Recent content by Piotrek

To be clear, these will be two buildings connected by fiber optic. The first building has three floors, and the second two floors. In total, there will be approximately 10-12 APs. The cost of devices for U6+ and U7-lite is the same. This is a small company – about 20 employees using the network...

As I mentioned, I'm not concerned about speed. I know how it works. I'll be using 40MHz channels. Traffic is primarily local. The U6+ and U7-lite are the same price.

Yes. If it were an upgrade, I wouldn't bother either. However, it's a completely new location with no APs. I need to buy a new U6+ or U7-Lite. I think I'll go with U7-Lite.

What are your experiences with WiFi 7 APs? I'm planning to install UCG-Fiber with about 10 APs. I'm hesitating between U6+ and U7 Lite. Which do you think is the better choice? I'm not concerned about speed (I plan to limit the channels on the 5GHz radio to 40MHz anyway), but about stability and...

GT-BE98 Pro

Both have the same chip (radio 3x3:2), different antennas. The power of the radio is limited by regulations anyway. If you can return them, you can test both models at your place of use to see which one works best for you.

Regular updates are required due to numerous bugs that require fixing in new firmware 3006. I have GT-AX6000 running the same firmware (3004.388.8.4) as RT-AX56U to avoid issues with the 3006 firmware... Of course, you can buy a new BE router – there's a chance for longer support. The RT-AX56U...

There's no need to replace RT-AX56U. I have several installations with RT-AX56U and they work stably. I'm not aware of any security bugs that require fixing.

You can choose any of them. Ideally, choose the one that you like best visually (and that your wife will approve of).

No. As far as I remember a few releases ago there was a fix for AiMesh node problems in AsusWRT-Merlin. It is not required. You should choose - do you want AiMesh on WiFi or WiFi scheduler. If you want AiMesh on WiFi - disable WiFi scheduler. If you want WiFi scheduler - use Ethernet Backhaul...

I think @drousch should clarify their requirements and provide information on the number of walls on the floor and the material they are made of. For 2-3 walls I usually get 200-300 Mbps (not MB/s) speed without any problems. It can be really dense with wooden walls ;)

Yes, but and and Wi-Fi 6 is not 2,5 Gbps.

I suspect @drousch is thinking about 70-80 Mbps (not 70-80MB/s) ;)

No problem. If you want I can sell it to you for 1000 USD. ;)

If you need AsusWRT 5 then ok. However, if the lack of updates is the reason you want a change then you should look for a router from other manufacturer. Vote with your wallet, otherwise you are showing that the lack of updates is a good marketing strategy.