I have an Asus RT-AC88U with a RT-AC66U as an AI-Mesh node, servicing a~1200 sq. ft. place. My WAN comes from a cable modem, with a 5G router as backup (the WiFi radios are turned off).
On a regular basis I have around 65 devices connected, with a bunch of IoT over wifi. Recently I started to add Thread devices, and that’s when I started to see some network instability, namely, random disconnections from both the 2.4 and 5 GHz networks.
Is there a way for me to troubleshoot these issues? Am I overloading my router? If so, what is a good recommendation for a replacement?
So you could backhaul them together and save space on the 5G band for the devices or if cable isn’t possible then a Tri band mesh will do the trick.
You might want to look into the newer tri-band devices. Usually the third band is for mesh communications but if you are not doing mesh the third band (usually a second 5G band) can be used for devices. Alternatively the 6E tri-band devices use 6G but there are very few end-user devices that use the 6g band.
Sounds doable, any recommendation?
There are 2 options that come to mind: buy a router that has good hardware as the main router (for example Asus rog ax gt-6000) that manages the network and you can connect those 2 that you have through imesh satellites or as an access point through network cables.
The other option is to see the devices that can be connected through the Ethernet input and connect them by cable using switches, it decongests the wireless signal.
Are Asus routers good? Would make sense to add a newer one as the main since I can reuse the devices I have, but I’m not extra happy with the options for customization you get with Asus. Was thinking on moving to something more pro-level, but I found the Unifi site a little overwhelming as starting point