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For the record, I removed and reassigned the mesh router at the time that I posted the above message. Today it reverted to red light and no access to the mesh node unless wired. Computers connected through the mesh node with an Ethernet wire work fine…

What I mean by unrepairable is that no sequence of unplugging or rebooting fixes it. The only thing to fix it is to remove the mesh router and then re-install it via the web interface. Mesh system is an AX-58U as the main, and an AX56U as the mesh router. Wired backhaul. Every so often...

I run an ASUS AX58U router. Don’t think I can connect an antenna like that. Options?

I have a second piece of property on my neighborhood, about 300 feet away more or less. It is not attached, and I can’t run wires between the two. I’d like to have some amount of WiFi. It’s an established suburban neighborhood, so there are a few houses but open backyards, through which I can...

I have an AIMesh setup using an AX56U as the mesh node, and AX58U as the primary. I’ve recently upgraded them from a 384 variant of MerlinWRT (.19 iirc) to 386.2.6 for both units. It’s working great, very stable, good throughout for our connection speed, connectivity everywhere that we need...

Is there a basic explanation of what these charts mean physicallly?

When I first bought the ax56, it offered WPA3. Upon firmware update it was gone. AX58 offers WPA3 but not enterprise. Seems these things are arbitrary.

yes I did. that is how I typically reboot these when they get stuck. I do schedule them to auto-reboot every day as well. This must be the case with mine. But it must also be new with the .19 firmware (for the AX58U at least). I could immediately boot in with the .18 firmware.

I was messing with router settings on my mesh setup (AX58U main, AX56U node), and updated to 384.19 on the AX58U (left the AX56 with 384.18, as a newer version isn’t available). I’m not able to login through router.asus.com anymore. Usually it hangs and never loads the login, but occasionally...

I asked a similar question sometime back. I made a mesh system of an AX-58U and an AX-56U. My concern was if a WiFi backhaul would perform, and how important 160Mhz was relative to the backhaul. what I found in the end was that the wireless backhaul wasn’t very reliable, but I was able to...

That was a thought. I know what’s what, so the items that won’t move can be allocated. Thing is, it’s mesh. I’m not savvy enough to know if I can force allocate an item to the router or node. I’ll try to look into that. Thanks!

I built an AIMesh system composed of an AX58U main router, and an AX56U mesh router. The location has service that is 80Mbps down/10Mbps up. The backhaul is wireless. With a good wired or wireless connection to the mesh router, I get about 78 down /8 up, and in the worst locations where we...

I have an AX58U running the latest Merlin WRT. Ive noticed on there, that when I look at the client list, some connections are shown as duplicate. It says there are 2 clients for that IP and MAC address. For example, see the attached image. In that picture, one of the instances is my (wired)...

Thanks. Is the matched pair recommendation for hardware functionality or bandwidth? Is it a function of the ax58’s 160Mhz capability, or just general best practice? I thought I had seen elsewhere that “lower rated” routers could be used for the mesh capability. Reason I ask is that it seems...

Looking to build a mesh router system in a relatively large single story concrete block home. It’s an island home so some block has rebar, and this reception from a single router isn’t great, but there is a reasonable distance and path from the modem/entry, to the wired main router, then mesh to...