RT-AC68U

It's probably best to reset both Asus routers and reconfigure them from scratch, just to ensure there aren't any conflicts with the new router's settings. You should be able to set them up as AiMesh AP mode - they'll still work together and have central management, but the routing stuff will all be

So that’s a lot of aimesh how much sq footage are you covering? Also take that AC68U out of the mix that’s a wifi 5 system and that’s going to bottleneck your system a bit as all the other ones are wifi 6 systems does it work sure will it work well probably not as it uses different wireless protocol

I also use a wired backhaul for all the Nest Routers that operate as points. It really peeves me that Google gimped the product in such a way. If it isn't the one assigning DHCP leases, the mesh just craps out. So annoying. Any reason for the Ubiquiti U6 and Asus Zen WifiPro over cheaper but well-la

What's your opinion on using two older ASUS routers with AiMesh? Getting EBOX in a few weeks and wondering if AiMesh using a RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U will get the job done, or is simply outdated.

That particular router is came out in 2012. Any reasonably current Asus router will be substantially better. If you can, I would get a WiFi 7 model. The RT-BE50 is one of the cheaper models, but it only has 3 ports, as the 4th is a 2.5Gb WAN port. If you don't need the 4 LAN ports that will work fin

For your setup (3300 sqft, 2-story, gigabit, 40+ devices), I’d look at the ASUS RT-AX58U or the RT-BE58U. The AX58U is a solid Wi-Fi 6 router that handles a lot of devices well and supports AiMesh if you ever want to expand. The BE58U is Wi-Fi 7 and more future-proof but still comes in under $100. B