I disagree with Grisu. The BT10 and BT8 will operate as a mesh network and not as a router with APs. You do NOT need a different SSID. I am running an ASUS BT8 mesh network with 8 x BT8s. I have SSIDs for the 5 Ghz and 6 Ghz bands and added an IOT network for the 2.4 Ghz band (so only 3 SSIDs in total). I will be adding a further 2 x BT8s to complete my network (previously had 3 x ET12s and 9 x XD4s in my network).
As to adding the BT8 to the BT10, it should be the same process as for the BT10. The easiest method I have found for wired backhaul is to firstly ensure the ‘AiMesh node Ethernet auto setup’, ‘Hide Backhaul SSID’ and ‘Ethernet Backhaul Mode’ are set to on in ‘System Settings’, then just connect the new node in its new location with the ethernet cable and then just click ‘Add AiMesh Node’ (so you don’t need to have the new node close to the router node). It will find the new node very quickly. You must also manually update it immediately with the latest firmware downloaded from ASUS.
Hope this helps.
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