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Old 06-22-2020, 11:13 AM   #51
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A range extender is gonna cut your bandwidth in half (half of what it can get from the router wherever you place it). Either run a wire to an access point closer to the backyard or update your whole setup to a mesh setup.
I do have a network cable pulled in to the room closest to where we are outside. Any suggestions on AP's.

When using an AP is it possible to keep the same SSID? A quick Google search says that you most likely would have a second SSID with the AP.
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Old 06-22-2020, 11:24 AM   #52
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I'm not too familiar with keeping the same SSID using different brand hardware, I think it might work if you reduce the radio power transmission but I think handoff between access points wouldn't work very well.

I use a Unifi AC-LR at my house. If you got two and shut off the wireless of your Asus router they would handle handoff well so you can keep a single SSID. You do need standalone software for the initial configuration and to make changes as it doesn't have a built in GUI, it instead goes through the UNIFI software.
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Old 06-22-2020, 11:46 AM   #53
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How far outside of the house are you?

Where is your AP now?

How far away is that from the outside wall to where you sit outside and how many walls are between that an the AP?

How old is the house, what are your walls made of?


How complicated do you want to get?
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Old 06-22-2020, 01:34 PM   #54
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I do have a network cable pulled in to the room closest to where we are outside. Any suggestions on AP's.

When using an AP is it possible to keep the same SSID? A quick Google search says that you most likely would have a second SSID with the AP.
Nah, I have a netgear router and an AP upstairs because the reception sucked. It's completely transparent. I have one SSID for the router and the AP and it also automatically switches between 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz.
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Old 06-22-2020, 04:58 PM   #55
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How far outside of the house are you?

Where is your AP now?

How far away is that from the outside wall to where you sit outside and how many walls are between that an the AP?

How old is the house, what are your walls made of?


How complicated do you want to get?





Yellow dot is where the fireplace is. Maybe 25' off the corner of that addition in the back.


Red dot is where the wireless router is now. It's in a closet under the stairs. Signal is probably passing through three or four walls.



Main part of the house is old with plaster and lath walls. That one room addition in the back is newer construction with sheetrock walls. That is where I would put the AP or extender.


I want to keep it as simple as possible. Like i said in the first post we just need to be able to surf on our phones and stream some music. Nothing too intensive which is why I was leaning toward an extender.
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Old 06-22-2020, 05:12 PM   #56
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Plaster walls suck for transmission. Depending on where you put the extender, it's probably gonna suck too. My vote is for an AP at the closet you mentioned.
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Old 06-22-2020, 08:19 PM   #57
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Especially if said plaster walls have metal lath! Wood lath not so bad.
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Old 06-24-2020, 11:59 AM   #58
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I've been going back and forth for the last couple of days on what I want to do. Since me router supports Asus Aimesh I decided to try adding a node. I just ordered an RP-AC55 which is supposed to be able to act as an Aimesh node, but there seems to be some conflicting info about it. I guess if it doesn't work I will shikataganai it and go with plan B. Whatever that might be.
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Old 06-30-2020, 07:51 PM   #59
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I've been going back and forth for the last couple of days on what I want to do. Since me router supports Asus Aimesh I decided to try adding a node. I just ordered an RP-AC55 which is supposed to be able to act as an Aimesh node, but there seems to be some conflicting info about it. I guess if it doesn't work I will shikataganai it and go with plan B. Whatever that might be.

The RP-AC55 came yesterday. I spent about 4hrs yesterday and another 2hrs today trying to get it to work as an AImesh node with no luck. I did get it to work as an AP, but it was very slow. I'm sending it back and I think plan B will be to go with another Asus router as a AImesh node. Most likely an RT-AC66U B1 since they are fairly cheap and should be plenty fast enough for my needs.
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Hasn't everyone been saying AI-Mesh sucks?
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Old 06-30-2020, 08:45 PM   #61
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I just bit the bullet and bought 4 google wifi nodes. So far they're working pretty well.
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Old 06-30-2020, 08:46 PM   #62
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Hasn't everyone been saying AI-Mesh sucks?

Who is everybody?


I've seen mostly positive reviews about it.


https://dongknows.com/asus-aimesh-overview/
https://techiepassion.com/asus-aimesh-review/


It seems a good option if you already own an AImesh router, but not something you would would choose over other mesh options if you were starting from scratch.
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Old 06-30-2020, 09:01 PM   #63
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The only people with mesh I know have google and love it. Or they have way fancy pants Ubiquiti stuff because they're network engineers and really get hard-ons if you start talking about MTUs and blackholes. They care far more about the OSI model than any reasonable person should.
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Old 06-30-2020, 09:04 PM   #64
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Google mesh is good. I prefer the Eero though. Orbi is betterar than both.
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Old 06-30-2020, 09:14 PM   #65
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Once July hits I'm going to upgrade to TP-Link Deco. I've already got a cat6 backhaul to the other side of the house (single story ranch) so this should be perfect. Currently running an Asus RT68U on one end of the house. Coverage on the far end is OK but not great.
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Old 07-01-2020, 08:58 AM   #66
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The only people with mesh I know have google and love it. Or they have way fancy pants Ubiquiti stuff because they're network engineers and really get hard-ons if you start talking about MTUs and blackholes. They care far more about the OSI model than any reasonable person should.
I only got Amplifi because it was a major steal on Amazon one day. Think I paid $170 for the 3 piece set.

Friends have Orbi and Eero and love them both. Most have stayed away from Googs, even though they get simplicity and good bandwidth points
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Old 07-01-2020, 09:17 AM   #67
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I had asked in another thread about Mesh routers and eventually went with Asus ZenWifi AC CT8. Came a few days ago and setup was really easy. I originally considered plugging this into my existing Asus router but it uses essentially the same interface and had 3 open ethernet pors and so bonus that I didn't need to - it was fairly quick to get everything back to what I wanted to (mostly static internal IPs). It's been working fantastic so far. Set up was easy although the node took a bit to reconnect when I moved it. But now I have really strong wifi on the terrace and den. Now to re-invest in setting up a pi-hole.

Google's mesh seems to be really good, but my trust level with Google is pretty darn low and so it was a solid pass for me.
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I had a half dozen Plume pods, which was a subscription based mesh system. It worked great, except for iphones.

I've moved to TPLink Deco M9 Plus units, because it bridges mesh with smart home automation. I have some TPLink light switches, and those nodes also control lights among other home automation device.
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Old 07-13-2020, 06:27 PM   #69
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The RP-AC55 came yesterday. I spent about 4hrs yesterday and another 2hrs today trying to get it to work as an AImesh node with no luck. I did get it to work as an AP, but it was very slow. I'm sending it back and I think plan B will be to go with another Asus router as a AImesh node. Most likely an RT-AC66U B1 since they are fairly cheap and should be plenty fast enough for my needs.



Picked up a used RT-AC1750 on ebay for $30. Got it today, updated the firmware and set it up as an AIMesh node. No real issues setting it up. The signal is much better in the back yard now. It could be a little stronger so I just need to mess around with the location of the node a bit.
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The only people with mesh I know have google and love it. Or they have way fancy pants Ubiquiti stuff because they're network engineers and really get hard-ons if you start talking about MTUs and blackholes. They care far more about the OSI model than any reasonable person should.
<-- network engineer and know of none that use ubiquiti.

Only people I know that use it are:
* Developer/someother dude at a small company that was gifted the IT hat and needed something "enterpriseish"
* IT consultants that use it as a cheap means to manage multiple customers/SMBs under the same cloud account
* paranoid psychotics that work somewhere else in IT that want to know where each and every packet on their home LAN has been sent
* aod's of the world that encompass one or more of the above
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That's a cool story.

<- still knows NEs that use ubiquiti. I have to imagine there are some that even use d-link like peasants. That would be another cool story to read. Or not. I can't predict the future.
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Meh ..

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Old 07-13-2020, 07:31 PM   #73
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Speaking of TP-Link, have a set of Deco M5s ready to be installed. At least I get some cred for the ethernet backhaul. But, I'm also not an NE by any means so don't judge me!

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Old 07-13-2020, 08:40 PM   #74
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Meh ..
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I own two routers a Amplifi-HD and a Zyxel C3000z. I understand that I could use the guest network on the Amplifi to connect and separate my IOT products from my main network. Could I put the Zyxel into Transparent Bridging Mode and use it to create a separate network for my IOT products to give me more flexibility than with the Amplifi?
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