Best setup for RT-AX88U/AX58U/AC88U/AC86U

[RMerlin]

Thanks for this. The issues I’ve seen with 7756 and 7968 is with AX clients that slow to a crawl. Disable / re-enable WiFi - then it works for a few hours.

I don't have any AX clients, just AC and N.

If things slow after a certain time then the first thing I would do is make sure that channel is set to a fixed one, avoid DFS channels, and limit the 5 GHz band to 80 MHz (as 160 MHz requires way too much bandwidth, meaning the chances of conflicting with other local Wifi APs is very high, in addition to requiring the use of DFS channel space).

 

[Diceburna]

I called Asus and they did have me pick a fixed channel and frequency for both the 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands. I don't recall them having me turn off the DFS channel option nor the airtime fairness option. It worked good but every once in awhile its still slowing down to crawl. But I only really notice it when I've been gaming for awhile. I'll disable it tonight and see if that helps.

 

[#TY]

[Official Release] AiMesh Firmware v3.0.0.4.384.20308 for All Supported Products

Silly question, is it ok to run both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz on the same SSID? I am doing that now on multiple networks without any problems.

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Are these settings still valid and recommended for an Asus RT-AX88U today? I'm running an Asus RT-AX88U as the main router and an Asus RT-AC5300 as an AiMesh mode. All wired. Using Smart Connect.

 

[L&LD]

I recommend the 'best practice' suggestions of all members of this forum (past and present) that I've tried to collect in the links below.

Merlin on ASUS ax86U Question

I have an ASUS AX86U and contemplating the installation of Merlin firmware. The DDNS settings on the AX86U are limited to select dns providers. If I install Merlin, will I have more flexability (choices) with the DDNS Settings? Thanks in advance!

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