I know this is a weird question, but I am using my XT8 as an AiMesh node with an AX86U as the main router. And I would like to turn off the XT8's 2x2 5 GHz radio. The 4x4 5 GHz radio has plenty of bandwidth to provide the backhaul AND serve clients without a bottleneck as I only have a 100 mbps internet connection. So I don't want to have a separate channel being used, I am already using a 160 MHz DFS Channel 100, and where I am that actually has a higher legal power limit then the rest that's available, so for this and other reasons I don't want to use another channel on this network. I'm only giving this explanation because I know someone will ask why, but I'd rather not focus on the why please.
The problem is, when I go into the AiMesh menu and try to turn off either of the 5 GHz radios, the blue light starts blinking, blinks for a few minutes and eventually they both turn off. If I try to turn one of them back on, the same thing happens and then they both turn on. So it seems they can only be turned on or off together, you can't have one of them on and the other off.
My question is, is this normal or is there something wrong with my unit? Is there a way to make it work in node mode?
Thanks!
The problem is, when I go into the AiMesh menu and try to turn off either of the 5 GHz radios, the blue light starts blinking, blinks for a few minutes and eventually they both turn off. If I try to turn one of them back on, the same thing happens and then they both turn on. So it seems they can only be turned on or off together, you can't have one of them on and the other off.
My question is, is this normal or is there something wrong with my unit? Is there a way to make it work in node mode?
Thanks!