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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?

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...

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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

Is it advised to disable 802.11b on our Asus router?

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

I would never dare.