Is the default ASUS settings "wrong"?

[alphaswe]

Hello!

I have made a small research where I checked all the default settings one by one in wifi 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz on ASUS newer routers.

Here is the link to check the document, or please see the screenshot in the end of this message.
Link: research document
Link: screenshot

And I have found alot of wierd settings, for example:

Roaming Assistant = why is this even on when choosing seperate SSID?

WiFi Agile Multiband = same with this one, shouldnt be on when using seperate SSID!

TX bursting = ON by default. Apparently many manufacturers enable this on 2.4 GHz to show “faster numbers” in marketing – but in practice it is often better to have it OFF. It is not worth the small speed increase if it causes interference or worsens latency. Ugly sales ploy!

Presamble type = Why is this even set to LONG on 5 Ghz? Very strange.

Xtra range 2.0 (Extended Range) = This should be OFF if you dont live in the white house or a big mansion.

Do you guys think it is worth to change this settings on my 2x Asus RT-AX52?
Or is it a big risk I crash something when editing because ASUS have made some wierd setting that depend on something wierd only they know about.
Touch less or touch more?

 

[bbunge]

None of the default settings are "wrong." My router shows different default settings from yours and works very well. Change the settings if you must but be prepared to factory reset when the WIFI performance tanks.

 

[alphaswe]

None of the default settings are "wrong." My router shows different default settings from yours and works very well. Change the settings if you must but be prepared to factory reset when the WIFI performance tanks.

Can you please show me your settings?

I just choosed seperate SSID and no smart connect, this is what I got. :O

 

[OzarkEdge]

Roaming Assistant = why is this even on when choosing seperate SSID?

Roaming Assistant is node steering, not Smart Connect band (SSID) steering. The question might better be, 'Why is RA ON for a standalone router?'... I assume it does nothing when there is no node/AP to roam to.

OE

 

[Tech9]

The default settings are not wrong, but because of lack of dependencies in Asuswrt you may end up with contradicting settings in General and Professional sections of the GUI and Asuswrt will accept the input. In my opinion Asus exposes too many settings and some of them do very little for the overall user experience, don't work as expected or are used for marketing purposes only.