ASUS ZenWiFi AX Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System Not sure if this is the right place to ask…. I am thinking of upgrading my Google Mesh wifi to the above. Has anyone used this and does it...

[dodgydrains]

@Jonathan Morris, It will be good to see if this fixes your issues too.

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[UK Sentinel]

I tried a manual download this morning and I still receive the,  404 – Not Found

Hopefully ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) can still be updated directly from UI

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[dodgydrains]

Nope, I have tied via the UI and says ‘The router’s current firmware is the latest version’

Hope it hasn’t been pulled!!!

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[Jonathan Morris]

Did you install the beta? Might mean it won’t be looking for anything other than betas from now on (not sure if Asus have a beta channel or something?)

I didn’t install the beta posted here in the end, as I didn’t want to lose the AI Protection features, and it offered the update early yesterday.

 

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I spoke with ASUS and just a bad link that will be fixed, firmware is good and has not been pulled

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Jonathan Morris wrote:

Did you install the beta? Might mean it won’t be looking for anything other than betas from now on (not sure if Asus have a beta channel or something?) I didn’t install the beta posted here in the end, as I didn’t want to lose the AI Protection features, and it offered the update early yesterday.

I actually went back to official firmware straight after testing due to missing AI protection.

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Original Download link has now disappeared along with firmware listing – ( Version 3.0.0.4.386.45879)

Hopefully download should be back soon with correct links

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[dodgydrains]

Hopefully your contact at ASUS is correct and all it needs is the link to be fixed.

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Don’t shoot the messenger 

ASUS kindly contacted me this morning to let me know that ( Version 3.0.0.4.386.45879) has been pulled.

I would roll back to Version 3.0.0.4.386.42095 when it is convenient to do so to ensure uptime.

 

 

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[dodgydrains]

UK Sentinel wrote:

Don’t shoot the messenger – ASUS kindly contacted me this morning to let me know that ( Version 3.0.0.4.386.45879) has been pulled. I would roll back to Version 3.0.0.4.386.42095 when it is convenient to do so to ensure uptime.

Oh well, that’s ASUS for you in a nutshell.  At least they were quick to remove it.

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[Jonathan Morris]

Does Facebook use these routers by any chance? 😉

I did the now-removed update and turned off the auto-reboot schedule, and woke up to see the mesh node sitting on a weak 2.4GHz signal again – so this update certainly isn’t/wasn’t good.

I am still at a loss as to how it will drop to 2.4GHz despite having a good (no, great) signal. There shouldn’t even be a 2.4 connection as you can only choose between ethernet or 5GHz. Even rebooting doesn’t seem to force an attempt to reconnect, but after a while (maybe a few hours) it can fix itself. There’s no logic or consistency, so sometimes I wonder if it’s just pot luck. [The two routers aren’t that far apart; around 10 metres. I’m starting to think I’d be better off just having a single router, which almost covers the whole house]

I’ve turned auto reboot back on, which will hopefully cover me for the time being.

How can it be so difficult for Asus to fix? I’d rather there be a new option added to force 5GHz (or restrict 2.4GHz for backhaul).

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[UK Sentinel]

My view is that Like most industries in that region, Testing vs Getting the product out takes a lesser priority.

‘Waterfall vs Agile’  (sort-off) 

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[Jonathan Morris]

UK Sentinel wrote:

My view is that Like most industries in that region, Testing vs Getting the product out takes a lesser priority. ‘Waterfall vs Agile’ (sort-off) <noscript></noscript>

The product has been out quite a while now, and with the 6E version now on sale in selected regions, I must begin to wonder if that would do the exact same thing (drop to 2.4GHz randomly).

I’d have thought it a relatively simple fix; just don’t allow it to drop to 2.4GHz OR at the very least make it attempt a renegotiation with the 5GHz-2 backhaul at very regular intervals. Maybe it is doing that and the renegotiation process is failing, which could explain the issue, but obviously I have no idea – but Asus should!

It really isn’t practical for me to run a cable between the two routers, or else I’d have done so.

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[dodgydrains]

New firmware version is released (Version 3.0.0.4.386.45898)

Check under Windows 10 32bit or via UI

https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Whole-Home-Mesh-WiFi-System/ZenWiFi-WiFi-Systems/ASUS-ZenWiFi-AX-XT8-/HelpDesk_Download/

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[UK Sentinel]

Good luck

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