Smart Connect GT-BE98 PRO

[greggy101]

Does anyone know what makes Smart Connect on GT-BE98 PRO to turn itself on, considering that all 4 bands were setup individually and worked that way for a while...?
Would this be caused by adding nodes to it by any chance?

And there is no way to turn this Smart Connect off
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bbunge]

You may discover that SmartConnect is not a bad thing. Also, it is best to run Asus firmware on the AiMesh nodes.

 

[greggy101]

I am an old fashion guy and like to do my own connections Don't really like all this "smart" approach.
Also, what exactly makes the stock firmware on the nodes better than Merlin's?

 

[WiFiphenom]

You can't turn off Smart Connect anymore.
The only way to disable it is to separate all your bands with different SSIDs.
Many people in forums say their issues went away when they turned off Smart Connect, but if Asus doesn't let us do that anymore then maybe it's fine now.