ElShaddai Edwards
Occasional Visitor
I'm currently using an AC68U as my primary router with several media bridges (AC66U, AC56R, Buffalo H1300) around the house connecting via AC wireless. Unfortunately due to the internet entry point, the AC68U is on one end of my long rectangular house. The farthest media bridge (AC66U) is on the far end of the house from the router and up one level. A typical connection Tx/Rx rate is reported as 234-351 Mbps.
I'm planning to add an AC86U to my home network. I originally intended to replace the 68 with the 86 as my primary router and shuffle media bridges to replace the weakest one (AC56R). But now I'm wondering if I should replace one of my mid-house media bridges with the 86 and have it provide the primary AC and N signals for everyone to connect to, while creating a dedicated/hidden AC link between the 68 and 86. My typical mid-house Tx/Rx connection rate is 877.5 Mbps. Would the backhaul AC channel on the 86 to the 68 provide an equivalent connection rate?
I'm planning to add an AC86U to my home network. I originally intended to replace the 68 with the 86 as my primary router and shuffle media bridges to replace the weakest one (AC56R). But now I'm wondering if I should replace one of my mid-house media bridges with the 86 and have it provide the primary AC and N signals for everyone to connect to, while creating a dedicated/hidden AC link between the 68 and 86. My typical mid-house Tx/Rx connection rate is 877.5 Mbps. Would the backhaul AC channel on the 86 to the 68 provide an equivalent connection rate?