Home office 65 feet away from the main router with 2 walls in between. The foyer is in between and about 30 feet away from the main router and the home office. So, long story short, while this router may be great running NAT, there’s no ability to add any nodes via AiMesh (or even log into it) after configuring it with a static IP on the WAN side. Asus Tech Support was of no help, telling me to repeatedly go to “192.168…” when I clearly articulated that I’m using routable, non-NATted IPs with a static on the WAN side of the router, as I’m using the ET12 Pro as a wireless bridge. As a result, you won’t need to program the new router from scratch in an upgrade or replacement. Instead, most of your network’s configurations — including those of an AiMesh system — will migrate from the old router to the new one. I am not sure about this product!! its been 2 weeks I am using it, and so far it does not stand the chance again my older TP Mesh router. I should have read the specs in complete detail ... but who makes a high end router without USB connectivity??

Similar to the case of the ET8, the new ZenWiFi Pro ET12 is a Tri-band router. However, it doesn’t have an additional 5GHz band as found in a traditional Tri-band router. The router also makes difficulties for legacy 2.4GHz switches and IoT stuff. I cannot cannot connect any of the more than 40 switches/sensors that I have without complicated and unreliable "workarounds".It’s hard to put the coverage in a concrete number — it varies depending on the environment — but if you have a house of fewer than 3000 ft 2 (279 m 2), place it in the middle, and chances are one of its bands will reach every corner. The Asus ZenWiFi Pro ET12’s performance as a single router As far as performance is concerned, the Asus ZenWiFi Pro ET12 was able to max out my Internet connection on 5GHz WiFi using my iPhone 14 Pro which is 600Mbps down and 100Mbps up. I could also connect to the 6GHz band using my Pixel 7 Pro but, as expected, the speeds remained the same. With the WAN supporting 2.5G, there is plenty of headroom even if your ISP supports Gigabit plus connections. My current two node (working wirelessly) tri-band Linksys mesh system (24 Ghz + 5Ghz + 5Ghz) – which was working okay – just died. So I need a new mesh system yesterday. Fixed HTTP response splitting vulnerability. Thanks to Efstratios Chatzoglou, University of the Aegean. Have a look around at the other Wi-Fi 6E equipment on the market with the same sort of power, and you'll notice that devices do need to be rather large to fit everything in.

Based on what I have read, I think that while the system is being used entirely “wirelessly”, I really should have a quad band system. The process of setting up mesh equipment like this is usually the same no matter what manufacturer you're dealing with. One unit plugs straight into your router, the other unit goes somewhere else in your home, and they both talk to each other to blanket all of your rooms in high-speed Wi-Fi. There's usually an app to guide you through everything as well, which is the case here too. You can use each as a standalone router for a relatively large home or add the second one to form a system to extend the Wi-Fi coverage for a sprawling one, either wirelessly or via a network cable. Connect your router’s WAN port to the Internet source, be it a modem, an existing gateway, or the Fiberoptic ONT. Turn it on. And you can even combine it with the GT-AXE11000 to turn your mesh into a gaming Wi-Fi system. In this case, the ZenWiFi Pro ET12’s cool-looking hardware will also fit nicely.Coming to the Wi-Fi range, the Asus ZenWiFi Pro ET12 proved to be about as good as the best wireless router I’ve tested. I placed one unit upstairs and the other downstairs and both were able to communicate with each other on the 6GHz band. Moving them further resulted in the mesh connecting over the 5GHz band. Keep in mind that the 6GHz band does have a shorter range compared to 5GHz band- just like the 5GHz band has a shorter range compared to the 2.4GHz band. This link works behind the scenes to keep the hardware units together as a system. It also determines the ceiling bandwidth (and speed) of all devices connected to the particular broadcaster. Upgrading to a bit of kit like this is about more than just raw speed though. With 10 antennas in each box, you should be well covered in terms of removing dead zones and supporting dozens of devices. So if your current router or mesh network system is showing the strain from having to keep a long list of hardware online at all times, then that might be another reason to upgrade.