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    Mesh main reboot, does it reboot all the nodes?

    With a mesh of AC86Us, when I reboot the main mesh node, do the other nodes also reboot? I find that sometimes the device will no longer connect to the WiFi at all, requiring a reboot. Sometimes the culprit is one of the extension nodes. I usually just power off/on all the devices so I...
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    AiMesh, same channel for all nodes vs. other mesh, different channels?

    True. I also saw that even though I disabled 11b, only the root node is disabled. The other nodes were still running 802.11b. AiMesh seems half-baked in some ways.
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    AiMesh, same channel for all nodes vs. other mesh, different channels?

    You stated in Post #2 "AiMesh requires co-channels for wireless backhauls... all nodes need to be on the same band channel to communicate.", which did not address my scenario, a wired backhaul. I clarified in Post #3 my wired backhaul configuration and re-raised the question, whether AiMesh's...
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    AiMesh, same channel for all nodes vs. other mesh, different channels?

    My AiMesh of 86Us in AP mode are Ethernet backhaul only. Still, all the nodes are using the same channels. In this case, with Ethernet backhaul, I'm still seeing same channels. Is it an AiMesh design limitation or "feature"? As above, my Velop mesh system seems to do what you describe as...
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    AiMesh, same channel for all nodes vs. other mesh, different channels?

    With AiMesh (86Us), I see that each node uses the same channels. Accordingly, the nodes' signals are overlaid on top of each other, with farther nodes being weaker than ones nearby. I also understand that overlaid/overlapped channels cause interference, which is why the nodes should properly...
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    Asus client list/AiMesh node client list report unreliable?

    The devices to which I refer are Wi-Fi devices, not Ethernet-connected.
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    Asus client list/AiMesh node client list report unreliable?

    If the client lists are not reliable, can the system log be trusted to be complete?
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    Asus client list/AiMesh node client list report unreliable?

    I noticed that certain STAs would disappear from the Asus Webui client list, then reappear some time later. The cycle repeats. Similarly, under AiMesh nodes, some bound clients (not necessarily the same as the client list) intermittently show disconnected. However, most of the time, although...
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    AiMesh 2.0: Does a bound client fallback to another node if assigned node not available?

    I believe it. What you wrote is consistent with my observation. I also have a Linksys Velop system. Though it is very limited in terms of configuration, especially when in AP mode, STAs seem to move from node to node much more smoothly. I like Asus' config offerings and was hoping that AiMesh...
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    AiMesh 2.0: Does a bound client fallback to another node if assigned node not available?

    Thank you. My experience is that AiMesh is not good at directing STAs to the strongest node. With two nodes on opposite ends of the house, devices will connect to the opposite nodes rather than the closer one with better signal. Only when I reboot the STA that it connects to the closer node...
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    AiMesh 2.0: Does a bound client fallback to another node if assigned node not available?

    @Tech9 thank you.
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    AiMesh 2.0: Does a bound client fallback to another node if assigned node not available?

    As the subject says--if I have some clients bound to a node within the AiMesh, if that node becomes unavailable, are those clients allowed to connect to another node? Related question: Once the assigned node becomes available again, will the client be made to disconnect to the other node so...
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    AC5300, AC88U, AC86U & AiMesh, which should be main?

    Thank you, @L&LD. I was replying to @OzarkEdge before seeing your post. Please see my post above as there is relevance to your comments. I have dedicated router and firewall, so the Asus devices will only be used as APs. Are you saying that if I use the 86 as the root mesh, the second band...
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    AC5300, AC88U, AC86U & AiMesh, which should be main?

    This is the part about AiMesh that I seek to better understand. To carry on your analogy, I have apple, orange, and pear. In AiMesh, does each fruit bring the best of itself to the party? The 86 has a better CPU and possibly more patches when compared to 88 or 5300, which makes it an ideal...
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    AC5300, AC88U, AC86U & AiMesh, which should be main?

    Thank you. I'm curious to understand the reasons and meaning of highest spec. Presuming that the main AP would be doing most of mesh management, it would make sense to use the device with the most CPU, which is the AC86U. Under this scenario, would each node still participate while fully...
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