wireless backhaul fails often.

[DaKo25]

Hi all,

I found this forum while searching for help with a very annoying issue with my ASUS ZenWifi AX. The wireless backhaul option have never worked without issues from the beginning. I have the main router (first floor) and 1 extra node (second floor). In a direct line only 3.5 meters apart. After starting up, the backhaul connection is excellent (green line in the App). After a while (varies from some minutes to some hours) the connection worsens (orange line) and my traffic suffers delays or disconnection from the internet. It stays that way until I restart both nodes. Then it starts up again green, and falls back to orange (with a terrible signal strenght). When I am on the third floor, and the backhaul is orange, my phone and laptop connect to the first floor, instead of the second floor.

I made it ok-ish by automatically restart every night, but that is kind of stupid solution.

Any clues?

 

[bennor]

It may help if you post your specific main router information and what specific firmware both the main router and AiMesh nodes are all running.

Have you checked the main router's system log to see if it indicates any reason for the wireless backhaul AiMesh node disconnection?

As a troubleshooting step have you deleted the AiMesh node then reattached it to the main router? AiMesh wireless backhaul can sometimes be problematic and not work consistently for some depending on their wireless environment and building construction.

What other troubleshooting steps have you tried?

 

[OzarkEdge]

I have the main router (first floor) and 1 extra node (second floor). In a direct line only 3.5 meters apart.

Does this mean that one AP is directly over the other? If so, you might try staggering them as far apart as possible.

OE