Hi!
Please excuse me if my question has been discussed, but I am new to the forum and I haven't been able to find my exact question.
I currently have a setup with an Asus TUF-AX5400 router with an unmanaged TP Link TL-SG105 ethernet switch on my 2nd floor for ethernet connection for 3 computers. The router is placed on the ground floor in an elevated position. This works very well, though WiFi is a little poor in the room furthest away from the router. To extend the WiFi range I am considering replacing the unmanaged ethernet switch with an Asus RT-AX57 and configure the network as AIMesh with ethernet backhaul. The TUF-AX5400 as the main router and the RT-AX57 as mesh node serving as an ethernet switch for our computers as well as WiFi range extender. Unfortunately, I do not have the knowledge to decide if this will negatively affect the ethernet performance compared to using the unmanaged TP Link switch. It is important to me/us that I get the best possible ethernet performance - this has priority over WiFi range.
Are there any drawbacks with using said RT-AX57 as an ethernet switch compared to using the current setup with the umnanaged TP Link switch? Anything else to consider? Any input / help is greatly appreciated.
All the best,
Samson
Please excuse me if my question has been discussed, but I am new to the forum and I haven't been able to find my exact question.
I currently have a setup with an Asus TUF-AX5400 router with an unmanaged TP Link TL-SG105 ethernet switch on my 2nd floor for ethernet connection for 3 computers. The router is placed on the ground floor in an elevated position. This works very well, though WiFi is a little poor in the room furthest away from the router. To extend the WiFi range I am considering replacing the unmanaged ethernet switch with an Asus RT-AX57 and configure the network as AIMesh with ethernet backhaul. The TUF-AX5400 as the main router and the RT-AX57 as mesh node serving as an ethernet switch for our computers as well as WiFi range extender. Unfortunately, I do not have the knowledge to decide if this will negatively affect the ethernet performance compared to using the unmanaged TP Link switch. It is important to me/us that I get the best possible ethernet performance - this has priority over WiFi range.
Are there any drawbacks with using said RT-AX57 as an ethernet switch compared to using the current setup with the umnanaged TP Link switch? Anything else to consider? Any input / help is greatly appreciated.
All the best,
Samson