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I had a strange glitch the other day where the node wireless backhaul was up and the switch was working, but the SSID dropped offline and the node showed offline in the Asus app until it was rebooted, otherwise all has been good with the latest update.
I’ve recently moved my AP mode XT8’s from behind my MikroTik RB5009 to a Ubquiti Cloud Gateway Fiber, which is very nicely specced, and so far, I’m very impressed with it.
I’m planning on moving to a full Ubiquiti WiFi7 setup with a couple of APs, but until this is completed, the XT8’s, which are now 5+ years old, are working well and I’m impressed that Asus is still supporting them.
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I manually updated my XT8 v1s to 3.0.0.4.388_24688 this morning, on the one-year anniversary of switching them to AiMesh AP mode and moving them behind a MikroTik firewall.
The wireless connection remains stable, and the download speeds are excellent, 900+mbps. At this point, barring a hardware failure, I don’t see a need to replace them anytime soon.
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I was pleasantly surprised to see this update, as I was not certain that we would receive another one.
It has been 10 months since I switched my ZenWiFi AX setup to AP mode and put them behind a Mikrotik firewall. Everything has been working well, and at this point, it is hard to imagine replacing them anytime soon.
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AiMesh AP mode:
Manually upgraded secondary node and then primary and afterwards, manually power cycled each device.
24hrs later, mesh is stable and logs look normal, no connection issues. Main node speed test good 850x100mbps
Logged in this evening and up-time is 30.5 days. Wireless performance remains normal and nothing unusual showing in the logs over the past 10 days. 3.0.0.4.388_24621 seems solid.
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ASUS did have something simular for the Trend aspect of the AiProtection licence, does look as thought they have broadened there Privacy Policy.
Would be interesting if XT8 users outside the EU also receive this EULA ?
Seems from the above screenshots, if you are a business using an ASUS router, you cannot agree to the EULA
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
Received both in Canada, one seems to be generally related to automatic firmware update, control via smart device…and the other, to the security features, specifically Trend Micro AiProtection.
If you aren’t using auto updates, router control via smart devices or Trend Micro AiProtection, you don’t have to agree to either of them. You can also revoke both after the fact from the router GUI under Advanced/Administration/Policy
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Almost 2 months since I set my v1 XT8′ to AP mesh mode and placed them behind a new router, and they’ve been working flawlessly.
I just manually updated both nodes and this was the first time they’ve been restarted since mode change.
Wireless speed tests normal, around 800-850mbps+ down on a 1gig ISP connection (850ish on ethernet connected node and 800ish on wireless backhaul connected node)
Current Version : 3.0.0.4.388_24609-gca2277b
Auto Firmware Upgrade: disabled
Security Upgrade: disabled
ASUS Privacy Notice: Declined
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2 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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24 hours later and AP mode XT8s seem to be running well, with a few AP settings and device connection quirks.
I normally configure 2.4/5GHz-1 as WPA2/WPA3 and 5GHz-2 as WPA3.
The transition from router to AP mode reset wireless encryption to WPA2 only, which caused some prompts for re-authentication, and one WiFi6 laptop wasn’t stable on the wireless until network was forgotten and set up again.
I noticed low transmit speed on my WiFi6 phone (and WiFi 6 laptop), which an XT8 system reboot did not resolve. In the end, I toggled 5GHz-1 Tx power adjustment, under Professional and this resolved the issue.
Resetting the XT8s and setting up from scratch is probably the best solution.
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Yep, will do.
This was a wordy intro to running XT8s in AP mode, as it appears that XT8 software development is winding down and folks may be thinking about moving to a new primary router.
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Back in March, I picked up a Mikrotik AX2 as a test/secondary and travel router. It’s been great, rock solid, constantly updated and a nice, modern, yet inexpensive intro to RouterOS.
Now, my transition to Mikrotik has entered the next stage, with a Mikrotik RB5009UPr+S+IN set up as my new primary router.
The RB5009UPr+S+IN is the all-port POE In/Out RB5009 version, with one SFP+, one 2.5 gigabit and seven gigabit ports, that allow for simultaneous powering of the device, via two DC inputs and/or any of the POE ports. It’s a beast, and a nice looking piece of industrial design.
I’m not ready to move to dedicated APs, so I’ve switched my XT8s to AP AiMesh mode and have the primary XT8 ethernet connected to the RB5009. This process is very straightforward and the XT8 GUI walks you through confirming your existing wireless settings.
My plan is to keep the XT8s running as APs for the foreseeable future, so I’ll update this thread with any quirks or issues that I encounter.
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UK Sentinel, Thanks for following up on this, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Rob
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