aimesh manual channel control?

[akb]

So i have this weird set up.

two routers ac88u and ac86u right next to each other because it is in my network rack.

In the past i had it where one was a AP so the channels were 1 and 11, but i did not like that the host list was showing half the hosts all the time.
I tried aimesh and it solved the issue where everything is seen perfectly, but now both are on the same channel.

Luckily nothing too ugly has been happening that i could tell, but i know having two AP's right next to each other on the same channel is causing issues.

any way to manually change the aimesh node channel? I tried to do the nvram stuff but it seems like the aimesh node is always showing 0's for the 2.4 and 5ghz channel.

Sounds like i just need to go back to old method where i can not see full host list but have two diff channels.

any insight to try before i revert?

 

[L&LD]

Whether you're using it in AP mode, Repeater mode, or AiMesh mode, the channel has to be the one of the main router. Side by side, this is not a good idea for the best RF and multiple device usage.

Go back to the old method only if you need to. What I would suggest as better is to move the RT-AC88U (far) away and use the RT-AC86U as the main router instead.

 

[akb]

Whether you're using it in AP mode, Repeater mode, or AiMesh mode, the channel has to be the one of the main router. Side by side, this is not a good idea for the best RF and multiple device usage.

Go back to the old method only if you need to. What I would suggest as better is to move the RT-AC88U (far) away and use the RT-AC86U as the main router instead.

I have been doing AP mode with the 86u on a different channel for years. it seems to worked better that way? Have a done it wrong? Regardless i can not really move them as they are centralized to the house. The reason i need two is that i have a smart home so i have toooo many devices for a single device to handle.

Also why 86u as the main, the 88u is the better unit.

 

[L&LD]

Don't shorten the model names. The specifics matter.

The RT-AC86U is superior to the RT-AC88U by a large margin in many areas.

If you're doing a 'wired' AP, yes, different channels are recommended. I'm thinking you were doing this as wireless AiMesh/AP's.

 

[akb]

Don't shorten the model names. The specifics matter.

The RT-AC86U is superior to the RT-AC88U by a large margin in many areas.

If you're doing a 'wired' AP, yes, different channels are recommended. I'm thinking you were doing this as wireless AiMesh/AP's.

yes wired backhaul.

Where is it doc'ed the 86u (rt-ac86u) is better then the 88u(rt-ac88u) for all future convo? It is just more popular because of the price is all i can tell.

I have a 68u not 86u that is why i confused myself, had to double check. I knew the other one was worse. alright thanks for other info looks like since both AP's in mesh next to each other are working... i will just stick with it regardless of the channels being blasting each other. I just hated the network map being inconsistent when one was in AP mode.

 

[L&LD]

List of Asus routers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not just the CPU and NVRAM upgrades. But also the AES-NI VPN encryption (enabling going from about 40Mbps up to 250Mbps depending on both ends of the VPN's ISP's up/down capabilities and the fact that the kernel is newer on the RT-AC86U too.

 

[andresmorago]

Don't shorten the model names. The specifics matter.

The RT-AC86U is superior to the RT-AC88U by a large margin in many areas.

If you're doing a 'wired' AP, yes, different channels are recommended. I'm thinking you were doing this as wireless AiMesh/AP's.

hello
i currently have a ac68u (downstairs) running as an wired aimesh node and a ac3100 (upstairs). should i change the setup from aimesh to a wired ap based on your feedback? i have always hoped that having an aimesh network would facilitate the device roaming within the network.

 

[L&LD]

If you have that (wired) option available, then wired AiMesh should be used.