Max Connections?

[KennyB]

Hey All,

I am hacving a strange issue with my router lately. I have an Asus RT-AC3200 running Merlin 384.4_2 and when I get to around 28-30 connected devices, I begin getting "Invalid Password" when a device tries to connect to any of the SSIDs. Even if the device has already been successfully connected. I am not using "Smart Connect" as this was creating issues with some of my devices connecting. I have tried to adjust my DHCP lease time down to 2 hours (7200 seconds) to see if somehow it is not releasing IPs or something. Does anyone have some ideas for the cause of this? TIA!!

 

[coxhaus]

Maybe this would be a good test to add to this site for wireless. How many connections are supported and how many active users per radio.

 

[CrystalLattice]

Hey All,

I am hacving a strange issue with my router lately. I have an Asus RT-AC3200 running Merlin 384.4_2 and when I get to around 28-30 connected devices, I begin getting "Invalid Password" when a device tries to connect to any of the SSIDs. Even if the device has already been successfully connected. I am not using "Smart Connect" as this was creating issues with some of my devices connecting. I have tried to adjust my DHCP lease time down to 2 hours (7200 seconds) to see if somehow it is not releasing IPs or something. Does anyone have some ideas for the cause of this? TIA!!

Options: re-flash to factory firmware, email asus with tech question, request firmware upgrade to handle more devices. not declared in asus spec. great luck!

 

[appleseed]

384.4_2

not sure of the cause but there are reports of various wireless problems in the 384.4_2 thread so it could be related. you should probably try 384.5 (Beta 2) or go back to 380.70

 

[KennyB]

not sure of the cause but there are reports of various wireless problems in the 384.4_2 thread so it could be related. you should probably try 384.5 (Beta 2) or go back to 380.70

I will try to 384.5 beta this weekend. Thanks for the info!

 

[rkodey]

Same problem here with what indeed feels like max connections. Some devices get a stable connection. Others seem to fight for a connection, re-connecting and dropping often. 384.5 Beta 2 did not fix it for us. Reverted back to 380.xx resolved it. (Had to do use recovery mode, as the GUI didn't allow the downgrade.)

FWIW: The router is in AP mode. 8-10 2.4GHz clients. 15-20 5GHz clients.

 

[KennyB]

Upgraded to 384.5 this weekend. Waiting to get more connections. Currently hovering in the mid-twenties.

 

[KennyB]

Sorry for the long delay in results... Finally got enough connections, and it seems that 30 is the "max" allowed. As soon as I turn off one device, it will allow another to connect.