AiMesh AP connecting to router with ethernet backhaul on another node

[welim]

Dear Expert,

My Aimesh AP Ax88U is connected to a router. Let’s call the router “A”.

My another Asus unit AX86U cannot connect to Aimesh AP via wireless to form the node. The wifi beam seems weak.

However, it can connect to the router”A”.

Can this be used to form the Aimesh network using ethernet backhaul?

Ie
Router “A” connect to Ax88U (Aimesh AP)
Router “A” connect to Ax86U (node)

Can Ax88U able to see Ax86U to form the Aimesh network via ethernet backhaul? They all have the same 192.168.1.x where x is 2 to 254

Thank you guys for the help.

Best Regards,
WH

 

[bbunge]

You need to clarify: Is the AX88U configured as an AiMesh node or an AP (AKA Access Point).

 

[welim]

Thank you @bbunge . AX88U is Aimesh AP.
AX86U need to be a node but need to connect via router “A”. All are using the same 192.168.1.x where x is from 2 to 254

 

[welim]

Ie AX88U is access point. It is not setup to be an Aimesh router but Aimesh AP. The IP addresses comes from the DHCP of router “A”.

 

[Tech9]

Ie AX88U is access point. It is not setup to be an Aimesh router but Aimesh AP.

If this router is in AP Mode - it's not part of main router's AiMesh.

In wired configuration you can set the extra routers as Access Points (AP Mode) or as AiMesh Nodes. They can be connected directly to the main router or to each other.

Router -> AP -> AP
Router -> Node -> Node
AP <- Router -> AP
Node <- Router -> Node

 

[bbunge]

I feel there is a translation problem here. The original poster does not understand the difference between a mesh node and an access point. While they can be the same hardware, it is the way the hardware is set up that makes the difference between a node and an access point.

Je pense qu'il y a un problème de traduction ici. L'auteur de l'article original ne comprend pas la différence entre un nœud maillé et un point d'accès. Bien qu'il puisse s'agir du même matériel, c'est la façon dont le matériel est configuré qui fait la différence entre un nœud et un point d'accès.

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