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    1.5Gb fiber connection with 3 mesh nodes. Clients getting ~500Mbps. Setting or nature of AIMesh?

    3 node AIMesh RT-AX88U Pro using wired backhaul with 2.5Gb ports through 2.5Gb switch (link status shows 2.5Gb). FTTH connection is 1.5Gbps. Using Smart Connect and the wireless log shows on the router shows 160M connections on 5GHz with 2Gb or better port speeds, yet speed tests through the...
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    RT-AX88U Pro Hardware revision changes?

    Folks, I was merely giving the OP the info that I received hardware rev 1.0 with a recent purchase, not complaining that they were “old” units.
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    RT-AX88U Pro Hardware revision changes?

    Why???
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    RT-AX88U Pro Hardware revision changes?

    😁😁😁🤷🏻‍♂️
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    RT-AX88U Pro Hardware revision changes?

    Just bought 3 new RT-AX88U Pro units for our new home that we’ll be closing on in a couple of weeks. They were all manufactured in 2023 and are hardware rev 1.0.
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    AI Mesh using switch?

    So if I configure exactly like this diagram (borrowed from another post), does that switch need to be dedicated for mesh traffic only?
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    AI Mesh using switch?

    Any issue using a switch to connect wired backhaul from router to 2 mesh nodes?
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    Was there supposed to be a link?
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    I will probably do just that and try the 88U and 86U that I already own first. My concern was whether or not the router in the basement and a mesh node on the 2nd floor would cover the main floor as well.
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    Can you suggest? If I’m buying new, I’m not tied to Asus. It’s just what I’ve used for years.
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    So what’s your recommendation? Don’t use the Pro and stick to 4.0 firmware, or buy 3 new Pros and use only 5.0 firmware? I wasn’t aware of the firmware generation concerns.
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    Thanks. My plan is to use the RT-AX88U and RT-AX86U that I already own, and buy a new RT-AX88U Pro. 3 floor home (finished basement, main level, and 2nd floor, roughly 5200 sq ft total). I will use the 88U Pro in the basement as the Internet edge router, and connect one of the 2.5 Gb ports to...
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    And to be clear, by multi node, I mean a router connected to two nodes via wired backhaul.
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    Can you elaborate? What doesn’t work?
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    What firmware for AI Mesh

    Planning to setup a multi node mesh. Which is the better choice, the stock Asus firmware or Merlin?
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    AI Mesh with 2.5Gb backhaul?

    Have a AX-86U and AX-88U, and considering buying a AX-88U Pro because it has two 2.5Gb ports. The question I have is can one of the 2.5Gb ports be used for the WAN connection to the ONT, and the 2nd 2.5Gb port be used to connect a wired AI Mesh backhaul to the AX-88U? Would this work or are...
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    3 story house approx 5K sq ft with limited ethernet wiring

    Yup the pull string is there. Have tape over the conduit now and a plastic “bubble” like you put over a GFCI outdoor receptacle.
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    3 story house approx 5K sq ft with limited ethernet wiring

    OK…so looks like pulling the fiber is no longer an issue. The “Smurf pipe” duct is run with a string to allow the ISP to pull fiber into the basement and to the panel. Cat 6 has been run in the basement and there’s a drop on the main level and 2nd floor. So a mesh can be setup with a router or...
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    3 story house approx 5K sq ft with limited ethernet wiring

    That’s the fiber box. Spoke to the fiber provider and going to try to get the electrician to install “Smurf pipe” conduit so they can pull fiber to the wiring panel in the basement.
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    3 story house approx 5K sq ft with limited ethernet wiring

    Forgive my lack of knowledge here, but I’m trying to clarify whether my install is going to be like I described and the picture above shows. NID/ONT enclosure outside using RG-6 coax for power, and cat 6 ethernet connecting from the ONT outside to the WAN port of the router located inside...
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