Finally, I now have an AIMesh network with 10 x BT8. After some initial issues, I have found these settings give a reliable and fast mesh network:
Main network:
– One SSID with 5GHz and 6GHz (stops Apple devices complaining)
– WiFi 7 Mode OFF
– MLO OFF
– Authentication WPA2/WPA3-Personal (do not select WPA3 as some older 5GHz devices won’t connect)
-WPA Encryption AES (do not use AES+GCMP256 as it makes 5GHz devices run slower than 2.4GHz devices)
Add IOT Network for 2.4GHz devices:
– WiFi 7 Mode OFF
– Authentication WPA2-Personal (do not select WPA3 as some older 2.4GHz devices won’t connect)
– WPA Encryption AES
– In Wireless – General: select 20 MHz Channel Bandwidth (Apple recommendation)
As all my nodes are connected by Ethernet, in System Settings, I found that these give the correct results:
– AiMesh node Ethernet autop setup ON
– Hide Backhaul SSID ON (hides all the secret system backhaul SSIDs)
– Ethernet Backhaul Mode ON
In Adaptive QoS I have selected Adaptive QoS with Media Live Streaming
I just have some Assoc and Disassoc issues in the System Log, which require further understanding (this is just a small selection from today):
Jul 19 00:00:35 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(347): ra1: Assoc 04:17:b6:7d:49:ea
Jul 19 01:05:09 hostapd: rai1: STA a4:d9:31:2c:6e:ce WPA: PMKID found from PMKSA cache eap_type=0 vlan=0
Jul 19 01:05:09 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(347): rai1: Assoc a4:d9:31:2c:6e:ce
Jul 19 01:09:01 hostapd: rai1: STA a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38 WPA: PMKID found from PMKSA cache eap_type=0 vlan=0
Jul 19 01:09:01 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(347): rai1: Assoc a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38
Jul 19 01:09:20 roamast: [EXAP]Deauth old sta in 1 1: A8:AB:B5:E2:D6:38
Jul 19 01:09:20 roamast: rai1: disconnect weak signal strength station [a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38]
Jul 19 01:09:20 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(381): rai1: Disassoc a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38
Jul 19 01:09:20 roamast: rai1: remove client [a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38] from monitor list
Jul 19 01:09:28 roamast: [EXAP]Deauth old sta in 1 1: A4:D9:31:2C:6E:CE
Jul 19 01:09:28 roamast: rai1: disconnect weak signal strength station [a4:d9:31:2c:6e:ce]
Jul 19 01:09:28 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(381): rai1: Disassoc a4:d9:31:2c:6e:ce
Jul 19 01:09:28 roamast: rai1: remove client [a4:d9:31:2c:6e:ce] from monitor list
Jul 19 01:12:39 hostapd: rai1: STA a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38 WPA: PMKID found from PMKSA cache eap_type=0 vlan=0
Jul 19 01:12:39 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(347): rai1: Assoc a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38
Jul 19 01:21:15 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(381): rai1: Disassoc a8:ab:b5:e2:d6:38
Jul 19 02:01:46 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(381): ra1: Disassoc 04:17:b6:7d:49:ea
Jul 19 02:02:32 hapdevent: hapdevent_proc_event(347): ra1: Assoc 04:17:b6:7d:49:ea
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