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    XD4 AiMesh keeping clients on specific nodes

    Thanks for the replies. Placement is dependent on available ethernet ports which are at opposite ends on the house. I'm going to install another over Christmas. So smart connect settings work without enabling Smart Connect. I'm still not seing any benefit over separate APs using the same...
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    XD4 AiMesh keeping clients on specific nodes

    Yes. 18m separate floors. Presently node 2 is off. Define too many/too close together with references. I am unable to find anything in Asus manuals that defines a minimum distance. It's like they are acting as separate APs with the same SSID and not Mesh with client management logic.
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    XD4 AiMesh keeping clients on specific nodes

    Hi. Asus XD4 3 nodes in AP AIMesh mode + ethernet backhaul., opnsesne FW/DHCP. I use my laptop aroud the house and it stays connected to specific nodes until pages don't even load. Dining room = node 2 Living room = node 1 Office = Router If I go from the living room to the office, my laptop...
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    Asus Blue Cave - Won't go in to AP mode

    99.9% sure it's hw fault. 1 Router works as expected. The other every 1-3times it is reset, it loses everything, and also I think every 24-72hrs... that's why the AiMesh router would lose it's node. I know where the serial # is, but Asus can't validate it (J3IFHK000250).
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    Asus Blue Cave - Won't go in to AP mode

    Additionally I can't email Asus Support bcos the form (https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/questionform/?lang=en) requires a serial #, but it can't find my serial #'s.
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    RT-AC87U AC2400 & openvpn...

    Not 100% sure what the default Asus fw supports on this model, but I know Merlin has a Strict VPN option to force VPN or block WAN. https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Policy-based-routing
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    Asus Blue Cave - Won't go in to AP mode

    Hi. I have 2 x Asus Blue Cave's and I bought them for Aimesh. The "Aimess" (1xRouter + 1xNode backhaul Cat5e) never lasted more than 3 days before I had to re-add the node... by clicking search, waiting, clicking add, waiting, waiting some more until a message said it couldn't be added... so I...
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    Blue Cave VPN policy rules

    hi. I have a Blue Cave and I am unable to set a policy to route certain clients via my work VPN while others not. With my previous router I could set a strict policy to make a client ip go through the VPN. Without this setting it makes the router kind of useless for me, kind of like having a...
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    Topology recommendation 2xBlue Cave + 1xR7000 Merlin

    We're not discussing it, I just need the functionality it provides on my network... this is a topology recommendation.
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    Topology recommendation 2xBlue Cave + 1xR7000 Merlin

    Howdy. HW: 1 x TD-W9970 TPLink 1 x TG-789 Technicolor 1 x R7000 with Merlin + AB-Solution/Diversion + 2 x VPN 2 x Asus Blue Cave <10 5Ghz devices >40 2.4Ghz devices... Sonoff-Tasmota, light switches, lights, cameras, TVs, nanoleaf, etc... 2 x PC wired, 1 x NAS wired Currently I use the...
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    [Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.11 is available

    Already did that upgrade a while ago.
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    [Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.11 is available

    It's firewalled behind another router, so yes, but I can only access the router if connected to one of it's wifi or LAN sockets. I've restarted and tried different PC.
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    [Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.11 is available

    Hi. Long term user of Merlin. I logged in to the router 3 days ago, to change a LAN setting (set ip for client). Today I am unable to login, like the password has been changed. It has me stomped, nobody w/ access except me. Last config back was ~1yr ago, so I want to avoid full reset. How could...
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