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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Hello. Back from a trip. The family reports better wifi in terms of stability. They do need to "turn off/on" the wifi on their phones when they go upstairs, but when they do, they get great connection and throughput. This does seem more stable then the aimesh setup, so I will continue to run two...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Sorry to frustrate you. I do appreciate the discussion. With these APs now separate I will monitor or go through the logs when I get back. Hopefully that will help me understand. Thank you for all the advice. I hope the conversation helps others too. Take care.
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Cool. I need to go away for a few days. So I will leave these two, independent APs running. Then see how it went a few days from now. Thanks again. I really appreciate the advice.
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Oh ... great advice. What I read indicated I could use Ethernet backhaul through a switch. However, maybe there is a problem there. I will run my current two APs for a couple of days and see if the family complains. Then try the direct run. That said .... I would need to pull a new cable through...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Right. the pfsense was not part of aimesh at all. I did not expect it to be. Thank you again for all this help. I have broken the mesh, and created two APs. However, as one person recommended I have used the same SSIDs on both APS. I am a bit nervous about that, but I have set it up that way. I...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Um, I find your instructions a bit unclear. I have broken my aimesh. Created two, separate APs. The AC5300 (Main floor) and the AC68U (Second floor). I will monitor to see how the clients respond. The documentation seems to imply I can run the AC5300 as the main, controling aimesh "router", even...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Not sure what you are asking. This is the setup as simply as I can diagram
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    I will dig more into the logs. Also, just for now, I have broken the aimesh system. It may be that the 5300 is toast. We've pushed it hard for a few years! My house averages 40 - 50 devices. Yes, I am one of those crazy people with wifi light bulbs etc. The challenge is it has been so good until...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Oh. I have not done a factory reset in some time. It indicates it is running the "latest" firmware. Here is a simple screen shot.
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Interesting. OK. I can try that. I've had poor luck over the years running wifi "extenders", etc. I had thought about purchasing a controller and some real APs. Similar to a corporate environment. Then I noticed the aimesh system. It seemed to be similar. Almost a poor man's managed system. It...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    I am rebooting the 5300. If I go to the IP of the 68U, it bounces me to the 5300 anyway, as that is the "master" router in aimesh. Not sure of the terminology. I was drawn to using aimesh as all devices could use the same SSID. I have kids. They each have old iPhones, tablets, Laptops that move...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    Hello. Sorry I have not responded. For some reason I did not receive notification. Thank you for the lively conversation. I have two ASUS routers in aimesh/ap mode. When I restart the routers, everything appears to work great! More clients on the main GT-AC5300 as that is on the main floor, and...
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    AiMesh in AP only mode Wireless SSD drops Internet AC5300 AC68U

    I have been using my GT-AC5300 as a hone router for two years. Great product. Then I wanted some tech fun, so I spun up a pfsense router and turned the AC5300 into AP only. Worked great for one month. Then I picked up an AC68U amd added it to the aimesh as an AP node upstairs to improve coverage...
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    ASUS GT-AC5300 Turning on Port Forwarding Shuts down Management

    Wow. OK, I will try the instructions. Hopefully it will work as I do not want to go through the hasstle of returning and repurchasing this Router. Thanks though.
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    ASUS GT-AC5300 Turning on Port Forwarding Shuts down Management

    Well, I can't explain exactly what happened, but my ports are working now. I went to the GUI-Administration > Restore/Save/Upload, checked the Initialize setting and clicked Restore, and agreed to the popup indicating it would all go back to factory. After several minutes, it reloaded back to...
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