Hi all,
I am currently struggling to see if my intended improvements to my home network have some detrimental effects on my current setup.
I currently have the following setup (all-wired):
ISP DSL Modem --> Asus XT-8 (Router/AImesh) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh).
I am currently considering replacing the ISP Modem(/router) with my own Modem/Router because it's sluggish, terrible options, interface, doesn't support bridge mode so it's essentially just a modem, etc.
Since the XT-8 Isn't a DSL modem, I'm considering the following setup:
Asus AX-82U (modem/router?/AImesh?) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh), again all wired.
I have selected the AX-82U because as far as I know it's the only DSL Modem router that supports Wifi6 and AIMesh. I am not aware of a DSL modem/router that is triband and has AIMesh.
Since the AX-82 is dual-band and my nodes are triband, in what way does that negatively affect my wireless performance?
The AX-82U and 1st node are not very far apart; would it be useful to disable mesh on the AX-82U?
If so: would it not be more economical to opt for a different DSL modem?
The last alternative could be to just wait for a triband successor to the AX-82U and in the meantime setup a DMZ so that I have to deal less with my ISP Modem/router.
It might be relevant to know how the setup is being used:
I have a fair amount of wired and wireless devices (smart home). I don't have IPTV nor VoIP (so vlan tagging would be limited to internet). House is Three story high so the mesh is really to keep wireless speeds stable and have the nodes provide wired access further up the house
I am currently struggling to see if my intended improvements to my home network have some detrimental effects on my current setup.
I currently have the following setup (all-wired):
ISP DSL Modem --> Asus XT-8 (Router/AImesh) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh).
I am currently considering replacing the ISP Modem(/router) with my own Modem/Router because it's sluggish, terrible options, interface, doesn't support bridge mode so it's essentially just a modem, etc.
Since the XT-8 Isn't a DSL modem, I'm considering the following setup:
Asus AX-82U (modem/router?/AImesh?) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh) --> Asus XT-8 (AImesh), again all wired.
I have selected the AX-82U because as far as I know it's the only DSL Modem router that supports Wifi6 and AIMesh. I am not aware of a DSL modem/router that is triband and has AIMesh.
Since the AX-82 is dual-band and my nodes are triband, in what way does that negatively affect my wireless performance?
The AX-82U and 1st node are not very far apart; would it be useful to disable mesh on the AX-82U?
If so: would it not be more economical to opt for a different DSL modem?
The last alternative could be to just wait for a triband successor to the AX-82U and in the meantime setup a DMZ so that I have to deal less with my ISP Modem/router.
It might be relevant to know how the setup is being used:
I have a fair amount of wired and wireless devices (smart home). I don't have IPTV nor VoIP (so vlan tagging would be limited to internet). House is Three story high so the mesh is really to keep wireless speeds stable and have the nodes provide wired access further up the house
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