Asus RT-AX92U AX6100 Wifi 6 Mesh network is unbelievably fast
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Asus RT-AX92U AX6100 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router is one of the cheapest Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router systems on the market. Unlike most other Mesh Wifi routers, the AX6100 uses the new WiFi 6 protocol which allows the system t communicate between the two routers at much faster speeds and then rebroadcast the network to all your devices to deliver the fastest WiFi speeds possible.
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I don't see how this is faster in any way. I have the AC87U and I can achieve these speeds. Would like to see a comparison with Wi-Fi 6 compatible device. This is not the full power of WiFi 6. Would like to see a device that's Wi-Fi 6 compatible to show the true difference
Wireless is not your only option. Run the ethernet through the walls. It is really simple and would take you a couple hours.
I'm in Portugal I have 200.mbps Download
@Mircea i meant it's not good enough XD sry ..
@Mircea 200.mbps Download ...
Not sure if I can trust someone that places their router behind their couch.
Even worse this guy is afraid to wire his house because he doesn't want to make his wife mad. What a simp. 😅
Yeah did not understand why he crammed it behind the couch 🙄
I'm very sure most people do not put their modem/router device behind their couch. Maybe just on the floor where the cable comes into the room but in 5 years of tech support over phones & going into peoples houses for Installations I've never ran into it being behind their couch xD.
If i ever did that would have been the greatest learning experience i could have given them on the importance of wifi placement
lol
Exactly..
The collective groan of every networking guy at this video when this dude put his kit behind the couch...
Just as an fyi, I have tested with the router in the middle of the room and placed behind the couch and there was no significant difference in performance.
@@phandroidit's just bad networking practice. Access points should be elevated above ground, optimally somewhere fairly central and not beside an impermeable object like a wall or something metal. Perf in this scenario may have been similar but being stuck behind a couch will not help thermals or dust build up, also there's more attenuation in that placement.
@@markerichannelly he did say fyi. Plus he is rich so no worries on the dust build up. Just buy another one.
Mine is under a bed, what can you do, I am not re-wiring a 50 year old house with ethernet cat6 everywhere... lol
220 mbps all over the house, I am happy
It should be off the floor!
Most of us watching this video are cringing...."where most of us put our routers these days" What? No that is NOT where most of us place our routers.
It was a joke since most people place their router where it shouldn't be, hidden away and out of sight.
@@phandroid Sadly I know guys who would hide their routers there...if their wife said so.
Actually behind a fabric couch isn’t a terrible spot for signal. Very little metal in a couch. Cooling would be my logical concern.
It’s people who put routers in a metal shelf or in a cabinet among their entertainment center that are shooting themselves in the foot.
cringed when you put that router down there
When i heard the sound of router hitting floor, it felt like whole rugby team, kicked me in the nuts at the same time, while mike tyson is punching me in stomach.
Please for the love of god, put it somewhere nice, it brings internet to your home, it shouldn't live down under.
#justiceforrouter
solve so many issues by putting router on a self out in the open
And didn't raise the damn antennas!!
Me too! 😣😣😣
I did too, but the reality is that this is how most people install their routers.
So this video is all about his wife not letting him run one Ethernet cable to his office.
EXACTLY ! Wired is always better for workflow. And you can get the full Gig-speed ! ( other wise just go for the 500 mbps service) as well as run a 2nd cheap router upstairs for the phone. Uploading YT videos over wifi on a laptop with a gig network interface? Not if you can help it ! The errors encountered with heavy streaming uploads slows down transfer speeds . So this just does not make practical sense . Also never put your WAP on the floor behind objects. Fast speeds mean high frequencies. High frequencies don't like obstructions
Is it cheaper though to have a professional run cable through walls and create ethernet wall ports?
@@willn8664 nope not at all, gotta buy the cable, switch, etc then labor to make runs.
Oh? I thought it was to peddle an unsecure VPN provider.
Just wire and get a switch
for best performance over longer distances you should have both units mounted horizontally with antennas on both units opened up to vertical
We have tested that and did not see a difference in performance.
Not everyone wants to see routers as apart of there decor. I like tech homes that you cant tell are teched out.
For best performance you cable access points to first router, no mesh needed :).
@@justinkeely9281 Exactly! I simply don't want the look. I want technology to be as hidden away as possible.
Router should be in the middle of the range you want to be. The higher the router the more coverage.
I get those speeds and I don't have gigabit internet. Wire your house or it ain't worth it.
yeah i agree, get same numbers here with normal wifi/fiber and good Asus router
Yeah that is an ATT issue they advertise as "up to" paid for speed and generally when I was with them I only ever saw half of what I paid for. I switched to Spectrum and pay for 400mbps and get 480 mbps as they over provision their lines so you get the speeds you pay for. ATT should really be ashamed of themselves. I can say this because I was a customer for many years
Yea man I would call thise guyz up your not getting 1 gig speeds ....unless they consider 1 gig as dwnlwd and uplwd ? Other than that seems like a good router for sure .
@falchulk yup you are correct he would need wifi 6 compatible wireless devices in order to take full advantage of the new protocol. He would also need at least cat5e lines run to get gigabit speeds via hardline connection. I dont recall video mentioning those speed tests it would be nice to see what those are, but based on my experience with ATT even with hardline he will not be getting speeds he paid for.
Jon Biloff ATT is great for 1GB except their required gate and crappy techs. The installer used a really old cheap Ethernet cable from the fiber to router. I replaced the cable and I exceed 1.2 gbs now over wired, their cable wouldn’t get over 100mbs. Their WiFi sucks though and to use your own you have to bridge yours in.
One of the actual purposes of WIFI 6 is to fix interference between multiple devices on a network. This video itself I feel just showcased the main way to utilize a Mesh network if someone doesn't want to run cables through your house.
Also for anyone reading this usually on each mesh node, you can hook up a switch to create extra LAN ports on the mesh node. This can help with LAN limitations (hardwiring in) on different mesh networks such as Google Wifi Mesh Network (I am talking about the original not the new Nest ones)
EDIT: The new Google WIFI mesh Nest nodes don't support WIFI 6.
I can assure everyone that this dude doesnt know what he is talking about, so now you all wont have to waste your time. Cheers.
Thanks mate. 👍🏽😎
20% loss in the attic and he is crying 😢
thks
Which one do YOU recommend...and why?
I've watched some other vids including one by a Cisco engineer that goes into the tech details and really explains why WiFi 6 is such a great upgrade. Thus guy may not go into the details but he's right on as far as the effective improvement.
Here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/8cmmVEoftEM/v-deo.html
Router performs better in open spaces =) But I know you wanna hide it to keep your wife happy. hehe
Also diabling the radio antennas on the modem/router combo helps prevent interference since they are right next to each other
@@Banchis15 happy wife... happy life.
Wifi 6 is the absoption spectrum of oxegen u beem warned
@@wokewoods6033 WTF you talking about?
@@wokewoods6033 bro, what are you on? i want some of that
WiFi 6 is not a protocol, it is a standard. Good video.
You need to have your main router upstairs if you have 2 storys. Wifi works like an umbrella...works better from top down. It doesn't send signal too far up.
That's a misconception. WiFi a gnals travel in a bubble, radiating equally in all directions. If you have a two story house and only one router, placing it in the floor of the second level will give you better coverage. But if a case like those where there is a mesh network, it really doesn't make much of a difference.
Phandroid you both may be correct. It depends on the antenna design of the wireless access point
Honestly, i can not imagine you can't run a single (concealed) ethernet cable to your 2nd floor office. Even 1 Cat 5e or 6/7 would give you (with a switch) 950 mbit/s over all your wired devices. There must be a way, just be creative. Afterwards plug in 1 access point in that same switch for your wireless devices and your done.
This is an old house with original wood floors and no carpet. In the house we lived in previously, runnign a cable along the baseboards and the carpet with pretty easy since you could just tuck in in there and hide it, but that's not possible with our current house. I will be running cable this spring up the outside of the house to the attic, but i need to wait for warmer weather before I take on that project.
@@phandroid Dude come on now. you could easily run that cable along a wall edge with cheap ass black or white nail in clips and a an ethernet cable that isn't an eyesore color. I get that the wifi is easier and lazier - but the excuses you made in the video are just b.s.
@@MS-gn4gl
Running a wire along wall with clips is an eyesore itself. Unless its behind furniture.
I'm assuming like my friends house I was working in, he has a character home with radiator heating so to run anything he would have to drill into walls and fish wires, while hoping nothing blocks its path. Not to mention if he's got lath and plaster walls. Such a pain doing networking in character homes.
@@phandroid OMG, just find an old timer telephone installer and he can get a wire from anywhere in your house to anywhere else in your house with almost no wire showing. Ingenuity, skill, and experience merge. And the age or style of a building makes little difference.
Wow. I have AT&T Uverse internet in Ann Arbor Michigan. There maximum speed is 70mpbs. What you have U-verse or something else. Thanks
AT&T Gigabit Fiber
Like the video. However, the placement of your router can make a difference. It is recommended that it should be out in an open area and not on the floor; the higher the better.
A much cheaper and very effective option would be to make a cantenna and connect it to a wireless ethernet bridge, or get another router that could be set to act as a bridge. I made one a while back. Got a strong signal from the first floor to the 4th floor of an apartment building.
To gain extra 15% boost from the Asus rt-ax92u wifi signal, place the Asus on 10"x 8" Tin foil with 4 burning Joss Sticks on the corners of the foil
The Foil and Joss Sticks will focus and direct the boosted signal up to your attic, like a Death Star laser beam !
Behind the couch really? Placement
I have never seen anyone do that.
I place everything under the couch. My speakers, my smoke alarm, my router, my toilett. Everything works as intented.
Me: router works best in open space.
Wife: But I do not want to.
Placement, placement, placement. A router, modem behind a couch on the floor is not the best placement. And pretty sure owners manual tells you that. Obviously still won't be as fast as a mesh system or extender. But a well placed router/modem will suffice for most. And I even looked into replacing my OEM cable router/modem and it turns out the OEM was already the best. Another brand just without their name on it.
Placement is key but I think for the purpose of the video he was trying to do an apples to apples comparison with the placement of the old router.
There are some really good wifi 6 routers out now its hard to decided which one to go with. This is the only one I have seen that I would consider using a mesh system.
There are other mesh routers using WiFi 6, but the other options are about $150 more expensive.
Just get wifi5 ubiquity APs for around 100 each.
Asus AI Mesh is a technically good system that gives some flexibility as to which models you connect to it. If you can afford it I'd go with (order of priority) Triband mesh over dual band and WiFi 6 (ax) over WiFi 5 (ac).
7:58 - The HUAWEI laptop takes a bit longer to ping since it also has to relay all your data to China.🤣
His internet would have gone slightly faster if not for all 20 American intelligence services and Google spying and blocking Huawei......
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 OMG!!! That is tooooooo funny bro. Thanks for the laugh man!!!!
@@klu7499 someone got offended
OK.... I have the 2 RT-AX92U boxes that you're showing. I also have an RT-AX89X to feed the two. Much of the time, they "daisy chain" together, rather than feeding off the 89X. The mesh system does not follow me, room to room, more than half the time. I have contacted ASUS about this, and was instructed to make a few changes by someone who I'm not sure knows as much as I do. (that's not me bragging!) If you look up what I purchased, the whole set up cost me quite a lot. I really expected much better performance. I'm not sure what you did differently, but I guess I need to put my main unit, behind the couch! LOL Great video, though! Thanks!
Worked out my system with an Asus RT-AX3000 and a RT-AX56U (Node). Connected both APs with Motorola's MOCO 2.0 for wired backhaul and build A PF sense box for routing. This system works great, devices transfer between the two APs flawlessly and speeds are great to all of the devices. Upgraded my gaming pc and laptop with AX200 Intel cards to use the WiFi 6 speeds and tech.
I love mine! Worked better than Comcast router out of the box, and then having the second one on the second floor of my house has made a massive difference. I have brick walls and it crushed the speed before.
Glad to hear it. Still using mine and have no complaints yet.
Can you clarify your setup? I have same house setup and problem. Paying for Pro blast (275Mb) Comcast and lucky to get 80 MB on both floors
Can u clarify setup?
Asus is genius with their aimesh
How so? They can't even get a 2nd Node to work.
I have the ultra cable package, and got the Netgear nighthawk ax12 router and I get 660mbps down load. You need to go into your router and change your channels! Get the Wi-Fi analyzer on your phone and see what channel will be best. Switch to 161 to 153...you will be BLOWN AWAY how much faster your 5g band will get. Ive done about 10 houses this way and as long as you're paying for a good speed you will get between 100 and 300 extra Mbps!
Having a router in an enclosed space is the worst. U need it in an open space.
Open up the antennas of the first router to reach 400+ speeds.
haha. I was about to say that, he didn't set up the antennas on the one downstairs. Question though. Is using mesh only if you can't set up a proper access point system? Aka you don't want to drill holes to run Ethernet through the house
That's really fast and stable Wi-Fi
Understandably this is not a review, but the way that so many things were left undone/unchecked is just crazy. Testing a mesh router system against a single router system and expecting to see a difference? And where's the wifi 6 device comparison? LAN speed test? Anything to show us that you're indeed getting the full speed from Att? I guess if you were aiming for mediocre vid (loved the videography and lighting, and the house looks so beautiful), then you got it right here.
Great video and I agree it is a great router. Once you configure it correctly then it is blazing fast. I have individual Wi-Fi APs for 2.4ghz, 5ghz-1 and 5ghz-2 which maximizes the speed if you configure it correctly. That way my laptop with Wi-Fi 6 can hit my broadbands maximum connection through 5ghz-2. I also use the Wi-Fi back haul and have had no issues whatsoever. The reason why I separated the bands was because the smart feature will sometimes route to 2.4ghz when the signal for 5ghz-2 is still good enough for very fast speed. Many devices can connect to another one if needed, so you don't need the router smart function. Plus the dedicated 5ghz-2 connection is as fast as you can get but you still have the 5ghz-1 for other devices like consoles, etc. Some devices don't need 5ghz, like my cell phone which will connect at 866 on 2.4ghz, or iot devices as 2.4ghz is sometimes an absolute requirement. I have been using this router for years and it has not let me down.
What's the point of paying for gigabit internet when you can only use half of it? Ethernet forever!
50% of 1000 is better than 100.
I never get 1gb on my Verizon either. The router itself does close to a gig, but all my other devices connected barely make pass 750-800mbps.
@Phandroid technically yes but if you had lets say had a 500Mbps plan you would get 90% of that based on your speed test. so essentially your wasting money not using half your speed.
@@chriswhitaker9720 You are seeing wireless performance not wired. If he runs a wire for directly from the router it will give him close to 1gigabit
Carline Matthews of course but who cares about Ethernet performance on a WiFi 6 review
next, try to do a speed test using an AX capable device
Imagine what the speeds would be if the routers were placed or set up the way they are supposed to be o.o
The AiMesh node (2nd router) should be placed on the second floor. Between your router/modem and your office. This will give you the best results!
I'd experiment with it. Depends on the floor material, possibility of bouncing signals around stairs etc but, in general, you should move a mesh router closer to the midpoint of 1st router & endpoint if you're seeing signal degradation. (less bandwidth)
Impressive. BUT, you need to show how these router are connected. Not every one is as Tech savvy as yourself.Tony.
The routers are connected wirelessly using the app. Just follow the instructions in the box.
Ok. Thank you. Even so, for technophobes, more detail is better.Tony.
Hello! Network guy here
Wifi 4 - 802.11n - 2.4Ghz(5Ghz) - Long range - 600Mbps (theoretical) 125Mbps actual
Wifi 5 - 802.11ac - 5Ghz - Medium to short range - 1.3Ghz Wave One, 2.32Ghz Wave Two (theoretical) usually actual are around 50%
Wifi 6 - 802.11ax - 1-7Ghz(2.4-5Ghz) - Super short range - 4 times faster than 802.11ac (theoretical) but actual 37% faster
What actually happned in his test is that the antenna on his topfloor has better antennas then his phone, this means that the 5Ghz connection reached the buttom floor. So basically he just increased the range of his 5Ghz band. As a networktechnician I can say that the problem with WiFi 6 is overall range. The higher the speeds the shorter radiowaves which means shorter distances and harder to penetrate walls. If you're someone who actually have 802.11ax compatible devices I would almost recommend two accesspoints for every single "normal sized" floor, but for this to work correctly you also need to have cables running to each AP. The good APs that support fast roaming between APs and wifi 6 today are super expensive (and you need many) this is the main reason Wifi6 still has a long way to go, its basically not ready and probably wont be for a few more years.
The absolute best solution for most homes today is to call an electrician to drag cables around your house (inside the walls, CAT6a or higher for futute proof), connect everything you can with cable and get 1 Unifi AP for each floor, create one SSID each for 2.4 and 5 Ghz to seperate them. Try to get 5Ghz everywhere and you're good for many years to come.
Don't buy these "Wifi 6" devices, since it's basicallt just a marketting scam. Unless you really want wifi 6 in your one room 200 Square feet apartment. Sure wifi6 has other benefits than speed, like more than one device can talk to the AP at the same time and it brings those features to 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands, but if you want pure speed, it’s not there. (If you’re not using 20 devices at the same time)
Cable still win, + you sleep better, literally
Best regard
Network Guy
@@Mehmehx thank you for the detailed information and I'm afraid it just torpedoed my hopes. After Comcast cable was run in the looong attic for the first time a few years ago in our 1953 mid-century modern house, the owner had more than 12 inches of blown-in insulation installed up there and it covers everything. Looks the the Sahara dessert when I pop up through the hatch in my garage. Yes, someday I will probably need to disturb some of it to get at electrical conduit or some of the low-voltage wiring for our security system, but until then I'm keeping hands off.
How can you say he is tech savy,when he doesn't know how to route a wire thru his house without now "keeping his wife happy"???? Does your wife get pissed off that there are electrical wires inside your walls? Imagine paying for gig internet,and wasting half of it using shitty wifi!!
Idk why I watched this, I've had a wired connection for every device that matters, for the last 5yrs....
The ASUS RT-AX88U will give you the 1Gbps you pay for. It’s $299 at B&H with free 2 day shipping via FedEx. I have 3 in my home. The primary router is connected via a CAT8 Ethernet to a Motorola MB8600 cable modem. None of them are on the floor.
According to the speeds, Original 1 gbps you are getting only ~500 mbps old and new routers downstairs and upstairs, ~92 mbps old and ~420 mbps new. On laptop about same speed. I can conclude of about 30% increase in speed in your attic with new set up. At $400+ dollars, I honestly don't think is worth it!
Great review and thanks for sharing with the world
Bro dont forget to disable the at & t wifi
Have you considered powerline adaptors, they are 1/8 the cost of this device and works equally better if not more.
I centrally located my router in the house so the speeds are pretty good everywhere. Only 4000 sqft, but any bigger and I'd just get repeaters.
Imagine if the router was in the open and the antennas were separated and open. Would be crazy speeds
Hiding away the router and not opening up the 4 external antennas won't give you the optimised speed and operation you need.
Since the video, the main router has been repositioned so that the antennas are now open and it's no longer directly behind the couch. That being said, speeds have not improved over what was shown in the video.
meanwhile, I can easily get 600Mbps (download/upload) with my Synology RT2600ac (wifi 5 router)... you didn't even hit anywhere close to the actual (not theoretical) limit
so I don't see the point here
The AX92u can go so much faster. It can do 2.5Gbps over WiFi. You need to setup the AX backhaul channel correctly (160mhz only) and allow client access to the AX band.
I thought if you set the high band for dedicated backhaul, then clients will be limited to essentially wifi5 connections of 867Mbps?
You are supposed to put your 2nd node midway between you and the first node. Now the distance is still the same between the two routers. Take the second unit one floor down and you will see a big improvement..
When i see 3MBps on my phone, my faces does 🤤🤤🤤
Can we trust Nord VPN again I mean after getting Hacked
Same thing I was thinking Wolf_King. If you want a better and more trustworthy VPN, the best is Express VPN and the most affordable and really good is SurfShark VPN
The NordVPN exploit used third party systems. It wasn't entirely their fault, but they didn't do their due diligence and probably picked the cheapest hosting provider. Picking the cheapest option usually means lazy, incompetent and/or outdated security practices. Indeed, this was probably the case.
@@bigdrill8881 Its not just that, its also the fact that I know of one of their long term supporters on here asked them some critical questions, which they did not want to provide honest answers too. Also, the way they dealt with the whole thing, or lack of dealing with it especially in terms of assuring customers, left alot to be desired
failed to mention this is a sponsored ad from Asus
hahah when he said: behind the couch... where most people have .... where the most people WHATT???
Would you still recommend?
Definitely.
How are you a tech reviewer? Anybody can do anything on UA-cam these days I suppose.
These people are just like instagram influencers, showing product instead or reviewing.
@@wiziek He's showing actual results based on his situation which believe it or not is the same situation most of us face.
That said, this was an extremely helpful video... be kind.....
@@MikeSteinSeaTac Yeah. But he jots things behind the couch on the furthest removed floor, and doesn't even bother to extend/orient the antennas. Then acts surprised that it doesn't do as well as the AT&T wifi router?
I'm really surprised that with the abysmal (!!! worst locations, worst distance, worst in terms of interference) placement and absent antenna tweaking the resulting perf was as good. So, the only reprieve there is is that the video demonstrates that even if you blindly throw these units araound you can still get a surprising mileage from these.
Oh and that's ignoring that it looks like the AT&T AP was still broadcasting at the same time. Let's assume they were in different channels
i bought this router today and i have to say it's fantastic. my desktop is in the same room as it and i get a 2.1gbps connection on wifi, and with my verizon gigabit internet i can download at over 100MB/sec on wifi. it's 2x faster (on wifi) than my old asus AC1900 router which only allowed me to download at 50MB/sec on a 866mbit wifi connection.
I’m in Cleveland as well and I wish I got the 70 you got at the start of the video. You are lucky you get what you get lol. My apartments with ATT only get 25 down.
Yeah you have U-verse internet. Absolute trash. I actually left an apartment complex when I was 22 just because of that. I started picking places to live with non U-verse requirement lol. Even Comcast has way better internet. Their customer service is ass, but at least their connection was 11 times better.
Dont you need wifi 6 cards in your PC and phone to take full advantage
No because what's actually happening here is a mesh being set up using a WiFi 6 backhaul & WiFi 5 802.11AC to the devices. That's actually damn fast so long as the backhaul link is good. The fastest backhaul link is Gig ethernet (wired) but Wifi6 mesh can be good under the right circumstances. The idea of mesh is you can change the location of routers to physically route a signal around the EMF absorbing reflecting barriers in your home. It's much better than just trying to pick up a signal from your regular WiFi 5 router a few floors away. Triband routers establish a dedicated backhaul channel (a small piece of the EMF spectrum) which doesn't interfere with 5Ghz AC transmissions of data to the surrounding end point devices. It's trying to create the effect of a wired backhaul channel using wireless. Point to point wireless backhaul has been used for years for business industrial applications (often via links on the roofs of buildings) , mesh is applying some of the same techniques but low power, using multi array antennae for home networking. The multi array design enables the wireless signal to be bounced off (some) walls & still be received intact & close to full speed. With many bounces or travelling through walls the signal is degraded. Placing more mesh routers along the way helps recover the signal, think of them as backhaul repeaters. Bear this in mind when you place your routers around the home. However, it looked like the antennae on the downstairs router in this demo were retracted which you shouldn't do, ugly as they are. Extended antennae improve the signal recovery. (I'm a retired telecoms engineer & I use mesh in my own home - my wife is fed up of cables too )
lol "only option" cause you don't want to do the proper work of actually installing CAT6...
Because I'd like to not hire someone and pay them $35 an hour to tear apart the walls in my 100 year old house. Yes, this is the only option. People forget that there are also many people who don't own their property and cannot run cable. This is a very viable and extremely simple option for quite a few people.
Do live in a big house, and it's 99% a must to put a cable between floors for 100% speed, and for easy job you can push the cable outside the house..😀
Please show us how you did configure your ATT router to by pass the IP with your new router. this video was just a simple sponsorship and there are a lot of them in UA-cam. we need you to show us how you configured your ATT router.
*tests speed connection from one router
“Not that impressed”
*Plugs in second router
“Oh wow”
This guy really plugged in the one mesh router downstairs and expected speeds to increase.
Plugging in the second one was necessary for speeds to go up in the office. It’s like having string can phones in the house and when you go to listen you can’t hear it.. cause your string was cut.
He was comparing it to the single router he had before, do you not get that?
Many a wifi issues have been solved with a ethernet cable
But what's the point of using Wi-Fi then...
Your main problem is hiding the router behind the couch, you are blocking your own signal, then you put your mesh router in the same spot. The router should be out in the open in a central place, not on the floor.
You may have issues later with the AX92u - alot of people have drop offs, you need to fiddle with the settings . "Smart Connect" apparently needs to be disabled. Plus some other stuff - I am looking into right now, I 've only had mine for a few weeks.... but when it works boy is it quick - and the coverage is superb. I am talking about the mesh set up.
Plug cat7 cable to the first device, you should get a better results.
Not true, he has a gigabit ISP connection, so in theory he could use cat 5e as a minimum. 5e has 100mhz bandwith and a speed of 1 GB/s.
@@lindaassink-vanandel3010 cat6a wont hurt the wallet at all.
Tests WiFi 6 router without WiFi 6 device fml! Really good video but man so pointless at the same time.
Since the video I have been able to test with a WiFi 6 devices, bit there was no noticeable speed increase anywhere in the house. The Wifi 6 backhaul connection between the two routers is the main selling point here, regardless of what wifi protocol your devices are using.
Yeah you stated in your video you had to manually adjust the channels to get it to reach upstairs.... dunno mate I’ve seen friends who have the ax8 and gig speed down central london and was getting 800mbps to my iPhone 11 Pro. 500mbps at home and I’m on 550mbps on netgear x8 (think it’s your settings) what device are you using?
imgur.com/gallery/CaCWGx4 screen shot of my speed test on mobile and this is on ac router......
Also why ain’t you hard wiring the two routers together ? Thought this was a tech channel
@@bravedwarf He explained he didn't want to run a cable. He doesn't need to run in if he setup a mesh system. He works out of his house, not a separate studio. Give the guy some slack man.
On this specific device wifi 6 is only on one of the radios. when you link them, it uses that one radio and you're stuck with wifi 5 for your devices
Hello, nobody noticed the missing 6 on the wifi logo. That means the phone and the pc doesn't support WIFI 6. That's why the old and new router has the same speed.
My advice to you is to air out your ATT BGW210 for better cooling run. I find this a problem with all our customers. I’m a AT&T tech for over 15yrs. And make sure not to split the WiFi SSID. Keep it to one name
For the cost of the router (nearly $400) you can hire someone to run CAT 6 cable. Also, you should do a control test from ethernet. I have about 100 feet of it running (per line) from my basement to my office on the second floor and did it myself by running it through the cold air return, up into the attic and distributing it to the rooms on the second floor from there. I left plenty of extra cable just in case I want to move the router in the basement just in case. I have three 10Gb lines running to my second floor and two to my first all connected to my 8 port 10G switch. I own the Netgear XS508M 10G switch and I love it! I do a lot of large file transfers from a server to my computers so my 10G switch is a must! If any of your followers want 1Gb internet speeds they need to remember that it's not going to mean squat unless they have a good router and/or switch. ;)
Anyone ever tell you, you look like Robin Williams a little? Well you do, and it's really cool. Thanks for the video by the way. Cheers.
Really cannot believe you kept your router like that.
Have you tried adding a gigabit powerline adapter? Depending on the wiring in the home, you could get nearly double those speeds with a good powerline adapter, switch, and plug in the Asus for a wired back haul.
They are rates for gigabit connections to the power line, but the actual speed throughout is about 25% of that.
Also, for my setup, they would be on different circuits which would reduce the speed even further and my house has old knob and tube wiring.
Kuljeet Randhawa I was looking at powerline, they don't come close to promised speeds. Would have saved me a lot of time.
The wife may actually like you better if you saved all the ASUS money by moving your free ATT router into the clear and bought her a cookie instead...
I wanna know what the hell that house is made out of to throttle the speed SO badly just being up in the attic. I mean, I know provider routers suck as a general rule, but to go from 400mbps to 30 just from two flights is insane. Only reason I can think of is major ductwork and maybe steel beam housing construction.
If you switch a 160 MHz channel you will get close to your full gigabit speeds. Provided you can get on a DFS channel with no interference.
AX92U or AX88U which one would be better?
Big ol house you got there :). so many walls in my house this video helped me narrow down my choices. I just hate to gunk up my parents styling habits with the antennas.
I have four of these all in media bridge mode connected to my ASUS GT-AX11000 5G bands with three on the second floor and one on the first floor. I live in a two-story concrete house with 500 down/50 up megabit service. All but one have a link rate of gigabit-speeds with the one getting about 500 megabit-speeds (because it's literally reaching the hub router through multiple concrete layers to the first floor, on the other side of the house). All other devices are on the 2G band; e.g., cell phones, tablets, etc. Overall, this was the perfect setup to avoid running wires through the house.
That seems like a hell of an expensive install to cover two-floors with nigh 1GB speeds. But that's the shame with the big discrepancy between commercial industrial Wireless components and Home/Consumer components.
@@charlesgrove6905 Expensive, indeed. The setup was about $1300 but I think what helped justify this outrageous expense was: 1. Future-proofing our internet capabilities; and 2. Not pissing off the Mrs. with wires running through the house. (The latter of the two was really the deciding factor)
Hey thanks for posting this! We've been trying to find faster networking solution for our house now that we're uploading massive files to UA-cam and sharing files at home.
You didn't open the router antennas down there. left closed behind the sofa!
sofa will decrease some power of wifi signal, plus when anyone will sit on the sofa, this will bring additional attenuation.
On the other hand, yes, hide something behind sofa is usual case in many buildings.
Wow...a wife’s happiness over a cable for work needs is more important?!
Dude your internet speed is insane..l
We get 20-30mb download & around 10 upload speeds at best...
If 802.11AC is the best your devices can do, which is true for almost everyone, this isn’t any faster than my old Nighthawk R7000. It might even be a bit slower. But this one you’ll want to use the schedule feature to do a nightly reboot since this thing doesn’t like to stay up longer than 24 hours.
Have not done a reboot since setting it up and have not had a need to.
Better location and less heat can dramatically improve your speeds even better. Location location location is important
You all realise that the AX92U is Wi-Fi 5 on the other bands right? Only the backhaul has a Wi-Fi 6 radio.
That's the single biggest disappointment on this router marketed as a Wifi 6 router
would have been nice if you had tested putting the 2nd mesh on the floor below, so that it was closer to the 1st spot, and see how the speeds were then. I'm guessing it'd be even better, maybe even a lot!
my Ruckus AP in office should be jealous
Fantastic review with real test speeds! I am sold on this.
That’s a pretty good jump in speed especially considering the office is in the attic. I’m getting about 289 down and 373 up over WiFi 5 with the same service and AT&T router and standing right next to the router. Not bad but the best either. Unfortunately my access point is in my living room behind my television. The good is that most of my streaming devices, small htpc, and gaming consoles are hooked via Ethernet and take advantage of the true speed but honestly I do most everything else over my phone and everyone else in the house also uses tablets, phones, and other devices that are WiFi only. So a jump like that covering the entire house would be great. Especially since WiFi 6 is suppose to help with over crowding over the network as newer devices come out that are capable of taking full advantage of it. My one question is this how was the new router hooked up? Are you doing a pass through or is the Asus in bridge mode?
Sitting at 300 up and 300 down with my RT AC86u
Thank you, Phandroid, for the very informative video!
My man puts a wifi6 5ghz router behind a couch, walks up two flights of stairs and goes "huh, that's not so fast, I am dissapoint"
As a network engineer, this hurts my feelings and angers me to the fullest extent.
Would love to see an updated video with a 3rd one added on your second floor
Hello: Thanks for the video. Couple questions. 1)How does it work? if you were getting slow speeds with only one of the routers, where did the second floor router got the rest of the bandwidth? 2) Isn't using Powerline adapters as effective and lower cost option? You get ethernet speeds at the computer and event wi-fi with some models at half the cost. Hey you could place outlets in several places in the house. Again thanks for the video.
If you have a coaxial port in your attic just use a MOCA set up. Blazing fast speeds.
Did he mention what plan is he in? Was he on 400/400 or 1gig plan? Every reviewer should always mention this.
Great video. If you can, Please explain what will happen when you connect one or more devices that only support Wi-Fi 5 (or .11N) to your Wi-Fi 6 router? I understand that particular Wi-Fi 5 connection will operate in Wi-Fi 5 mode, but really want to know how the Wi-Fi 5 devices impacts or slows the overall performance of the Wi-Fi 6 router as newer Wi-Fi 6 devices are introduced to the Wi-Fi 6 router. Specifically how will OFDMA, multi-user MIMO, Target wake time (TWT) and 1024-QAM work on a Wi-Fi 6 router with a mix of Wi-Fi 5 devices (or Older) and Wi-Fi 6 devices. Thanks