Asus Imesh and IP Cameras....

[EdCaffreyMS]

For a long time, my home network has been a primary (backbone) router connected via WAN port to LAN ports/ethernet of 3 other routers around the property, all in AP mode. I had unique SSIDs and channels with each of the routers for a total of 4 2.4SSIDs and 4 5.0SSIDs..... and a total of 16 wyze IP cameras in the network.

I recently had one of the routers in the system go down, and upon replacing it, I tried to setup the entire network using the same SSID, security, but different channels, kinda hoping for a "mesh" type coverage, where devices would find their own way to the strongest signal as I moved about the property....... for the most part it seems to be working well.... except now, I'm getting a lot of the wyze cameras that are always timing out/failing to start, etc (I use Bluestacks and TinyCam Pro on PC/monitor to view the wyze cams.) I am wondering if that is due to creating that single SSID throughout the network??

So... all that to get to this..... I have a new Asus RT-AX86U arriving today.....which will become the backbone of my network. And, I have 3 Asus RT-AC68U routers, currently setup with DD-WRT firmware) that I was intending to use as "nodes" for an Imesh system...... (was going to revert the routers from DD-WRT back to Asus/Merlin firmware for the Imesh feature).

Having the IP cams operate well is a top priority. Would creating/using an Imesh network improve the IP camera functioning, or should I go back to a unique SSID for each router for the sake of the IP cameras?

Many thanks for any info you can provide!

 

[OzarkEdge]

For a long time, my home network has been a primary (backbone) router connected via WAN port to LAN ports/ethernet of 3 other routers around the property, all in AP mode. I had unique SSIDs and channels with each of the routers for a total of 4 2.4SSIDs and 4 5.0SSIDs..... and a total of 16 wyze IP cameras in the network.

I recently had one of the routers in the system go down, and upon replacing it, I tried to setup the entire network using the same SSID, security, but different channels, kinda hoping for a "mesh" type coverage, where devices would find their own way to the strongest signal as I moved about the property....... for the most part it seems to be working well.... except now, I'm getting a lot of the wyze cameras that are always timing out/failing to start, etc (I use Bluestacks and TinyCam Pro on PC/monitor to view the wyze cams.) I am wondering if that is due to creating that single SSID throughout the network??

So... all that to get to this..... I have a new Asus RT-AX86U arriving today.....which will become the backbone of my network. And, I have 3 Asus RT-AC68U routers, currently setup with DD-WRT firmware) that I was intending to use as "nodes" for an Imesh system...... (was going to revert the routers from DD-WRT back to Asus/Merlin firmware for the Imesh feature).

Having the IP cams operate well is a top priority. Would creating/using an Imesh network improve the IP camera functioning, or should I go back to a unique SSID for each router for the sake of the IP cameras?

Many thanks for any info you can provide!

I think you'll just have to try it with your equipment... should work. Don't add more nodes than you need.

OE

 

[EdCaffreyMS]

Thank you!! UPS just dropped off the new AX86.... so will start revamping the network this afternoon and see who it goes. I'll report back.... whichever way it goes.