[Ben Park]

That makes complete sense, albeit it feels like a compromise.

I have an TP Link V900 DSL modem router I’ve not been using. I’m debating just using this in bridge mode rather than investing in an AX82U. It’s a pretty old modem, but will probably do the job here.

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Although I gather the AX82U is only dual band. So does this mean it won’t support an XT8 mesh operating wifi backhaul (on the third channel)?

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Thank you so much for this.  I will take a look at this.  That said, having spoken with the wife, I have now decided to forgo the Digital Voice service, as we barely use it anyway.  This would free me up to switch the SM2 out completely.

Without wanting to needlessly throw good money after bad, would the advice here be to replace the SM2 with a decent DSL router?  That being the case, it would seem logical to use an Asus model that supports AiMesh, so would there be a specific model that people recommend?  My thinking is that if I can use a new router as a mesh node on the ground floor of my house, I can then repurpose the XT8 I have here elsewhere in the house to strengthen my wifi mesh in general (which is weak at the top of my house; 3 floors, very thick walls).

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This sounds like an ideal solution but I confess I lack the technical know-how to set up the double natting. I’ll do some Googling :-)

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Thank you.  That would work if I could access QoS via the Asus router, but as it is in AP mode I cannot.  Looking at the BT Hub, my options are also very limited.  Are there any decent third party tools that might help?

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On a separate note, can anybody tell me how I can locate the device on my network that is apparently consistently uploading (transmitting?) around 7mbps data?

I have hunted around both the Asus app and Web based Admin portal for the Ax6600 and cannot find a way to do this.

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We get so few land-line calls these days, I am tempted to ditch it. I looked to switch to BT Business broadband recently for this very reason (bridge mode), but then established that they could not port my domestic BT VOIP service across, rendering the whole process somewhat moot.

 

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Thank you. Really appreciate the help.

It’s incredibly frustrating as I am being force to use my BT router (in the UK) as it is the only router that supports their digital voice (VOIP) service, which I stupidly subscribed to unaware of the constraint. As such I am having to use their Smart Hub 2 router which lack any QoS features.

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Thank you. Useful advise.

One other, probably stupid, question. Am I correct in assuming that QoS features are disabled in AP mode? They don’t seem to be available other than an Internet speed checking service.

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They’re not actually connected by Ethernet, so I’ll, take your advice and keep them aligned, thank you.

As a complete newcomer to this, are there any specific advantages to moving to the custom firmware? Apologies if this question has been answered a thousand times.

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Hi. I have three, what I think are V1 units. I need to add a new node, should I buy a V2 model over a V1? Is there any advantage to this, and are they even compatible with a single mesh configuration? Thanks.

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