Appreciate the input. The other option I was looking at was Ubiquiti gear but again would be staying with WiFi 6, however that seems to be a pricier alternative.
Thanks for the response. My understanding was that it's best to match standards, which is why I was thinking to switch everything to AXE instead of mixing with just the X. I don't expect much change with the IoT devices as they are mostly switches, plugs and lights. We do a lot of video...
Due to the layout of my house and where the internet comes into the house in one corner of the basement, I currently have a wired backhaul AiMesh system of 2 x GT-AX6000 (using 2.4 & 5 GHz radios) and 2 x XT12 nodes(5-1 GHz radio only) in AiMesh. The rectangular 2 storey house is wired such that...
I had similar issues when I first set up my GT-AX6000 as a node. What resolved it for me, was in the node settings having the Backhaul Connection Priority as WAN 2.5 G Only and the LAN 2.5G became usable. I also have Ethernet Backhaul Mode turned on in the Aimesh System settings.