AX57 go as wireless AIMESH

[Jherb]

Hi,
I have an AX86u PRO as a main router. I set up the ax57go as an AIMESH with an ethernet cable, and it connected fine.

When I disconnect the ethernet cable, the aimesh node goes down and remains disconnected. Even when very close to the main router.

The app and web gui show it as not online. I've rebooted, started the install from scratch, etc but nothing helps.

Can the AX57go act as a wireless mesh? Is there something I need to do to make it work wirelessly as a node?

 

[bennor]

On the main router you may need to check the Backhaul Priority setting for the AiMesh Node and adjust if necessary.

[AiMesh] Can I set up wired connection between AiMesh routers (Ethernet backhaul)? | Official Support | ASUS Global

Or one may have to delete the AiMesh Node and readd it (using WiFi rather than Ethernet backhaul).

 

[Jherb]

On the main router you may need to check the Backhaul Priority setting for the AiMesh Node and adjust if necessary.

[AiMesh] Can I set up wired connection between AiMesh routers (Ethernet backhaul)? | Official Support | ASUS Global

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Or one may have to delete the AiMesh Node and readd it (using WiFi rather than Ethernet backhaul).

I forgot to mention that when I try to add it wirelessly, it fails at about 85%. I tried this many times and it fails every time. This is why I resorted to ethernet for the setup.

 

[Tech9]

I forgot to mention that when I try to add it wirelessly, it fails at about 85%.

Is your main router running Asuswrt-Merlin firmware?

 

[Jherb]

Is your main router running Asuswrt-Merlin firmware?

I've tried it with Merlin and reflashed to stock as well. Both fail when trying to connect wirelessly at 85%. Both connect fine with ethernet backhaul, but once the cable is removed, it loses connection and never finds it.

 

[Tech9]

Something buggy upstream in AiMesh then. Wait for firmware update as usual.

 

[degrub]

What RSSI values are your seeing from the main to the node and from the node to the main , both on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz if used.

 

[Jherb]

Something buggy upstream in AiMesh then. Wait for firmware update as usual.

Is there something I can track for errors like a log or something? I'm not sure why its failing at 85%, and why it can't connect wirelessly.

 

[Jherb]

What RSSI values are your seeing from the main to the node and from the node to the main , both on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz if used.

The node shows totally offline, so I see no RSSI. Its not connecting at all wirelessly.