Almost 24hrs on my 3x units. All going very nicely from a family flogging & my home with business linked (VPN) operation. Usually average 50 clients active.
Edit-1: Found two quirks on this Alpha level. -->> Both AiMESH units RT-BE96U & GT-BE98 Pro loaded with "alpha1-gef34cb8940" the 2.4GHz & 5.0GHz Radios don't turn on, nor do their associated panel display lights. Only 6.0GHz bands enabled.
BTW: All wireless bands enabled on the main GT-BE98 Pro, just the AiMESH units lacking/missing the 2.4/5GHz bands.
Edit-2: On BE96U with ASUS code level: FW_RT_BE96U_300610237839 the wired backhaul flips to wireless connection. Replugged AiMesh 2.5Gb/s ethernet cable to BE96U
Edit-3. The cable re-plug didn't work, would flip to wireless connect after awhile. Rebooted the main GT-BE98 Pro and cable backhaul then worked ok on both RT-BE96U_3006_102.4_0 & FW_RT_BE96U_300610237839 after further & longer time testing with the different code levels.
Debug steps to get both AiMesh units, 2.5Gbp/s wired Back Haul connected, to get 2.4/5.0GHz bands operational again.
1st AiMESH unit: GT-BE98 Pro
- Did a "Hard Factory Reset on the BE98Pro. i.e. Power off, hold down WPS button, power on unit, when Power on light turns off after about 10secs, then power on.
- Add unit back into AiMESH config. After unit back into AiMesh, 60secs odd later, unit drops out. Unit's 2.4/5.0GHz panel lights go from lit to unlit. Tried this twice, no success.
- Reboot the main BE98Pro (on alpha1) & then AiMESH BE98Pro (on alpha1) automagically connected back into AiMesh config, with 2.4/5.0GHz (& Lights) enabled.
2nd AiMESH unit RT-BE96U.
- Did a "Hard Factory Reset on the BE96U. i.e. Power off, hold down WPS button, power on unit, when Power on light turns off after about 10secs, then power on.
- Add unit back into AiMESH config. After unit back into AiMesh, 60secs odd later, unit drops out. Unit's 2.4/5.0 panel lights go from lit to unlit. Tried this twice, no success.
- With BE9U in AiMesh config tried AiMesh "Remove Node" function & add then add BE96U back in. After unit back into AiMesh, 60secs odd later, unit drops out. Unit's 2.4/5.0GHz panel lights go from lit to unlit. Tried this twice, no success
- Installed ASUS code level: FW_RT_BE96U_300610237839. Success.
- Installed merlin code level: alpha1-gef34cb8940. Failed.
- Installed merlin code level: RT-BE96U_3006_102.4_0. Success.
- Installed merlin code level: alpha1-gef34cb8940. Failed.
- Installed ASUS code level: FW_RT_BE96U_300610237839. Success. Have now stayed on this code level with the BE96U...need a drink though...lol.
Edit -2: More details. Noted later on with ASUS code level: FW_RT_BE96U_300610237839 the wired backhaul flips to wireless connection mode, of -73dbm. Then installed merlin code level RT-BE96U_3006_102.4_0, BE96U stays in wired backhaul mode.
Edit-3 as above. Reboot of main router GT-BE98 Pro fixed the wired backhaul on the BE96U flipping to wireless mode. The BE98 Pro didn't do this, it stayed solid on the cable back haul.
Now to have a serious drink or two!!