Thank you for that tip, @L&LD Unfortunately AC5300 seems not to be a part of the latest 386.5 alpha. However, while trying this out, I found the latest stock version of the firmware 25/01/2022 seems to have corrected the issue.
I think I will leave it at this and wait for future Merlin...
Main router - Asus AC5300 - Merlin 386.4 firmware
Node - AC3100 - Stock Firmware - 3.0.0.4.386_46065
Tried upgrading AC3100 to Merlin 386.4 - Could not add node to AiMesh
Tried with stock firmware on AC3100 - Could not add node to AiMesh
Aimesh does not detect node over ethernet and tried to...
Thank you for clarifying, that makes sense. Wish I had reached out before buying :(.
With my current situation, I know that the area I am trying to cover is not big and the main router and the node should easily cover it off but I need your help in understanding if I use Merlin on the node as...
Thank you for getting back to me. Are you suggesting that I don't use AC3100? I have already bought it and its connected as a node with stock firmware.
Hello Everyone,
Considering that Merlin firmware now supports Aimesh, what would be your advice on merlin firmware for nodes? I have an AC5300 as the main router (running Merlin) and AC3100 node (running stock Asus firmware).
Also with AiMesh can someone share their smart connect rules that...
Hello All,
My setup is as follows:
Router - AC5300
Node - AC3100
Until 384.18 I had Merlin firmware on both router and node and had no issues with AiMesh. However, with an upgrade to 384.19, AC5300 is not finding AC3100 as its node even after a factory reset.
Anyone else experiencing similar...