Asus AiMesh setup & tips for best WIFI coverage

[@martinsimonsen7426]

Much better than Asus's own support videos - good job😀

[@leongchan5675]

Have used your video twice now to set up an AiMesh node. Great video, it is the best that I can find on the internet. Clear, detailed and systematic. Thank you good Sir!!

[@ricks2474]

This is an excellent description. I like how you show each menu item while clearly explaining how it works. Kudos to you and to Asus for their well designed user interface.

[@ptmavic8995]

An excellent guide - thank you! I have an AX-86U arriving soon and am planning to make my current AC-68U the mesh node for better coverage on the other side of the house; now I have a great overview of the (simpler than I expected) process. Very grateful that you took the time to make this informative video.... cheers!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kentharris7427]

After spending 2 hours trying to get RT-AC1900 running your video got it running in less then 5 minutes.

[@mattmurdock-vk6sl]

I have been trying to find a full breakdown/easy setup process for this and your video did the best job. Thank you so much for your detailed and clear understanding.

[@Ablk84]

Great guide, thanks, although I'd always recommend a ethernet backhaul vs a wireless one, not only will it perform faster and more reliably, it'll free up wifi capacity on your routers.

[@FS-flash]

Ethernet backhaul is overrated. I have a dualband with wifi backhaul (on different levels of my house) and it performs perfectly. I dont want cables through my whole house like it is the 90s. If i really would notice performance issues in the future, I will buy a triband router instead. But absolutely not needed yet.

[@Ablk84]

@@FS-flash it might work fine for you but it doesn’t change the fact it’s using wireless capacity and bandwidth which it wouldn’t with an Ethernet cable, and you’ll be carrying an overhead on ping which if you game. If you can live with these things, good for you. If you want the best experience, wire it up.

[@jimmymalmqvist]

Your channel is such a gem. Thanks for your detailed and yet simple guides!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you like them!

[@alexs-ke8mn]

great video, very comprehensive and straight to the point ,well done mate

[@jmh111870]

Just ordered my 2nd ASUS AC2900 to use as a mesh device in the basement. Will be using this video to help me set it up.

[@Xyz_Litty]

Updates on this ?

[@007ola8]

great tutorial, but I don't see any link on how to update the firmware on the new router to be used as the node router. Please could you post the link. or explain how to. thanks

[@iamdamo]

legend, this was an excellent guide, i had to redo my entire node set up and made it easy as pie.

[@thomasdobson3823]

Thank you... Much better explanation than the Asus website...

[@jamesbigelow7241]

You have produced a very detailed and understandable video to help with amiash setup. Thanks

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@devin07ful]

Dude this video is awesome, your English is really good considering the accent😂 really appreciate the help, gonna use to this to help my mom out with her home office

[@joeynosek2582]

Excellent tutorial. Does this setup with this equipment result in a wifi5 or wifi6 system? Does having the RT-AX3000 as the master which is wifi6 make the lesser quality nodes work also as wifi6?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

The Wi-Fi 5 router will still work in Wi-Fi 5 and the 6 in 6

[@shanesmalle8898]

Great Video. Way better than the 'official' videos. Thanks

[@arksurvivalevolved9190]

Excelent, I have couple questions, if we save configuration of the router and if we reset it, will it loose the saved data? Also can we save the setup like on a falsh drive? I try to mesh my Asus ZenWiFi AX with Asus RT-AC5300, just want to recover back the RT-AC5300 in case of a fail. Thank you

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Hi, yes you can, here's how: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6HZXo18qLGhpsU

[@scoty_does]

Great video! I was thinking about buying some asus routers and this really helped me in my purchasing decision.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad I could help!

[@abou_salah]

Hi friend. Is it necessary to connect the two routers primary and secondary by an ethernet cable for the system to work or is it at the time of configuration only?

[@elredo7277]

Thanks for the video. It's over two years old and sill useful.

[@devin07ful]

Had to come back to watch ur vid again setting up my node rn

[@jrcoughran3944]

Great Video, I have a AX-AX86U with Merlin software . I just got a RT-AX 3000 to set up as a AI mesh unit. Does it need the Merlin software to function properly or will the 86U do all the heavy lifting as the main router? Thanks a million!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Both routers need to be on the same OS. Either Asus-Wrt or Merlin-Wrt

[@HenrikGHansen65]

An excellent guide and video - thank you! I have a TUF-AX3000 and an RT-AX56U (node) which now work super well. Thanks for your great video and explanation here. Hope more from your side.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it helped!

[@lakereed5767]

Thank you,..great description! This helps a lot of ppl who are not so tech savvy.

[@U1-392]

Very simple, clear. Helps a lot, thank you!

[@Strangerer69]

This is such a great video. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make this very informative and useful video.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Aurleis]

Fine video! Very thorough, to-the-point and easy to follow. Thank you for your efforts, I do appreciate your video guide. EDIT: I have many different smart devices that use the 2.4 Ghz band so I'm going to configure the 5 Ghz band, if I can, for the routers to communicate between each other (and possibly also use that 5G band for devices such as phones and tablets). I'm hoping that I won't have to use the Ethernet Backhaul Mode (5:29), but que sera sera as they say.

[@OzTm]

Actually, IMO there is absolutely NO situation ever where Wireless Backhaul Mode performs better than Ethernet Backhaul Mode. The cable connection offers much greater stability, usually much better speeds, no bandwith sharing (especially on older, doual band models). The ONLY reason anyone would want to use wireless backhaul would be if they can't connect the two units with a cable (for instance, living in a rented space, so you can't drill holes into the walls :) )

[@FS-flash]

@@OzTm Ethernet backhaul is overrated. I have a dualband with wifi backhaul (on different levels of my house) and it performs perfectly. I own my house, but I dont want cables through my whole house like it is the 90s. If i really would notice performance issues in the future, I will buy a triband router instead. But absolutely not needed yet.

[@IzamdMdkasim]

It's a very helpful and clear explanation, Thank you so much . Made my day easy to set-up.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Great to hear!

[@joeynosek2582]

Your great guide enabled me to setup my two node (RT-AX55/RT-1800S) wifi 6 mesh system without a hitch....mostly. I am experiencing some speed issues. The ISP provides 1,000 mbps but a speed test at the parent router indicates a little less than 800mbps. My 5GHz devices are getting a little less than 300mbps when located right next to a parent or child router and the 2.4GHz devices get anywhere from 35-70 in that same kind of location. Is there a setting on the router that can speed things up at the device level and to get a speed at the router that is closer to what is provided by my ISP? I am not using a VPN on the ASUS RT-AX3000 parent router (I had one setup using another one of your great guides but deleted it) because that bogs things down even more with all devices regardless of which band they are assigned by the router (I have smart connect enabled on my parent router). Also, all nodes show a great connection to the parent router which are both backhauled to the parent directly and are assigned connection to the parent using the 5GHz band.

[@thomaslee3670]

Thanks for detail explanation in how to setup AI mesh, it is very helpful thanks!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnhubbard6262]

Thank you, I see you just preformed a reset on the node router you were adding, ASUS wants you to reset both, thinking I am going with you

[@twoknuckles]

I have the same old router, if I make it an aimesh node, will devices that were connected to it before also connect to it automatically after making it a node? Or does the node have to have different connection credentials from its original wifi credentials?

[@stperera8924]

Another great video - thank you. Too bad I can't use my old Asus RT-AC51U as an AIMESH node? Asus seem to chuck their older models into the bin virtually, rather quickly ==> the costs of setting up a mesh network spiral. What would be useful is a list of older routers that can be utilised which we could pick up cheaply on Ebay.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks for your message. Here's the list of Asus routers that support Mesh: www.asus.com/ca-en/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-wifi-system/all-series/filter?Series=AiMesh-WiFi-Routers-and-Systems

[@replica9000]

I literally opened the box, plugged in the new router, and tried to add it as a node. First attempt failed. I think I was too close to the primary router. After setting up the router on the other side of the house, I was up and running in 3 minutes! [AX-86U/AX-58U]

[@sharkbait9787]

I love the video. I'm going to use this solution for my house. I currently have 2 Linksys wireless-n routers (Primary-Secondary). My setup currently hardwires the two routers to each other (using the ethernet in my walls). I "think" it would be better to use the wired backhaul option as opposed to connecting the two ASUS devices wirelessly. It sounded like you felt as though a wireless backhaul connection would be better?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

The beauty about having 2 Asus routers is the AiMesh without any cables. If you want to extend your WIFI with a cable, just get any old router and follow this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH63YYJoYpKcga8

[@boggle37]

Thanks. I have the same routers and it works fine.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Good to hear

[@bigbonly2u]

Excellent video, but what about the speed will the 2nd router also give the same speeds as the main router or will it redue by half?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

It will not reduce the speed. It will give the speed it is able to give

[@bigbonly2u]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thanks, if I get 300Mbps on my main router, will the 2nd router also give us the similar speed? Atleast 80%?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

@@bigbonly2u If it is physically capable of giving this speed, then yes. Almost all routers are faster then 300 Mbps

[@bigbonly2u]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I have just configured the following TUF-AX5400 (Main) + RT-AX53U (Node) the node router doesn't give me full speed. My main router gives me 250Mbps and the 2nd router gives about 100 - 150Mbps. Is there an option for me to improve this?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

@@bigbonly2u Make sure the backhaul is connected with 5GHz and has an excellent connection. Also, if you have QoS enabled on the main router, try to disable it

[@mikeolson1629]

Was wondering if the secondary router has to be the same brand and primary? Also, does secondary have to be a AI mesh router or just wifi compatible? Will this do the same thing as buying the nodes that are currently out there? There's so much info about mesh that's it's confusing. Thanks in advance

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

It has to be an Asus that supports AIMesh

[@singhparambir]

Thank you for the great description. Just one clarification... With AI mesh in place, will my wireless devices automatically connect to any of the routers in the mesh without my intervention?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes

[@singhparambir]

Also, I have an ethernet cable existing between the main router and the child node. Should I connect both routers on cable for better connectivity? If yes, will I need to connect on the WAN port of the child node or the LAN port?@@KnowledgeSharingTech

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

@@singhparambirIf you have good wireless 5GHz connectivity between the 2 routers, you don't have to use a cable. Using a cable defies the purpose of Mesh

[@WOTM8]

I have 2 nodes and they're always fail to connect as node when I do it wirelessly.. What am I missing?

[@rasmuspalmgren5714]

Even if you would enable Ethernet Backhaul mode. The Wireless network mesh would still work like it would otherwise correct? The Ethernet connection instead of wireless connection BETWEEN the routers is just to add to the reliability correct?

[@supaz23]

hi, thanks for the video. i have question about the optimization feature, what is optimized by this Access Point ? is it channel, power, interference detection ?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

It optimizes the devices distribution

[@supaz23]

Is it Ai Mesh have feature to preventive channel interference ? Because i cannot change the channel in each AP if i'm using AiMesh

[@CyberClu]

I kind of wish you would have provided a before and after download/upload speed test. Showing what the speed was like furthest away in your house with just the main router, and then what the speed was like after you installed the Mesh system.

[@daddy9minnich777]

I love ASUS' router(s) strong sharp smart appearance...(that's some Batman-Style shiznit right there...)

[@Sir_Hubris]

Can U also connect it with a cable for AiMesh instead of wireless? Thank you

[@Sir_Hubris]

Sorry, I see you answered my question @ 05:37 ¶ ; - ) thx

[@stephen2615]

Awesome presentation. Well done.

[@pancerny565]

ok i have spend now around 6 hours to try make it work my new main router is RT-AX58U and my node router is RT-AC66U B1, tried like you next to each other, no luck, tried by wired connection no luck, both routers had new firmware, both been reset to factory an mine router was setup as new network, bu yet still no luck to connect them

[@rjbubba4335]

Thank You great job

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thank you too!

[@southpark159753]

Do a comparison video against a wifi extender( wall plug0in) vs power line vs MoCa vs Ai Mesh vs Ubiquiti Unifi (high end)

[@kewlztertc5386]

Asus could've made this simpler. Thank you for your great video.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@ianlz2207]

Great video, thank you for sharing 😊❤

[@ldamiano]

what is max distance between main router and node ?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

It depends on many factors like walls, interference and more.

[@ReviewCantina]

If I connect the node (router) with a lan wire, does the wire have to go directly to main router or can go to a switch that is connected to the router? My current setup I have a 24 port switch that connects all my rooms, I want to place the node (router) in one of the rooms using the jack connected to the switch.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Didn't try it, but it should work

[@Deevan56]

I have an ASUS ROG AC-5300. Router is on the ground floor, my PS5 is on the 1st floor. Wired connection via Ethernet cable is not viable. Would it work well to use an AiMesh system by buying another cheaper ASUS router and then using the Ethernet port on the node router? I’m looking for a wired connection to the PS5

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

In this case, it is better to go with an Ethernet Powerline connection like I demonstrate in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIewc6yOp7icaa8

[@stefanolozito3659]

Great ho-to video! Question: where can I find a microphone arm like the one you are using?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Here's my video reviewing it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/en6anoSHaa2HhtE , you can also get it on Amazon here: amzn.to/3d6J8XK

[@BlazinNSoul]

What if you only have the mesh routers as the replacement main router went out? I have an Asus AC3100 that went out. It's replament is the Asus AX6600 ZenWiFi AX. Can I still use this procedure for that configuration?

[@juanserra4151]

Thank You for and excellent presentation. I have installed an ASUS AiMesh network based on 3 ASUS RT-AC68U Routers and when one of the nodes failed, I replaced with a RT-AX58U Router and I discover an anomaly regarding the use of the USB function Samba shared network disks. On the new router I was able to access the USB functionality and add and share the attached USB disk drive with no problems. I also have this function working OK on the AiMesh Master node. The problem comes when I try to use the same USB-Program in the RT-AC68U child nodes: I come to the configuration page showing the menu Server Center, Time Maskin and Download Master. I try to connect to the Server Center, but that is not working, it returns to the menu without an error message, just not loading the interface to add devices, just nothing. Så I have two questions You may have the expertice to help with: It works with the RT-AX58U as node, but not with the RT-AC-68U, any explanation? Second: Can it help setting the RT-AX-58U as Primare Router (AiMesh parent) and if so how can I swith the topology of the AiMesh network without starting from Zero? Hopes to find a solution and all help is very welcome Grettings from Sweden

[@pauldinoia6084]

Excellent video. Thank you. What happens if my master node dies? Do you know if it possible to promote the child node to master?

[@FrankEspositofpefpe]

I been trying to add a node to my Asus router --- the process keeps failing., both router and node have the latest firmware --- as a last resort use the wired option and that worked! but when I removed wire the node rremained offline and would connect wireless --- is this be designed?

[@mariovillada9354]

If a device is connected to the AC node does it get the benefits of AX WiFi signal? As in speed and reliability?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

No, it would get only the added features of the main router

[@poordelir]

Can the ethernet ports of the secondary routher also used to connect clients?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes

[@universalcollective427]

Very helpful. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Welcome

[@jameshorigan3322]

Nice guide! Thanks for the great video! :^)

[@jackydoo420]

Thank you, really well explained.

[@mekarichard3829]

Is there something better and updated since 2022? I am just coming across this now

[@aromanmcse]

Wired connection is ALWAYS BETTER THAN WIFI connection....ALWAYS!!! Do the wired backhaul connection if possible.

[@althe9140]

To obtain the fastest speeds on the extra node you must have it connected via Ethernet cable cat 5e or higher. If you only use WiFi as the backhaul you will get significantly slower speeds. Always use wired connection for the backhaul!

[@fossilfuel71]

Good video. Helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@sveinrunehuseb4662]

Excellent and easy to understand video, thanks'👍

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you liked it

[@philr3630]

I have an Asus router (RT-AC1750) and Asus repeater (RP-AX56). The repeater is currently not locked though the router is locked and I would like it to be. Cannot find instructions to lock down. I thought switching to AIMesh might solve this. (???) Your instructions here say to update the firmware of the child router (repeater) but I cannot find instructions for this. Support couldn't answer my question. Repeater works fine but want to lock down. Recommendation on where to look?

[@bodes4870]

clear and concise - thanks

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Welcome

[@joelipovsky6709]

I currently have a TP-link deco mesh system in my house. Just wondering if I can link these to the ASUS ax5400 if I made this my main route and the decos as nodes?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

No it will not work. Ai Mesh is a proprietary technology for Asus. What you can do is use the TP-Link as main router and use the Asus router as a repeater: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnexk2qmnMyVjNU

[@joeynosek2582]

Can a static ip address be assigned to a node router? Should I do that if it is possible?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes it can but it doesn’t serve any purpose

[@4461orion]

Can I use 2 routers? One as the router the other as a node?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, that's the whole purpose of Mesh

[@frankbruno6717]

Can I use an ethernet cable on the Node router to connect it to devices?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes

[@guiaes]

Quick question, right after I press finished the main router to node has a broken line. Disconnected. Yours was yellow then went to green.

[@dsm7]

Thanks for this guide, i like the video.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@drewbrew8912]

Hello, I have 2 RT-AX92U routers. How do I get my devices to use the node device over the main router? I have 46 "clients" that stay on the main router and only 1 "client" on the node. I've tried moving the node around the house but still only picks up one device.

[@talexcorven]

i’m having this issue now as well. connection as nodes worked fine but only 1 client attaches to the node. did you find a solution?

[@criminallettucewraps5207]

Awesome video! Thank you so much!

[@educationalandtechnicalcha9425]

Which model of Asus supports Aimesh node at low price?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Here's the link from Asus website for all routers that support Ai Mesh: www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-wifi-system/aimesh-wifi-routers-and-systems/filter?Series=AiMesh-WiFi-Routers-and-Systems

[@DJGillman]

I have an Asus wifi 6 Aimesh compatible router. I want to add the Asus AC68u upstairs due to having dead zones. Could you tell me is there any difference in setting up using either the WPS method or the Aimesh method?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

I'm not a fan of WPS

[@m.s.t3616]

Brilliant guide!

[@ricardobribiescas]

Can you have an sus router aimesh, but have a non Asus router and out it in AP mode and don't his?

[@FDelV28]

I have a Asus ax86s. I'm able to connect the node to the aimesh but it keeps disconnecting after a few hours. What can I do?

[@chada472]

I have a Asus RT-AX1800S with the latest bios and have it connected as a Aimesh node. Everything looks good except no clients ever connect. I have moved it closer to devices that have weak signals and it still doesnt not have any clients connected?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You can force these devices to connect to the AIMesh node from the admin page of the router

[@andipan1031]

Hello. First ax1800 successfully connected as ai mesh but when trying to get second ax1800 it’s not finding. Also tried connecting second one to main router via cat 5 which is ax3000. Not sure what to do. Thx!

[@DIMEDAMAGE]

thank you so much for this sir!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're very welcome!

[@uppadharmai]

does ethernet backhaul work with these routers?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes

[@GeniusatWork104]

I have two AC68U, I had one as the main router and recently was given another one by a friend to use as an AIMesh node I can't get it to pick up the second AC68u. What else can I do?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Make sure that they are both running the latest firmware from the same version, i.e: Asuswrt or Asuswrt-Merlin

[@papad9067]

How do you add clients to the node so they can be shared with the main router?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

The distribution of clients is automatic . You can though force a client to a node from the settings

[@papad9067]

Thank you!

[@mattdonn4384]

Very well put together video!

[@MD-sc1jk]

would this extend the guest wifi network? and how do I make sure the devices connected to the guest do not drop from the mesh and try to connect main router?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Guest networks are not extended to Aimesh nodes

[@MD-sc1jk]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I found a setting under the guest network settings that reads Guest Network on AiMesh with the options Router only and All Aimesh nodes and I enable it but the Guest network is not showing up on the node menu I only see the standard 5GHz and 2.4GHz networks. My Main router RT-AX88U and the node router is RT-AX58U.

[@yourkodi3945]

I cant find second router based on these instuctions. Maybe im missing a step or the video is?

[@tombuttimer7507]

Can I use another brand router in Airmesh with a rtax3000 router?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

AIMesh is only for Asus routers

[@jaquestraw1]

Thank you, very informative!

[@CheapSushi]

My problem is although, clearly updated, showing all the options, showing them together on the same networking, both working and connectable through the web interference, I cannot get them AT ALL to show up for AI MESH. Both options are CLEARLY there but it does not work to find each other. RT-AX68U and RT-AC1900P.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Are both routers on the same OS? I mean Asus vs Merlin? Also make sure that they are both updated to the latest firmware

[@CheapSushi]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thanks for responding. They're the same OS. Do the routers need to be very much next to each other to set up before moving? Maybe I just didn't try it close enough.

[@CheapSushi]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I was able to do it! I didn't realize just how close they needed to be. I have to find the right outlets to get them close enough in my situation.

[@histrionicman]

Great job!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks

[@nareach.iscool]

I would like to install 3 routers as mesh but what is my 3rd router is not range of main router but it is within a range of second router, is it going to cause issue?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

I didn't try it but the option is there so it should work as expected

[@cezarjipa72]

Good video !

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@deepakvrao]

Wouldn't a wired connection between the two be faster?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Not necessarily but anyways, a wired connection defies the purpose of a Mesh system