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    Occasional inability for a client to access anything on secure wifi (RT-AX5400)

    At the same time, the Asus router can be setup to automatically download and install new firmware updates. I assume it does some type of automatic backup and restore of my settings, similar to that .cfg file process. I never dared enabling it. Can we rely on this feature?
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    Occasional inability for a client to access anything on secure wifi (RT-AX5400)

    I know you’re right, but it’s still a bit disappointing. A well-designed UI should let me backup my user-side settings in a decoupled format, and the new firmware should safely reapply them while reporting any compatibility issues if some old settings are no longer recommended or supported. As...
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    New device connected

    You mean “Wireless → Wireless MAC Filter” and listing all accepted devices? That should act as a whitelist and block everything else — that should work! But this would force me to go into the router settings to disable the whitelist whenever I need to install a new device, otherwise it’ll...
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    Occasional inability for a client to access anything on secure wifi (RT-AX5400)

    So that’s really a thing? People actually do a hard reset on their Asus router periodically and manually re-enter all the settings across multiple web UI pages? And I assume that restoring a previously saved configuration would defeat the purpose?
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    New device connected

    What is the criteria for the app to send a notification ? Last night I got one from my old XBox. I suspect the XBox was in some sleep mode and woke up for a while during the night (I see it most of the time offline)?. But when I click on the notification, it recognizes the device and displays...
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    New device connected

    I use the Android app "ASUS Router" and have notifications enabled for new devices that connect to my Wi-Fi. It works as I do receive notifications. But it's not very useful because I get notified when known devices reconnect (e.g., a family member’s phone). I’d like to receive notifications...
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    ASUS AX88U Pro not working with new Xfinity XB8 that I put in bridge mode

    I had a similar problem with my RT-AX5400 when it was connected to an XB7 in bridge mode. It wouldn’t obtain an IP address via DHCP from the XB7. The same router worked flawlessly when connected to a different cable modem, and a desktop computer connected directly to the XB7 also received a...
  8. J

    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    Is it advised to disable 802.11b on our Asus router?
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    Extract from "https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/answer/Is-Wi-Fi-6-backward-compatible-Yes-and-no" "So, is Wi-Fi 6 backward-compatible? Yes and no. By definition, the standard says absolutely yes. In reality, most networks are going to be configured in the name of performance tuning...
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    I for sure don't understand all the details, but Asus is pretty clear about it: "If your IoT devices cannot upgrade to WiFi 6, we will suggest you that turn off some options to ensure better compatibility." --- Referring to the 802.11ax / WiFi 6 mode in your wifi settings.
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    After some research, it seems common for 2.4GHz IoT devices to have problems with the 802.11ax protocols. I find similar issues on the TP-Link and Linksys forums. Asus basically says it straight that 802.11ax must be disabled (on 2.4GHz bans) for IoT device compatibility. From what I...
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    Lots of recurring entries in the system log

    It is disconnecting with an error regarding the "4-way handshake process". The 4-way handshake occurs when a device attempts to connect to a secured WiFi network using WPA/WPA2 encryption. For some reason in your case, the handshake does not complete and times out. I don't know what that can...
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    Well, it's now been 57+ hours since I rebooted the router after disabling 802.11ax on 2.4GHz and the problem did not reoccur. I'm not 100% sure, but it's never been "stable" for that long, so I have to assume that the problem is solved. Note that I first tried disabling 802.11ax on 2.4GHz...
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    Looking at these logs, the event @08:14:30 (that repeats again @08:14:44) could be similar to my problem. I see this is an LG appliance, so probably on 2.4GHz. The last event is also suspect (@10:11:17) -- An Espressif wifi chip, so probably an IoT (smart bulb, etc.), so also 2.4GHz I suppose...
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    2.4Ghz devices keep disconnecting

    I would never dare.
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