While it seems Wi-Fi 6 is no longer the latest and greatest kid on the block, it's the best time to get it. Please help me understand if I could use aforementioned mesh capabilities if both devices will be in AP mode and connected to a Firewalla Gold in router mode. The RT-AX86U is packed with useful features for gamers, including a dedicated ‘gaming port’ for PCs or consoles that need a wired connection, and a special mobile mode designed for mobile devices that use wi-fi. Wired devices would include a synology NAS, smart TV, a security camera NVR, and two Ethernet drops for computers.

my current aimesh set up is connected wirelessly, which is probably how a new set up would connect as well. I’ll most likely have either 50 or 100 mbps up, so nothing too fast, but a little bit of future-proofing wouldn’t be a bad thing in my mind. I’ve been reading the web for a couple of days, even though I have some knowledge, I find it all very useful. I have two Netgear GS110TP smart switches, and a Netgear GS108PEv3, 4 game systems (wired), 6 desktop pc’s and 3 printers (wired), 4 laptops (wi-fi), multiple wireless devices (phones, tablets, security system, doorbell, etc), 2 file servers, 1 multimedia server, 1 nas, and 1 vlan.If you want something specific, I’d recommend one of Asus’s dual-band routers on this list, a single unit of the Linksys Velop MX4200, the AmpliFi Alien, or the Ubiquiti UDR— if you can get it. That makes the Asus RT-AX86U a good all-round Wi-Fi upgrade offering good range and coverage, as well as high speeds for gaming, video and other demanding online tasks. There are a few lists for different home sizes, including small, medium, and large, determined by the number of users and not necessarily space -- again, you need a mesh for a large home. My overall WiFi download performance is around 300 Mbps when connected to the Access Points (AP) and 600-700 Mbps when connected to the XFi hub. Also, optional Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) unlocks up to 15 of the least-congested channels on the 5GHz band to give you even more bandwidth for gaming.

After a few years specialising in the Mac side of the market, he went freelance and embraced the wide world of digital technology, including Windows PCs, digital audio and hi-fi, and networking. While they have similar Wi-Fi coverage as the 4x4 dual-band routers above, they feature a double Wi-Fi bandwidth thanks to the additional 5 GHz band.Temporarily, just for one connected client, I may connect my old AC68U as AImesh or in old-fashioned way and that’s it. I use the broadband connection as the main criterium, except for the case of the TP-Link Archer AX10, whose main strong point is affordability. When using as mesh the node will get good speed when placed on the 3rd floor using dedicated wireless backhaul, however the connection will just randomly drop for no reason. Spend some time reading the posts I linked here and pay a bit attention, you’ll figure everything out. I use the XFi Hub as my main WiFi “Gateway” in my media room and I have two Netgear WiFi 6 AX1800 (model WAX204) Dual Band Wireless Access Points wired with CAT5e back to the XFi “Gateway” and set up as Access Points – over the garage and over in the far part of the house.

Was thinking of getting a ASUS GT-AX11000, which come with triple band (could keep one for visio/gaming). That leaves four phones, three laptops, three rokus, and a currently-unknown amount of IoT home devices (at least one smart lock, possibly three security cameras until installing our wired system).But it seems wierd to pay more for a router and get less performance especially since they are using similar hardware. Your computers and mobile devices will also need to support Wi-Fi 6 to get the full benefit of those advanced features, but Wi-Fi 6 routers are still compatible with existing devices that use 802. I’d like to upgrade the router, and have a wi fi set up that’s a little less quirky (we’ve got three separate networks that show up and sometimes if you aren’t on the right one you can’t trade files or use the printer). We’re usually streaming a lot on more than 2 or 3 at a time, but there are 18 Google Home speakers that are often all playing music in groups of 5-10. Reading your advices on comments, I was planning to get a RT-AX86U as a router, and Zenwifi XD4 as nodes.

Xfinity is dropping Norton AV/Malware protection as a free “perk” and instead of paying/subscribing to Norton or MacAfee I was wondering if the anti-malware protection included in the new Asus RT-AX86U would suffice?

If your home is wired, I’d recommend getting a few units of dual-band routers, like the RT-AX86U, RT-AX82U, XD4, etc.