chrismsales
Regular Contributor
So I've been reading quite a few of the posts regarding Asus vs Unifi and now I'm really starting to wonder if it's worth the investment, especially since my network has been struggling over the last few weeks.
I currently have AT&T 2GB fiber connection with the BGW620-700 running in IP Passthrough mode with an Asus GT-AX6000 upstairs as my main router, and then an older Asus RT-AX88U downstairs running in AIMesh mode. In the backyard pool house about 200 feet away I have an Asus RPAX56 extender also in AiMesh mode. Both AiMesh devices are hardwire backhaul, not WiFi. Everything usually runs good outside of the frequent reboots needed on the GT-AX6000 usually twice a week or so to keep my speeds decent. After the last Merlin firmware update I started getting high packet losses and what appeared to be a double NAT type issue, even though everything on the AT&T BGW600 and the GT 6000 was configured correctly, like it has been for over a year. I tried doing a reset on the GT6000 which did not to help at all and then even purchased an Asus BE-7200 to see if that made a difference, which it did on the various issues I was having but my wifi speeds are now about half of what they were before.
I'm going to perform a complete factory reset of the GT 6000 and the AT&T BGW620 this weekend, and started thinking that if I'm going to do all of this I should make sure I have things running as optimal as possible.
So...
Would another GT6000 be better for the AiMesh downstairs? Or since they are Ethernet backhaul, would AP mode be better instead of AiMesh?
Or would investing in the Unifi give me better stability with the network which now has grown to about 75 various devices which includes Arlo cameras, Lutron switches, Sonos speakers, Android streaming boxes, and smart bulbs/plugs in every room of the house. We already have Ethernet connections in every room of the house, including outside pool house area, so there are no limitations there for access points.
Everything I've read about Unifi sounds appealing, but with my current setup would I just be wasting money to not gain much compared to the current setup?
I currently have AT&T 2GB fiber connection with the BGW620-700 running in IP Passthrough mode with an Asus GT-AX6000 upstairs as my main router, and then an older Asus RT-AX88U downstairs running in AIMesh mode. In the backyard pool house about 200 feet away I have an Asus RPAX56 extender also in AiMesh mode. Both AiMesh devices are hardwire backhaul, not WiFi. Everything usually runs good outside of the frequent reboots needed on the GT-AX6000 usually twice a week or so to keep my speeds decent. After the last Merlin firmware update I started getting high packet losses and what appeared to be a double NAT type issue, even though everything on the AT&T BGW600 and the GT 6000 was configured correctly, like it has been for over a year. I tried doing a reset on the GT6000 which did not to help at all and then even purchased an Asus BE-7200 to see if that made a difference, which it did on the various issues I was having but my wifi speeds are now about half of what they were before.
I'm going to perform a complete factory reset of the GT 6000 and the AT&T BGW620 this weekend, and started thinking that if I'm going to do all of this I should make sure I have things running as optimal as possible.
So...
Would another GT6000 be better for the AiMesh downstairs? Or since they are Ethernet backhaul, would AP mode be better instead of AiMesh?
Or would investing in the Unifi give me better stability with the network which now has grown to about 75 various devices which includes Arlo cameras, Lutron switches, Sonos speakers, Android streaming boxes, and smart bulbs/plugs in every room of the house. We already have Ethernet connections in every room of the house, including outside pool house area, so there are no limitations there for access points.
Everything I've read about Unifi sounds appealing, but with my current setup would I just be wasting money to not gain much compared to the current setup?
