expired Posted by raajiivv • Oct 11, 2023
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expired Posted by raajiivv • Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023 7:38 AM
3-Pack ASUS ZenWiFi AX1800 AiMesh WiFi 6 System (White)
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These days I only use the system as an access point with the AX-3000 as the brain. OPNsense is now my firewall and router. The ASUS system is well thought out and adaptable. Good quality for consumer grade.
I actually run the three cubes powered by PoE with Revodata PoE extractors from Amazon.
More Stable WiFi with Wired Connections between ZenWiFi Hubs
If you have Ethernet ports in your walls, you can set ZenWiFi AX Mini to use Ethernet backhaul, reserving all WiFi bands for your wireless devices for even more stable and reliable networking
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More Stable WiFi with Wired Connections between ZenWiFi Hubs
If you have Ethernet ports in your walls, you can set ZenWiFi AX Mini to use Ethernet backhaul, reserving all WiFi bands for your wireless devices for even more stable and reliable networking
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These days I only use the system as an access point with the AX-3000 as the brain. OPNsense is now my firewall and router. The ASUS system is well thought out and adaptable. Good quality for consumer grade.
I actually run the three cubes powered by PoE with Revodata PoE extractors from Amazon.
These days I only use the system as an access point with the AX-3000 as the brain. OPNsense is now my firewall and router. The ASUS system is well thought out and adaptable. Good quality for consumer grade.
I actually run the three cubes powered by PoE with Revodata PoE extractors from Amazon.
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Serve the Home is a great forum as is Small Network Builders. I hesitated on OPNsense for years, but it was surprisingly easy. I used an HP T740 thin client for OPNsense because I needed a lot of horse power (3.5Gb), but I used an HP T620 at my parents because they will never need more than a GB and that machine is easy to get dirt cheap. There are threads for both thin clients on the STH forum.
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Apparently my Wifi 5 based router is no good.
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One of two ways.
Either set the "router node" in this three pack to "access point" mode so that it does not function as a router, just a WiFi access point. Typically, you would then disable the WiFi in your Comcast router so you don't have two different WiFi networks in your house for the same purpose.
Or set your Comcast router to "passthrough mode" so that it no longer acts as a router and lets the ASUS be your router. Your Comcast router must support a passthrough mode to do this; most do but some don't. Or some are difficult to get into a passthrough mode.
Many Comcast regions will allow you to buy your one modem only box and you own your own equipment, or they can provide a modem only box if you have a combo modem and router now.
Dual band is referring to a third WiFi band dedicated for backhaul, and actually doesn't have anything to do with WiFi 6. The third band for backhaul allows for more bandwidth in total; it's like having another WiFi network just for the nodes to talk to eachother and pass data.
Wireless backhaul is convenient and used by many, but for the most solid WiFi network should be avoided whenever possible. Wired backhaul is always better, faster, and more reliable, but you have to plug each node into an ethernet port for "wired" backhaul. If you cannot do wired backhaul than this mesh system is not the best choice for you unless your WiFi network has very little demand and load. Since this is dual band, it really should be run with wired backhaul.
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