› UKTH forums › ๐ Wireless Routers & Modems › ASUS & Wireless › 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.ย Has anyone used this and does it...
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December 3, 2023 at 8:21 pm #28326December 11, 2023 at 6:26 pm #28434December 11, 2023 at 6:58 pm #28438
Is this device now EOL?ย No updates from Asus for 7 months now.
I thought I remembered someone posting that they were going to release an update in December for some type of security flaw?
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December 11, 2023 at 7:53 pm #28439Back in September when I spoke with ASUS regarding the next Firmware release for the XT8, they did say QTR 4 is when the next firmware SHOULD be released ?
I can chase if you wish
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December 11, 2023 at 8:04 pm #28440Decided to test out the new GNUton’s 3004.388.5_0-gnuton0_beta1
Dirty flashed over official 23285 FW, and seems stable so far.
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December 11, 2023 at 8:11 pm #28442Decided to test out the new GNUtonโs 3004.388.5_0-gnuton0_beta1
Keep us Posted

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December 12, 2023 at 9:07 am #28447Is this device now EOL?ย No updates from Asus for 7 months now.
i hope not…
but to their credit, the last update has been great for me.ย i think the last 3 months or so, i’ve never had any issues at all.ย only thing i do every week is to make sure to reset (by schedule) both nodes, the main and the 2nd one.ย No drop offs in speed, never had that problem anymore where the 2nd node’s wifi backhaul reverts to the slow 2.4Ghz – yellow led light.
been a happy customer here.
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December 15, 2023 at 11:53 am #28481I did contact ASUS on Tuesday to see when the next firmware for the XT8 will be released, as yet not had any feedback so will chase again early next week
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December 17, 2023 at 7:00 pm #284872 week update on switching XT8s to AP mesh mode.
No issues to report, WiFi is rock solid and no connection/compatibility issues with Mikrotik router. Asus GUI available via local IP and mobile app.
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December 17, 2023 at 7:11 pm #284892 week update on switching XT8s to AP mesh mode.
No issues to report, WiFi is rock solid and no connection/compatibility issues with Mikrotik router. Asus GUI available via local IP and mobile app.
Great news that your 2x XT8s running as APs is working well

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December 21, 2023 at 9:24 pm #28558Decided to test out the new GNUtonโs 3004.388.5_0-gnuton0_beta1
Dirty flashed over official 23285 FW, and seems stable so far.
After nearly 12 days, I have experienced no issues.ย Seems quite stable so far for my use case.
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December 21, 2023 at 10:17 pm #28565I suspect you are getting bored now that your XT8 with @GNUton build is proving to be stable

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December 26, 2023 at 8:29 am #28700So have this morning received email from ASUS and they say no new firmware will be available before the year end for the ASUS XT8, I will keep chasing for ETA

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January 25, 2024 at 6:43 am #29510So I have chased ASUS for the progress for the next firmware release for the ASUS ZenWifi XT8, ASUS’s reply below which is positive.
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The procedure of new firmware verification is almost finished.
It should be released soon.
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