mormaii2
New Around Here
Ok so let's start off by saying I think I messed up.
The ISP technician installed the ONT on my office (upper level in the house tucked away in the corner of the room). It didn't give great WiFi coverage across the house (2 stories, concrete walls, 3300 sq ft).
I bought an Archer AX50 and set my ONT with bridge mode to use this as my main router. It expanded coverage quite a bit but there were some dead spots on the house (particularly on the bottom floor/garden).
I thought it would be a great idea to purchase a WiFi mesh system since I've heard pretty good things about them. I got an Asus Zenwifi AC CT8 (2 units).
Now my question is: Ideally I'd like to have them expand the WiFi signal as much as possible. Should I wire one of them up to the Archer and set up an AiMesh system? Should I set them up in Repeater mode?
I tried to set them up in Repeater mode but the issue I saw yesterday was that they can only repeat one type of signal or maybe I didn't understand the menu correctly. (I have two SSIDs to split 2.4 and 5 as I've read that having smart connect will cause smart device problems)
Right now it's not possible for me to wire any of the nodes except the main router which is on my office. I can set up one of the Asus nodes wired to the Archer AX50 but I can't wire the other node.
I know I messed up and that should have bought either a good router OR a mesh system but I got both
Any advice to this beginner will be highly appreciated!
The ISP technician installed the ONT on my office (upper level in the house tucked away in the corner of the room). It didn't give great WiFi coverage across the house (2 stories, concrete walls, 3300 sq ft).
I bought an Archer AX50 and set my ONT with bridge mode to use this as my main router. It expanded coverage quite a bit but there were some dead spots on the house (particularly on the bottom floor/garden).
I thought it would be a great idea to purchase a WiFi mesh system since I've heard pretty good things about them. I got an Asus Zenwifi AC CT8 (2 units).
Now my question is: Ideally I'd like to have them expand the WiFi signal as much as possible. Should I wire one of them up to the Archer and set up an AiMesh system? Should I set them up in Repeater mode?
I tried to set them up in Repeater mode but the issue I saw yesterday was that they can only repeat one type of signal or maybe I didn't understand the menu correctly. (I have two SSIDs to split 2.4 and 5 as I've read that having smart connect will cause smart device problems)
Right now it's not possible for me to wire any of the nodes except the main router which is on my office. I can set up one of the Asus nodes wired to the Archer AX50 but I can't wire the other node.
I know I messed up and that should have bought either a good router OR a mesh system but I got both
Any advice to this beginner will be highly appreciated!