ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless-AC3100 vs Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

You can even agregate two of them into a single super fast connection or use one of them as a second one port in case you have a two separate broadban...

And tapping on the access points lets you see the signal strength and choose whether you want a five gigahertz or 2.4 gigahertz backbone connection an...

Initially thinking Amazon's Server was down, and I started checking and actually found the 2.4G radio in the 88U was not transmitting! Called Asus and they had me Re-Boot and insure I had the latest Firmware (I did) and it started working. Hung up the phone and thanked the CSR. Just a Hiccup? No! Within 5 Minutes the 2

The good: - super stable, I haven't had the devices crash in the month I've had it (unlike the tplink it replaced, which crashed daily) - nice, if simple, ui, if you don't mind doing all config via a mobile app. - great coverage: Amplifi + 2 mesh extenders more than well covers more than an acre sized lot + buildings - ipv6 that "just works" The bad: - Config is buggy: I naively set my 2.4ghz channel to 40mhz bandwidth which killed the wifi (bad idea in a heavily congested area). fixing it it in the config software didn't actually reset the bandwidth to 20mhz, only a hard reset did

**Backup your smart home device settings and routines BEFORE taking your old router offline. This includes Alexa devices and plugs, bulbs, etc.** If you are not willing to do this then DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ROUTER. I've had a rock solid network using RT-AC68W for the last 4 years or so

Whilst individually purchased mesh points can be connected to any router, even non-Amplifi routers, *mesh points purchased in a set, can only be connected to the router it came with*! These have been hardcoded to prevent connection to another router, even another identical Amplifi router!! There is nothing support can or is willing to do. They cannot send a firmware update to release the hardcoded lock, and they are unwilling to exchange these perfectly functional mesh points for ones that can be connected to the new router. In other words, if the router fails, and it will, you can trash the mesh points too, even though they are technically functional. I am returning my new set as soon as I figure out what competing mesh system I will get instead