ZenWiFi XT9 - 2 guest mesh networks w/ assigns IPs - Possible?

[makeitallwork]

Setup:
- ZenWiFi XT9 w/ 3 XD5 for added coverage

Ideal configuration:
1) Primary Mesh network for limited devices w/ assigned IP addresses (no problem)
2) Guest Mesh network for Airbnb guests (no problem)
3) Guest Mesh network for IoT devices w/ assigned IP addresses (ISSUE)

ISSUE1: It seems Asus only allows Guest Network 1 to operate as a mesh network? The option to enable "Guest network on AiMesh" is not available for Guest Network 2 and 3? Am I missing something?

ISSUE2: I can assign IP addresses for the Main Network and Guest Network 2 (non-mesh), but the assigned IP addresses seem to be ignored for Guest Network 1.

QUESTIONS:
- Am I understanding the Asus limitations correctly?
- Anyway for me to implement my ideal configuration? (Running scripts and modifying the router firmware is probably outside my ability)
- Seems its best for IoT devices to have a fixed IP address. If the limitations above are correct, I assume the IoT devices should go on my Primary Mesh network vs Guest Network1?

Thank you!

 

[drinkingbird]

Setup:
- ZenWiFi XT9 w/ 3 XD5 for added coverage

Ideal configuration:
1) Primary Mesh network for limited devices w/ assigned IP addresses (no problem)
2) Guest Mesh network for Airbnb guests (no problem)
3) Guest Mesh network for IoT devices w/ assigned IP addresses (ISSUE)

ISSUE1: It seems Asus only allows Guest Network 1 to operate as a mesh network? The option to enable "Guest network on AiMesh" is not available for Guest Network 2 and 3? Am I missing something?

ISSUE2: I can assign IP addresses for the Main Network and Guest Network 2 (non-mesh), but the assigned IP addresses seem to be ignored for Guest Network 1.

QUESTIONS:
- Am I understanding the Asus limitations correctly?
- Anyway for me to implement my ideal configuration? (Running scripts and modifying the router firmware is probably outside my ability)
- Seems its best for IoT devices to have a fixed IP address. If the limitations above are correct, I assume the IoT devices should go on my Primary Mesh network vs Guest Network1?

Thank you!

Only guest wireless 1 can be propagated to mesh nodes. The other two will run on the main router only.

Guest 1 IPs can't be reserved, the whole range of 2 through 254 is set aside for dynamic assignment. You can configure a client with static IPs on the client itself but you risk conflicts occuring from time to time, not a good idea.

The pro series routers will do what you want, or stepping up to semi pro brands or your own PFSense router.

 

[makeitallwork]

Apologies for the long delay and thank you!

I'm having more issues with the XT9 guess network which I just posted about here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/xt9-guest-network-issues-when-connected-to-wired-node.88090/

I'm about to give up on the Asus Zen line.

People seem to love ubiquiti but seems a bit overkill, complicated, expensive for what I need.

Question: What pro or semi-pro brand/model would you recommend?

 

[glens]

All-in-one devices? You're there already.

 

[makeitallwork]

I'd like more than 1 mesh guest network. The XT9 does not allow this.

 

[glens]

The XT9 is "XT8 Pro" and the "Pro" stuff goes to the next level of firmware which has much more extensive Software Defined Network capability, evidently. Asus has already "gone there" with their business-class version of the XT9. Even if they don't provide that-level firmware for it (XT9), much can be gleaned...