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sanke1

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I am having RT-AX88U with latest firmware as of today. Now under 5Ghz Wifi settings, if I enable 160 Mhz Channel Bandwidth, all my 5Ghz devices like iPhone X and Google Pixel 2 drop wifi. The 5Ghz network vanishes. How am I supposed to use 160 Mhz? The network disappears regardless of being set to 20/40/80/160 or 160 exclusively.
Help would be highly appreciated.
 
Wait a few minutes, 160MHz requires DFS scanning. Check the scan status on the wireless log page.

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Thanks. Devices did connect after 1-2 mins. How do I know if my device is supporting 160 Mhz bandwidth? Do iPhone X and Pixel 2 support that?
 
Thanks. Devices did connect after 1-2 mins. How do I know if my device is supporting 160 Mhz bandwidth? Do iPhone X and Pixel 2 support that?

The Wireless Log should tell you the client's channel width (it was added in a recent firmware update).
 
@RMerlin
1 more question. Is the 8 Port switch in RT-AX88U a proper 8 Port one or like the one in RT-AC88U with 2 x 4 Port with a gigabit interconnect?
 
@RMerlin
1 more question. Is the 8 Port switch in RT-AX88U a proper 8 Port one or like the one in RT-AC88U with 2 x 4 Port with a gigabit interconnect?

Not 100% sure, but I would be surprised if it was a proper 8 Port switch.
 
@RMerlin
1 more question. Is the 8 Port switch in RT-AX88U a proper 8 Port one or like the one in RT-AC88U with 2 x 4 Port with a gigabit interconnect?

I think it's two separate switches (one in the CPU + an additional BCM53134), but I'm not 100% sure. One thing for sure tho is it's 100% Broadcom, unlike the RT-AC88U which used a Realtek switch for half of the ports.
 
It would be awesome if Asus themselves confirm what exactly they have used in it because I would buy another one for my office. I don't want my office to be bottle necked with 1 gigabit interconnect.
 

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