Hi,
I have an RT-AC88U with currently Asuswrt-Merlin 384.13 (by writing this).
On wifi I have smart connect activated as I thought this sounds good when he router helps the clients to use the correct wifi.
But it seems - but this is only an assumption, that my "smart home" devices aka devices that only have 2.4ghz wifi have problems with this. Or - I have no other explanation currently - how to explain that only my 2.4 ghz devices have strange problems that they report connection problems and do not work properly. One is a Philips hue bridge and another is Logitech harmony and another is just a nonane "smart plug". The hue is sometimes not responsive in internal network (but via internet!?) and the Logitech harmony also very often can't be reached from my lan until I restart it, although the wrt reports the device is connected (via 2.4) and has an dhcp-ip.
I have no real idea but my guess is, as of 'smart connect' the router is sometimes blocking the 2.4 frequencies for that device to is can/should/shall reconnect via 5ghz. but as this device has no 5ghz adapter, this fails and maybe there s a timeout and the router opens 2.4 again... but maybe this case is repeated very often... Is my assumption correct?
Well, does someone has an Idea or can confirm what I think is happening? Is there a ways to exclude devices from "smart connect"? How would you solve that? thank you very much.
I have an RT-AC88U with currently Asuswrt-Merlin 384.13 (by writing this).
On wifi I have smart connect activated as I thought this sounds good when he router helps the clients to use the correct wifi.
But it seems - but this is only an assumption, that my "smart home" devices aka devices that only have 2.4ghz wifi have problems with this. Or - I have no other explanation currently - how to explain that only my 2.4 ghz devices have strange problems that they report connection problems and do not work properly. One is a Philips hue bridge and another is Logitech harmony and another is just a nonane "smart plug". The hue is sometimes not responsive in internal network (but via internet!?) and the Logitech harmony also very often can't be reached from my lan until I restart it, although the wrt reports the device is connected (via 2.4) and has an dhcp-ip.
I have no real idea but my guess is, as of 'smart connect' the router is sometimes blocking the 2.4 frequencies for that device to is can/should/shall reconnect via 5ghz. but as this device has no 5ghz adapter, this fails and maybe there s a timeout and the router opens 2.4 again... but maybe this case is repeated very often... Is my assumption correct?
Well, does someone has an Idea or can confirm what I think is happening? Is there a ways to exclude devices from "smart connect"? How would you solve that? thank you very much.
