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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Current order: - Cloud Gateway Max - Switch Lite 8 POE (for the U6 LR) - U6 LR (will be wired to the POE Switch) - U6 Mesh (to be wireless meshed from upstairs -- great wifi signal) - Unnecessary POE Injector (I didn't realize the U6 Mesh had one included) - Some cables 500/40 Comcast Business...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Thanks. Given only the "main" ap will be wired, anything else is going to be wireless meshed. I think I'm going to need a mesh node out by the garage (again, wireless) to boost signal to the nest cam on the other end of the garage (about 80' from the gateway and one "wired" AP. So, I'm now...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Thanks. my ax11000 gives me pretty broad range for things like the garage camera. Do you think the little U6-Mesh has roughly the same range as my ax11000? They are very cute, and the power supply is a plus. That other thread is gold, thank you. BTW I just mocked up our house floorplan in the...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Again, thanks. I think what I'm hearing is that the U6LR may actually be "too strong" for the job at hand here as my base downstairs router? My thinking was that it would provide the strongest possible link to the upstairs mesh node and also get me the 2.4 I need to the other end of my Garage...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Thanks! Will take a look, and I am busy mapping out my floorplan on the Unifi site. In the meantime, if my constraints were (remember, 2700sq-ft, 2-story, wood-frame) 1AP downstairs and one upstairs with wifi backhaul, what Unifi setup would you recommend (if any?). Oh, 500/30 service.
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Thanks. Lmk if you have recommendations other than “start over”. Seriously, thank you.
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Sorry for kind of hijacking things here. 2700sqft house, bigger first floor. My ax11000 on the first floor paints the first floor and out to the attached garage ok. Gets kind of weak at the end of the house and garage but workable. The 2nd floor unit is just above it and has a strong 5ghz...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    Thanks. Would you recommend replacing the u6-lr with the u6-pro (as my wired, downstairs base unit)? I don’t care about 6ghz. I just want great 5 and 2.4 coverage. The u6-mesh will be wirelessly backhauled at least to begin with, and cover the 2nd floor. I have a -46db Aimesh connection signal...
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    I just bought a Unifi starter (U6 LR and U6 Mesh and the necessary bits) system for significantly less than the $1k I spent on Asus routers a couple of weeks ago (and returned). Will report back.
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    BE-98 Pro - best Node? - issues with BE86U

    for instance, - Unifi cloud gateway max - U6 LR AP, wired - U6 Mesh node - A couple of POE injectors ? :)
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    Need advice: Asus BQ16 vs BT10 vs BT8 ?

    This is what my friends at work are pushing me towards. I just had a really frustrating experience trying to upgrade my ax11000/ax86u setup to a be98Pro/be86u. I found the 6ghz band to honestly be a letdown anywhere but close to the router and the be86u failed (loose power supply connection) on...
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    BE-98 Pro - best Node? - issues with BE86U

    It is way too big so I am back to my old system as of last night. I returned the 98pro because it gave little benefit real world over the ax11000 and was flakier. I hoped that throwing $1k at Asus’ best big and little gaming routers would have made a great upgrade. Now I am looking more broadly...
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    Looking for a new AI mesh node to pair with my new GT-BE98 Pro base

    Posted on another sub-channel, but the BE86U only made it 2 days before it had a power supply failure and went back. In those three days it didn't feel any stronger than my old AX86U and something about the newer devices feels a bit more "fragile". Specifically I ran into an issue with the...
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    Need to replace my RT-AC68P router...suggestions please?

    FWIW I just purchased and returned a BE86U as an AI mesh node on my base BE98Pro. The thing took forever to boot, dropped devices and ended up shutting down on the slightest vibration. Turned out to be a loose power cable. Sure, I may have gotten a lemon but the "straight" vs "90deg" plug for...
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    BE-98 Pro - best Node? - issues with BE86U

    Well, the story continues. Last night I noticed that when I walked up the stairs (near the new upstairs BE86U the leds went off. Thought it was a fluke. Today the router started just shutting itself off. I tried power cycling, resetting. Turns out that wiggling the power plug (male end into the...
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