Hey all, thanks everyone for help on my other post, i ordered my ax88u to replace my ac3100 and ac68u aimesh combo... Hoping to get by with a single router... A few questions when i upgrade though...
-I don't plan to save settings from my old router to apply to new one, i'd rather start fresh. I will copy my dhcp reservations and manually set them up on the 88u though...
-Can i just set up the new router with the same SSID's (i use seperate ones for 2.4ghz and 5ghz) as the old router? I have a lot of IoT devices and hoping this saves me time in configuring them all (Harmony, Hue, EcoBee, MyQ garage opener, etc)
-What is the downside of using the same SSID if any?
-Is there a good how-to on best settings for the ax88u?
-I see everyone talk about Merlin firmware, why should i use this instead? I am a 20+ year linux engineer, with basic networking skills, but not sure i'd know enough to mess with extra settings Merlin provides
-Should i just start with stock firmware and go to Merlin only if i find it to be unstable?
Thanks again!
-I don't plan to save settings from my old router to apply to new one, i'd rather start fresh. I will copy my dhcp reservations and manually set them up on the 88u though...
-Can i just set up the new router with the same SSID's (i use seperate ones for 2.4ghz and 5ghz) as the old router? I have a lot of IoT devices and hoping this saves me time in configuring them all (Harmony, Hue, EcoBee, MyQ garage opener, etc)
-What is the downside of using the same SSID if any?
-Is there a good how-to on best settings for the ax88u?
-I see everyone talk about Merlin firmware, why should i use this instead? I am a 20+ year linux engineer, with basic networking skills, but not sure i'd know enough to mess with extra settings Merlin provides
-Should i just start with stock firmware and go to Merlin only if i find it to be unstable?
Thanks again!