[Official Beta] AiMesh beta firmware for RT-AC68U/RT-AC86U/RT-AC5300/RT-AC88U

[iceorbital]

I have updated to the newest firmware on the main router (AC86U) How does one update the firmware on a node? do i need to go thorough factory resets and setup again from scratch?

 

[o-l-a-v]

Edit: Nvm, found my answer in the 2nd post..

Are there a list of routers that will get AiMesh when it's out of beta? I've got two AC3200, one as AP. AiMesh on these would be awesome.

 

[RSengine]

@Wilson_Deng Does this support 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r? Or is this specific to newer models only? I couldn't find the answer to this anywhere on Asus websites.

 

[yugi]

@Wilson_Deng Will dedicated backhaul be supported in a future for tri-band routers?

 

[rtcomputersinc]

Besides your main router how many additional routers could you attach via the mesh?

 

[pete y testing]

Will dedicated backhaul be supported in a future for tri-band routers?

um it already is ! its called standard AP mode

 

[yugi]

um it already is ! its called standard AP mode

Do you mean via ethernet? I'd like to see it via one of the 5GHz radios.

 

[pete y testing]

yes via ethernet

you could dedicate the high 5 gig band with say 2 rt-ac5300 or 3200 already and use the 2.4 gig and low 5 gig for the clients , just set the high 5 gig band to a different ssid name and dont let anything else connect to it other than the backhaul

 

[ydc]

Neither of the links currently in the first post include the PDF instructions. Can someone share them (or can they be added to the current google drive folders)?

 

[iceorbital]

Neither of the links currently in the first post include the PDF instructions. Can someone share them (or can they be added to the current google drive folders)?

the original release has a pdf with instructions. Long story short, factory reset the heck of both routers after flashing.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByEpTc0fDkeqLU9fbUlCSGhhaEU

 

[ydc]

the original release has a pdf with instructions. Long story short, factory reset the heck of both routers after flashing.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByEpTc0fDkeqLU9fbUlCSGhhaEU

Many thanks for the link to the original release!

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[Mihai]

[Official Beta] Aimesh beta firmware for RT-AC87U

 

[eclp]

@Mihai ...
What do you want to say with your amount?

 

[VANT]

[Official Beta] Aimesh beta firmware for RT-AC87U

where ?

 

[Spawn32]

@Wilson_Deng
Any updates to the beta for the RT-AC5300 soon ?

 

[Wilson_Deng]

@Wilson_Deng
Any updates to the beta for the RT-AC5300 soon ?

Hi,

Still working on it. Will let everyone test soon

 

[Wilson_Deng]

Hi all,

New version update fro RT-AC86U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC88U Ver:18000-g9564ee7
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByEpTc0fDkeqZGQ2SldEakk3TDg

- Update QIS flow
- add DWDS support
- GUI issue fixes
- add RE manual firmware update, could use direct ip link to update RE firmware manually

 

[iceorbital]

Hi all,

New version update fro RT-AC86U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC88U Ver:18000-g9564ee7
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByEpTc0fDkeqZGQ2SldEakk3TDg

- Update QIS flow
- add DWDS support
- GUI issue fixes
- add RE manual firmware update, could use direct ip link to update RE firmware manually

Thanks Wilson! It looks tho as if the AC86U file is still the same build as your 9.22 beta?

 

[Wilson_Deng]

Thanks Wilson! It looks tho as if the AC86U file is still the same build as your 9.22 beta?

Hi Updated

 

[iceorbital]

Alright, feedback on the upgrade process. Running 2 AC86U, from 17416 to 18000.
TL;DR Still rough.
Upgrading the main router took 3 times. First time firmware update screen went immediately unresponsive with zero UI elements. Second attempt the text below the progress bar inmediately said firmware update unsuccesful then reboots the router. 3rd attempt everything went smooth. Okay. attempted multiple times to install the new firmware manually on the node from he firmware page on the main router. After a few redirects, it always went back to router.asus.com, aka the main router. I am assuming that until both routers are at least on build 18000 the manual update won't work, but by design that will never be the case the first time you are setting up things, so perhaps the manual update option should be unavailable until the node is at least on a compatible build?
Okay moved into the node. There's no way to access the node directly, so i factory reset. I connect to the default ASUS_05G open wifi and i get an endless redirectign loop between the QIS and another router page. There's no way to access the sign in page, not from the 5G wifi, not from Ethernet. Switched browsers (safari to firefox), switched computers (mac to edge on windows 10) same endless loop. At that point i grabbed the asus recovery tool, put the router in recovery mode, and flashed via ethernet. Firmware updated, i follow oobe and i try following the instructions to set up as node. The setup text probably needs help from a native language speaker, i think at some point it suggested to connect to the wifi on the main router. Did that, the main router was able to find the node, but progress got stuck in 1% for a few minutes and eventually errored out. I think without rebooting the node, i attempted to add it again, this time directly from the main router, and was able to connect and finalize setting up. Routers were rooms apart, and just took me 2 attempts to get it to join, thebest experience i had so far but all in all still very rocky.
Once both routers were with 18000, i went onto the 'manual firmware update' option and i was properly redirected to a very simple page on the node router where i could upload the firmware file. Next time there's an update will give it a try