Hi, I'm totally new to this forum and I'm impressed by how much information about ASUS routers is here.
My "issue" is that I'd like to improve the WiFi signal in my parent's house. The house has 2 floors + basement and basically, each floor is around 80-90 m2 big. Also, it might be important to mention that the walls are quite thick (I live in Europe).
The current setup is:
What I'd like to do is to replace the "confusing - faulty" Edimax extender and buy another ASUS router for the middle floor to extend the WiFi via AiMesh to the basement.
I'm wondering whether I should buy another ASUS RT-AC59U v2 router and set it up as an AiMesh node or I should buy a more powerful router.
My budget is around 150 EUR (or $), so I looked at current prices and kinda narrowed it down to RT-AC86U, RT-AX68U, and ROG GT-AC2900. My main priority when buying this additional router is that I'd like it to have the best WiFi coverage it can (for this price range of course). Which of these would you prefer?
I guess if I buy for instance the RT-AX68U, I should put it as the primary AiMesh node instead of AC59U, correct, or it doesn't matter?
Are there any better solutions or router models that I missed? I know the best option would be to get a UTP cable to the router on the middle floor but that's just not the option currently.
My "issue" is that I'd like to improve the WiFi signal in my parent's house. The house has 2 floors + basement and basically, each floor is around 80-90 m2 big. Also, it might be important to mention that the walls are quite thick (I live in Europe).
The current setup is:
- an ASUS RT-AC59U v2 router on the top floor, next to the ISP modem
- an Edimax WiFi extender on the middle floor
What I'd like to do is to replace the "confusing - faulty" Edimax extender and buy another ASUS router for the middle floor to extend the WiFi via AiMesh to the basement.
I'm wondering whether I should buy another ASUS RT-AC59U v2 router and set it up as an AiMesh node or I should buy a more powerful router.
My budget is around 150 EUR (or $), so I looked at current prices and kinda narrowed it down to RT-AC86U, RT-AX68U, and ROG GT-AC2900. My main priority when buying this additional router is that I'd like it to have the best WiFi coverage it can (for this price range of course). Which of these would you prefer?
I guess if I buy for instance the RT-AX68U, I should put it as the primary AiMesh node instead of AC59U, correct, or it doesn't matter?
Are there any better solutions or router models that I missed? I know the best option would be to get a UTP cable to the router on the middle floor but that's just not the option currently.
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