The new firmware base comes with changes in AiMesh. Asus has a note with one of the latest stock firmware versions:
"Please be advised that due to an architecture upgrade in AiMesh, we highly discourage downgrading to earlier firmware versions as it may result in connectivity problems. If you experience any difficulties, we suggest resetting the AiMesh router to its default settings and re-establishing the mesh connection."
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