JHZR2
Staff member
Looking to build a mesh system in a house that is block and doesnt have good reception in all places from a single router setup. The property has 75 up/10 down, but want to future proof the network in a reasonable fashion.
Given my recent deployment of the Asus RT-AX56U, which can mesh, Im thinking of going with either two AX58U (which offer 160 MHz capability) or else one AX58U and one AX56U.
The downside to using the 56U is that it only has 80 MHz channels in the 5 GHz band. I dont know if that matters - I dont think it matters for me, as I live in a structure where the signal goes far enough fast enough for my needs, at least on the 2.4 GHz band. But for mesh, in a system where I cannot have a wired backhaul, it seems like 160 MHz might be useful. It is a spartan enough area that there are no competing routers on any frequency. SO Id think that perhaps it could be set up using 160 MHz for the mesh, and then the other channels for the actual connections.
Given that the speeds arent that fast, Id suspect that 80 MHz would be OK... And Im not sure if I can delegate the 160MHz channel for the backhaul.
So do we save some money and do the 56/58 combo, or just do a 58/58 combo?
Thanks!
Given my recent deployment of the Asus RT-AX56U, which can mesh, Im thinking of going with either two AX58U (which offer 160 MHz capability) or else one AX58U and one AX56U.
The downside to using the 56U is that it only has 80 MHz channels in the 5 GHz band. I dont know if that matters - I dont think it matters for me, as I live in a structure where the signal goes far enough fast enough for my needs, at least on the 2.4 GHz band. But for mesh, in a system where I cannot have a wired backhaul, it seems like 160 MHz might be useful. It is a spartan enough area that there are no competing routers on any frequency. SO Id think that perhaps it could be set up using 160 MHz for the mesh, and then the other channels for the actual connections.
Given that the speeds arent that fast, Id suspect that 80 MHz would be OK... And Im not sure if I can delegate the 160MHz channel for the backhaul.
So do we save some money and do the 56/58 combo, or just do a 58/58 combo?
Thanks!