going through walls wireless drops speed. The problem is more physics rather than the quality of your router. Wired connection is by far the best option. If you don’t want to drill the Sheetrock use your budget to hire a professional to put in some cat6 in for you (electrician, etc).
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    Advice and clarification on Mesh vs Extenders vs APs

    Glad it worked great for you! They can all be bridged to be on the same lan using a similar technique. Adding more... It comes down to how much roaming do you do and does that roaming exchange cause any performance degradation. If there are no obvious roaming issues with what you have now I...
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    Advice and clarification on Mesh vs Extenders vs APs

    Option 3- is by far the best bang for buck On that old router turn off DHCP and set it’s lan address to 192.168.0.2. Instead of plugging in to the wan port, plug in to a lan port. Set the wireless SSIDs to be the same as your Linksys, use a non overlapping channel. Your devices will...
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    SSID Naming Protocol for Access Points?

    I like keeping the 2.4ghz and 5ghz separate. The radio frequencies have different overlap and I’ve found it’s easier to physically space out APs based off of a single band. Makes the device only do a single roaming event and prevents any double roaming events. I don’t pay much attention to...
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    SSID Naming Protocol for Access Points?

    Smart home devices don’t need much bandwidth... the slower 2.4ghz is perfect for that. Additionally it keeps 5ghz less cluttered - maximizing all the theoretical benefits of beamforming and MIMO for the few devices that need max speed. Keeps the fast devices on their own clean 5ghz WiFi...
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    SSID Naming Protocol for Access Points?

    I’d have a 2.4ghz SSID and a 5 ghz SSID (example: 24slowandlong, 5fast) Connect all smart devices to 2.4ghz only. Connect all phones, tablets, and wireless based computers to 5ghz only. Your devices are smart enough to bounce between the APs, roaming is client driven. Set all the routers with...
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    Possible to "Client Mode" DD-WRT to ISP Modem set up as "Bridge" over Wi-Fi?

    That makes sense. ISP modem/routers are finicky and usually have limited options. If bridged mode still has WiFi - can you connect a phone or computer to it and pull an IP address from the ISP? If you can pull an ip from the isp - your unbridged client mode operates as the WAN side of your...
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    Possible to "Client Mode" DD-WRT to ISP Modem set up as "Bridge" over Wi-Fi?

    Client mode doesn’t allow a bridge. You will forever bang your head against a wall. :) You don’t need a bridge for internet access - you only need a bridge to share files and other local network perks. As long as there is not a lonely network attached storage connected to your ISP router -...
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    Possible to "Client Mode" DD-WRT to ISP Modem set up as "Bridge" over Wi-Fi?

    Seems like the you can’t connect the routers via a wired connection, that would be the preferred setup (fastest speeds and easiest setup). If you can’t connect with a wire - Preferred- Bridged doesn’t seem like an important feature since you intend on connecting everything to the r8000 anyways-...
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    Upgraded from spectrum 200 tier to 400 tier. getting same speeds as b4

    For a minor tweak - I’d turn off universal beamforming, it is a non-standard way to do beamforming and likely is giving no benefit. Keep the AC beamforming. Looks like your settings are decent otherwise. Make sure your iPad and laptop “forget” the 2.4ghz WiFi network. 2.4ghz and 5 ghz should...
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    Upgraded from spectrum 200 tier to 400 tier. getting same speeds as b4

    I wish I had fiber here locally. I am jealous of the low latency. Cable is the best thing available :(
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    Upgraded from spectrum 200 tier to 400 tier. getting same speeds as b4

    Photoshop out the MAC addresses if desired. Mainly they need to know your wireless settings. To get your full speed you should be using 5ghz, 80MHz only. See these attached screenshots as an example for settings that should get you max performance. I have 300/30 internet. I’m getting what...
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    EnGenius Now Shipping Its 4x4 Wi-Fi 6 AP for SMBs

    What is interesting is the 40 mbps improvement at 80 MHz you got in your next article on a 2x2 client with an 8x8 MIMO router. That is a big jump.
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    Need advices for new network setup

    Keeping to your Ethernet locations - Option 1) I’d turn the ISP router’s WiFi off. The ISP router is probably more than adequate as a DHCP wired router. I’d put an access point in the room over the garage and an access point in chamber #3. If you are looking at commercial grade routers then...
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    My quandary - RT-AC86U or R9000 or ???

    If it were me I’d hold off on purchasing anything AX until the standard is adopted. The old technology adage of you never want to be the first and you never want to be last. Only if you have a NAS and you are moving huge files daily would you see benefit in moving up to 2.5g or higher...
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    Asus WiFi capped at 100mb?

    Agreed - probably an aimesh issue. I’d turn Aimesh off and see what your results are. If that fixes it then you probably need a different asus firmware.
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    Upgrading from 40MHz router to something better,

    From my understanding in your network you have two r7000s. They are connected via wireless and your wireless devices connect to these access points. One of these i’m guessing is the router (DHCP server) and the other is an access point that is on a wireless bridge with the other. The r7000...
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    Asus WiFi capped at 100mb?

    Upstairs PC and phone a little older (only support 802.11n or if the pc is plugged in does it only have a 100mbps port)? Does your phone perform better downstairs? Another thing to consider is that aimesh is not perfect (has a bug) so despite having a hardwire backhaul some people have...
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    Asus WiFi capped at 100mb?

    Having everything possible hardwired is definitely awesome. I have all my IoT and smart devices on the 2.4ghz band only (agree with your comment - they just need a little bandwidth each, 50mbps is more than adequate, especially with three routers / APs). I updated / made sure all my smart...
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