BE88 and BE92U aimesh

[northumberland]

Using the BE92U as the main router and the 92U as a node..

WiFi 6ghz - how to configure?

Thanks

 

[Ripshod]

Using the BE92U as the main router and the 92U as a node..

WiFi 6ghz - how to configure?

Thanks

With that username would you be in the uk? No 6GHz here.

 

[jzchen]

Gonna need to swap the two or use the RT-BE92U in Access Point mode.

 

[northumberland]

Gonna need to swap the two or use the RT-BE92U in Access Point mode.

Yeah, AP mode looks like the only way. Shame that going into mesh mode blocks you from adding the name/tables.

 

[jzchen]

What is your ISP service speed? If 2.5 Gbps (or lower) you can run the RT-BE92U as primary router and RT-BE88U as node.

I have a GT-BE98 Pro (dual 6 GHz) and for a while a GT-AXE16000 (dual 5 GHz) as node, then realized no control nor access to 5 GHz-2. So ended up placing it in AP mode (with static IP).

 

[original-birdman]

With that username would you be in the uk? No 6GHz here.

???
It's running on my RT-BE92U.

 

[Ripshod]

???
It's running on my RT-BE92U.

You suggesting you have 6GHz wifi running on a router in the uk? Don't be telling everyone - we're still limited to the U-NII-4 (upper 5GHz) band.

 

[jzchen]

You suggesting you have 6GHz wifi running on a router in the uk? Don't be telling everyone - we're still limited to the U-NII-4 (upper 5GHz) band.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-2-6-weeks/189812-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi----spectrum-use-in-the-5-and-6-ghz-bands/associated-documents/6ghz-statement.pdf?v=325088

 

[Ripshod]

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-2-6-weeks/189812-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi----spectrum-use-in-the-5-and-6-ghz-bands/associated-documents/6ghz-statement.pdf?v=325088

That didn't answer my question.
Do you have the 6GHz band available on your router? This question is for the uk on an Asus router that's currently available - your RT-BE92U specifically. Proof?
My RT-BE88U will only ever go to 177 on 5GHz.

 

[jzchen]

That didn't answer my question.
Do you have the 6GHz band available on your router? This question is for the uk on an Asus router that's currently available - your RT-BE92U specifically. Proof?
My RT-BE88U will only ever go to 177 on 5GHz.

The BE88U is dual band but the BE92U is tri-band.

EDIT- More specifically the BE88U is limited to 2.4 and 5 GHz, while the BE92U has the 6 GHz as third band. (So far limited to low power indoor use of the lower half of the 6 GHz spectrum).

 

[Ripshod]

I'm still not seeing a reply to my question. I'll drop it and re-add you to my ignore list, as you are clearly ignoring me.

 

[jzchen]

I'm still not seeing a reply to my question. I'll drop it and re-add you to my ignore list, as you are clearly ignoring me.

I'm sorry but your router does not have 6 GHz capability. That is the reason you aren't able to use it...

 

[original-birdman]

That didn't answer my question.
Do you have the 6GHz band available on your router? This question is for the uk on an Asus router that's currently available - your RT-BE92U specifically. Proof?
My RT-BE88U will only ever go to 177 on 5GHz.

Yes.

I also have a laptop that connected to it in the 6GHz band.

Although in the end I switched it off for client connexions and reserved it for the AIMesh backhaul, as I have an older node (RT-AC86U) which doesn't run 6GHz and it seemed to cause problems when a client using 6GHz switched to it.
I don't really need it for clients.

 

[jzchen]

Yes.

I also have a laptop that connected to it in the 6GHz band.

Although in the end I switched it off for client connexions and reserved it for the AIMesh backhaul, as I have an older node (RT-AC86U) which doesn't run 6GHz and it seemed to cause problems when a client using 6GHz switched to it.
I don't really need it for clients.

You may consider separating AXE/AC to Access Point mode as I mentioned in this thread somewhere. Not quite AiMesh but works reasonably with WAM enabled on all bands. (I am not sure WAM is available on AC routers, because currently my AC68U is a node on an AXE mesh)...

 

[jzchen]

But yes as you experienced mesh works same band to same band, same channel to same channel, and same bandwidth to same bandwidth. It does not hop from one to another...

 

[jzchen]

Yes.

I also have a laptop that connected to it in the 6GHz band.

Although in the end I switched it off for client connexions and reserved it for the AIMesh backhaul, as I have an older node (RT-AC86U) which doesn't run 6GHz and it seemed to cause problems when a client using 6GHz switched to it.
I don't really need it for clients.

What bugs me is that 6 GHz shows "20/40/80/160/320 MHz". The 6 GHz radio is 2x2 and supports a maximum 5764 Mbps, which is up to 160 MHz only. Why is 320 even there?....

 

[KidJoe]

Sorry I'm late to this thread... but just to make sure I understand correctly, if the BE88U (dual band) is the main router, and the BE92U (tri-band) is an AI Mesh Node connected via wired backhaul, the BE92U will just operate in dual band mode? Is that correct?

I have a BE88U as my router, but I need coverage near my back deck for when I sit out there, was thinking of a BE92U since its a little less expensive than a getting another BE88U

 

[jzchen]

@KidJoe Yes there would be no way to control 6 GHz properly.

My question was not answered though. If your ISP service is 2.5 Gbps or less, the RT-BE92U can handle passing through full ISP speeds to the RT-BE88U via Ethernet backhaul.

 

[woody143]

Hi.
Same situation. I've two RT-BE88U linked by cat.7 cable (25m), 10Gb ethernet ports.
I wonder if I replece one as node with RT-BE92U I'll be abe to get 6Ghz band on my network? I know that after setting it as node I won't be able to setup anything besides turning on and off radios from main router.
My IPS plan is 5Gbps so setting RT-BE92U as primary router is not a option as I'll be stuck with 2.5Gbps max and I want to have option to use 10Gb in near future (10Gb switch between RT-BE88U and RT-BE92U for example)
I have 10Gb NIC PCIe card for one desktop, another one have 5GB LAN from realtek and WIFI7 from qualcommas well). Besides multigig wire connections I want to use my other clients to have 6GHz band access like laptops (Intel BE200 and AX211) and smartphones (6E only for now) that's why I consider to replace one RT-BE88U with RT-BE92U.

Another question is about backhaul node internet speed. When I use two RT-BE88U linked together by 10Gb ports and node connected to 2,5Gb port to desktop, it delivers only 1600-1800 Mbps (Intel 2.5GbE I225-V ethernet chip on motherboard). Is possible that this Intel chip can't handle full 2.5Gb speed or there's problem with the link between two routers? I try both ethernet and SFP+ ports (10Gtek 10GBase-Tx transceivers - ASF-10G-T80).

 

[jzchen]

@woody143 I'm afraid in your case I would suggest forgoing AiMesh and set up the RT-BE92U as an Access Point. (Consider enabling WiFi Agile Multiband which is by default off). Otherwise I do not think you'll be able to designate an SSID nor password/passkey on 6 GHz. Aside from splitting into two AiMeshes, I have found two purely ethernet ASUS ExpertWiFi routers, but they are of 1 GbE speed and is the exact opposite direction for you. (I only have 1 Gb Fiber service as the highest spec here).

Regarding speed degradation It could be something with the router(s) firmware that is causing an issue. There a few other complaints around the forums that I visit about limited speed on WiFi 7 routers compared to the older WiFi 6 ASUS routers, and I'm afraid there's no conclusive resolution that I see. (While I do have a few ASUS WiFi 7 routers to my disposal, being limited to 1 Gb service I am not able to confirm nor deny all these multi-gig service issues, nor can I help troubleshoot from my end).