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I have a dual AX11000 pro setup that's working fine especially with the backhaul on UNII4 channels (5.9 GHz , 160MHz with no DFS). There was a post here a while ago regarding someone wanting to add Wifi6e mesh node to a Wifi6 system to extend the network to 6GHz. I happen to have an Asus ET12 for a few days and tried adding it to the system as AiMesh. I forgot to take screenshots but here's what I found in case someone else wonders:
1. It does work to an extend - ET12 is detected and can be added as an AiMesh mode. Main router UI shows ET12 having 3 Radios that can be toggled (2.4, 5G, 6G)
2. However the 6-GHz is selected as the dedicated backhaul without way of changing it. I tried setting backhaul priority to ethernet but that does not release the 6G radio from backhaul.
3. There's seemingly no way to use Ethernet backhaul on *only* the ET12 - either the entire system is ethernet backhual or it's going to be completely wireless.
Connecting ET12 as a wired AP certainly works and I enabled 6GHz radio only to test the connection around the house.
On a different note - the 6GHz band isn't really working that well in my house. At the same spot where I put the AX11000 pro mesh node (main on 2nd floor, mesh node down stairs in the garage), the 6GHz signal dropped off almost completely while the 5G-2 at channel 173 can maintain phy rate 17-1900mbps. Unfortunately looks like Asus and other router manufactors are all about done with the UNII-4 channels. I don't see the ET12 and AXE16000 supporting this band.
1. It does work to an extend - ET12 is detected and can be added as an AiMesh mode. Main router UI shows ET12 having 3 Radios that can be toggled (2.4, 5G, 6G)
2. However the 6-GHz is selected as the dedicated backhaul without way of changing it. I tried setting backhaul priority to ethernet but that does not release the 6G radio from backhaul.
3. There's seemingly no way to use Ethernet backhaul on *only* the ET12 - either the entire system is ethernet backhual or it's going to be completely wireless.
Connecting ET12 as a wired AP certainly works and I enabled 6GHz radio only to test the connection around the house.
On a different note - the 6GHz band isn't really working that well in my house. At the same spot where I put the AX11000 pro mesh node (main on 2nd floor, mesh node down stairs in the garage), the 6GHz signal dropped off almost completely while the 5G-2 at channel 173 can maintain phy rate 17-1900mbps. Unfortunately looks like Asus and other router manufactors are all about done with the UNII-4 channels. I don't see the ET12 and AXE16000 supporting this band.
