I use Smart Connect with the default rules. If it didn't work well enough as is with my clients, I'd use separate SSIDs before tinkering with SC rules... just not that interested in battling troublesome clients.
I believe band steering is of the WiFi silicon/OEM design... integrators like ASUS wrap their own user interface around it... so similiar to/same as band steering in most WiFi chipsets(?)
OP wants band failover at distance... this sort of depends on the client... I tested a laptop client at distance, over 350 feet... it always performed better with a 5.0 connection so I would not want it to steer to a 2.4 connection.
tldr: try it, you might like it regardless of the quest for perfect band steering, whatever that can mean for various conditions.
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Here are technical details that escape me, but regarding this phrase:
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OP wants band failover at distance... this sort of depends on the client... I tested a laptop client at distance, over 350 feet... it always performed better with a 5.0 connection so I would not want it to steer to a 2.4 connection."
It is not exactly what I am looking for, but to connect to the one that works best at that moment, and from experience, in my location, where I live, in my home, the 23.4ghz is super saturated, even if I connect a good device to the 2.4 the Navigation becomes difficult at times (being next door).
It wouldn't be because of distance, but because of "quality."
That's what we are here for. I would say that it is a good thing the smart connect settings page exist because it gives you the opportunity to correct any nuances and undesired behaviors. At the end of the day though, you may find there are a few stubborn devices that will not want to switch bands upon reconnecting. This is not too often an issue, but I am sure you can find threads in this forum where it has been reported. I recommend using the threads search engine for reading more about users experiences with smart connect.
And grateful for that, indeed, these pages are for this.
I just wanted to inform myself before purchasing an Asus.
I won't say the brand, but I have tried 3 different ones from another brand, and which one is worse...
I understand that there may be some rebellious device, that always happens, but until I got here, I have spent about 4 or 5 months testing different devices from another brand, they assured me. They told me...(the support itself) until I was tired, and I discarded them (because of that and other problems).
My testing scenario is always the same, and I do not consider the devices that change with my ISP router "rebellious", a new device may come one day, which is rebellious, yes, but that will be something else
IIRC, you have shared your experiences with smart connect here a few times. I also use smart connect, I personally have never had any issues. But I find it important for the user to see other users experiences. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Yes, email, and I have searched, and before arriving here, other readings, it was a somewhat "generalized" question.
If you ask me about the other brand that I have tried in the other months I would have an answer: Don't even try it, it doesn't work, no matter what they say...
Here I have found, in a way, what I was looking for with this question, functioning works, each scenario is different, some touch on the advanced, others do not. But at least I know that it works, which is what I wanted to know...
From here, in fact, to read from other users and, when you have the router at home and the first problems or doubts arise, to look for more and share your experience and see how to solve it.
As I said, thank you all.
