ZenWiFi ET9

In an apartment situation, you likely only need one router. However, and because of sale price, my suggestion would be to consider the ASUS ZenWiFi ET9. It comes in a 2-pack, features 2.5GB WAN ports, 802.11AXE (WiFi 6E) and the new un-congested 6Ghz Band. You’ll want 6Ghz band while living in an ap

u/crispysmoove I agree with u/TheImmortal_TK that ASUS would be a solid pick for you. BTW I have the slightly older ASUS XT8 mesh system and it works well in wireless backhaul, as it's tri-band WiFi 6 (2.4/5/5ghz bands). One of the 5ghz bands is dedicated to mesh traffic and the other 5ghz is just f

Avoid all in one units, buy a stand alone cable modem to connect to optimum and then a separate mesh like the deco. Separate mesh allows you the flexibility later to move away from cable without needing to change your mesh network. Deco will create a single network but I can’t tell if it will use a

I have the WiFi 6 version (older brother) of the ET9, called the ASUS XT8. It works great in wireless backhaul. Only need to reboot the mesh node once in a while (not perfect but very good considering it's wireless). To make it bulletproof I had to use wired backhaul via ethernet. I don't have ether

It's difficult to know until you test it in your own environment/residence. For example I have the ASUS ZenWiFi XT8 WiFi 6 mesh system and it works very well for me (wired ethernet backhaul setup). But if you read reviews on Amazon, they aren't great. Not sure if the negative reviews are because peo

Thanks for the post! Great deal for the right scenario. If someone could use wired backhaul (ethernet) for connecting mesh nodes, I think this system would work well. Or if someone wanted to add WiFi 6E wired Access Points to an existing internal network, this is a fantastic option at only $99 for b

No worries. In that case I’d try a tri-band mesh system (like ASUS XT8, as I suggested). It has two 5ghz bands (one for clients, one for wireless mesh comms) so clients get full bandwidth on 2.4ghz and 5ghz. Since the rooms are right next to each other and there’s probably only one wall in the way,

If you can wire the mesh units together with ethernet, the ASUS ET9 mesh system (WiFi 6E) would work well and is only $99 for a two pack right now: https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-wifi-system/zenwifi-wifi-systems/asus-zenwifi-et9/ ASUS claims a coverage area of up to 5

I don't recommend upgrading to WiFi 7 just for MLO (multi-link operation). Even if your router supports MLO, the client must support it too; otherwise, it's not utilized. More info from ASUS's website: https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1053342/ I have seen mixed reports on how well MLO works. I think

Hi u/carrootscaps - I’m a different person than who you replied to but I think I can answer the questions. “True mesh” and “marrying” means a system built from the ground up to be a mesh system, with client handoff between mesh nodes. “Handoff” ensures if you are using a device that moves around the