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    Malicious sites blocking

    Right so missed that detail sorry. Just assumed it was like mine where the MAC of the device is listed. No idea then because I’ve never seen that happen and I been running with AiProtection for a couple of years.
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    Malicious sites blocking

    IP addresses can change for device on your network, by listing the MAC it confirms exactly which device the blocked URL request originated from. Helpful if all the IP addresses have changed when you go back and check the protection logs.
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    ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 (Owners)

    I guess everyone has had different experiences of this router but for me it has been spot on and rock solid throughout the 12 months since I bought it but I agree that it has become a niche product and worry it won't get the same attention with firmware upgrades as the mainstream routers.
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    Unstable AiMesh Various Questions

    My understanding of AiMesh is that all the access points will use the same wifi channels - if somebody corrects me on that please ignore the rest of this comment. Therefore my suggestion would be to set things up as I do in my house where each access point is set up as an access point mode...
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    micro-rant. What's with TP-Link anyway?

    Agreed, disappointing to see WPA/WPA2 as a combined option over a decade since WPA was deprecated. I'm not sure if clients automatically connect using the most secure WPA2 option, if they did then it wouldn't be a problem but I don't have enough knowledge to know if that is the case and agree...
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    RT-AX88U Leave Smart Connect OFF if not changing defaults?

    I spent ages reading about the woes of smart connect before using it on my tri-band GT-AC5300 but in the end I've set up tri-band smart connect using default settings and it works exactly as I expected. 2.4 ghz - I have a 4 legacy devices that are 2.4 Ghz only and these are the only ones that...
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