Recent content by RobJack

Here you go... Steps to Enable Hardware Acceleration Open Plex Web App: In a web browser, go to Plex.tv and sign in to your account. Access Settings: Click the wrench icon (Settings) in the top-right corner. Navigate to Transcoder: In the left sidebar, select Server, then choose Transcoder...

Enabling hardware Acceleration in the Plex app usually solves any/all playback problems as it offloads transcoding from the CPU to the GPU. Unfortunately, the fix is not free as it requires a Paid Plex Pass. Here are current subscription rates as of April 2025: $6.99/month, $69.99/year, and a...

In a nutshell, you need a core distribution switch at your MDF with dual runs to each floor/closet where you will need layer 3 switches so that they can run HSRP (Hot Standby Routing protocol). This will allow traffic to continue uninterrupted should one link fail. HSRP usually means a Cisco...

Some of the comments on the Amazon page for this unit state that the PoE is active.

Try this: Power off all three routers. Go to the primary and power it back up. Let it come completely back up, then go to the next node and power it up. Let it come completely up. Go to the last node and power up. Once it is up (steady white light), go back to your app and see if they now...

Because it sees a stronger signal from that node. To work around this, you can "force" that node to connect to the primary by rebooting the node it is currently connected to. While that node is rebooting, your wayward node will seek another backhaul connection and should connect to the...

The only reliable way to mix the ET8 and XT8 devices is via wired backhaul to ALL nodes. The wireless backhaul is incompatible due to the ET8 using WIFI 6 while the XT8 uses the 5Ghz band. Wiring all your nodes will improve your stability. And yes, as a few others have noticed, you have...

I'm baffled as well as to why you would downgrade from Ubiquiti to AiMesh. What problems were you having with your prior network that prompted the switch to Asus?

If you want a sanity check on the Wi-Fi status of the XT-8 Node that your PC refuses to connect to, try binding your PC to that node and then check your up/down speeds. As Tech9 previously said, you likely do have too many nodes, but I understand your logic of adding more nodes to serve those...

Wow dude, that kind of attitude on this site almost guarantees that no one is going to want to help you. In the future, may I suggest you type your replies, and don't click "post reply". Instead, take a break for 10 minutes or so, then come back, read your reply and then see if you really want...

I had the exact same problem with a 3 node XT8 set purchased off of e-Bay. Two good ones, one with the same symptoms as yours. That node is in a Mississippi landfill somewhere around here. There is no fix.

What I meant by adding a layer 3 device is to add either another router, or (preferably) a Layer 3 switch (which will route) and put all of the other private network on it. This will allow the two networks to talk to each other while still allowing the security you are looking for. Honestly...

My recommendation is to scratch one of the private networks and separate your IoT from your regular network using VLANs and then use VLAN tagging to enable Plex to talk to the TV. If you absolutely insist on the need for a second address space, then you will have to add a Layer 3 device to the...

Here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I have C-Spire 1Gb up/down fiber for US dollars 60 per month for the first 12 months, then $85 per month thereafter. Just curious, but who is your provider in Saudi Arabia?

Yes, you can swap your nodes without any issues other than changing the name of the node (if you named them - some don't). Once their positions are swapped, the "new" node should automatically recognize the ethernet backhaul and prioritize accordingly.