Pretty good initial take on the XT9, but I was hoping that someone would expand on 1) how to connect various ethernet connected devices (printers and NAS drives as well as smart TVs), and 2) just how many devices this mesh system can handle (I have about 60-70 items on my AX-RT88U and RP-1900x system right now). Most of those devices are smart plugs, Simplisafe alarm devices, and Govee temperature modules. My security camera system also takes a bunch of bandwidth, but it is a wired system to a DVR. My internet currently is 500/500 FIOS (would also be nice to find something that could tally up exactly what speed the mesh system needs to be for a typical network). Also...I'm a bit sour on Asus right now for the horrible problems they have with overvoltage issues on the new gen motherboards, and their complete lack of caring for the users for their warranties, as well as some quality issues they've had the last couple of years. Can you speak to any of this as well?! Thanks!
@nCognitoYT Жыл бұрын
Your list of concerns are explained on the Asus website of this specific mesh router…
@techsostip Жыл бұрын
you are best tech asus man thanks from harts
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Glad you like the videos and thanks so much for watching :)
@PineRidgeAIM_CA Жыл бұрын
I actually just bought the XT8s I have a home with a person who works from home, 4 college students who do online work and gaming, and one high school student plus security cameras.
@Mr_Shymoniak24 күн бұрын
@behfor once again great review I purchased the ax86u because of you and now my situation has changed. I’m on the fence with the xt9 and the gt6 for my 1750 square foot new purchased home. Primary node in the basement and the ai node upstairs to cover my entire home (the ASUS ax86u will not cover my home for some reason) what mesh system would you go with please advise me :). Cheers.
@samyelfeel8164 Жыл бұрын
thx so much for help to teach other people
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome, glad you liked it!
@ronincellАй бұрын
Hey Behfor great review! Any plans to review the new ET9? Looks like it's the XT9 but a 6 Ghz band instead of one of the two 5 Ghz bands. I'd be really interested to see if the 6e makes any improvements in real world testing.
@ThinkTechnikk Жыл бұрын
Awesome work👌👌
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it 👍
@FastTestStudio Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing 👏 The animation is really adorable and clear. I wonder whether the RT-AX86U can be the node for ASUS mesh routers? btw, so excited to see the performance of XT9 in next video, I also own 2 XT8 and they perform steadily and well.
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video and thanks so much for sharing your situation. The RT-AX86U can certainly be a node however because it is dual-band, it's best to use a wired backhaul for that.
@fhasnitv44192 ай бұрын
An other great video, could you please share if was there any obstacles between mesh units during the iPerf test? Do they get hot during testing?
@Behfor2 ай бұрын
It was a long time ago but I think there was a drywall and a wooden door between them. I did not check their temperature during the test. Thanks.
@andrewgr4572 Жыл бұрын
Re XT8 - I bought it two days ago and had to return them back to shop, as started facing with the one of the most common issues on XT8, which can be googled as: "asus xt8 fast blue led blink". Basically the issue is that mesh node loses connection and cannot reconnect to the main router, thus blinks fast with blue led. In my case it even could not connect at the distance of ~1m, only using wired backhaul I could make them work again. Thus just decided to return them and not to waste my time anymore (I already have Deco PX50 on the shelf which I didn't manage to return in time 😅). Surely it is really what I would not expect from asus. Anyway, I saw your another video re XT9 - so maybe I will try them instead of XT8.
@Nilaneth Жыл бұрын
Keep the good work! Greetings from Portugal.
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much for your support, I really appreciate it :-)
@alanjones8573 Жыл бұрын
XT8 here wired backhaul about 30 feet apart. Only one Windows laptop has trouble staying connected. I suspect it is connecting 2.5 with the longer range and might benefit from the lower power config, but I don’t want to loose range outside.
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@ChandarSunderraj Жыл бұрын
Would like to see a couple of Asus ac68u used has AP for custom built pfsense router
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@ONI1013.2 ай бұрын
Hi. You mentioned at 5:11 possible interference between the two 5Ghz bands if there are overlapping channels. I’m getting my new XT9 tomorrow and will be trying to set up wireless backhaul for first time. How do I set it up to avoid the overlapping channels (UNII4?). Or does it already prevent it automatically?
@whiskeymcclinton Жыл бұрын
Using 2 RT-AC66u B1 routers with Merlin Firmware in AiMesh with Wired backhaul only. They DO NOT work in AiMesh on wifi backhaul, but on wired backhaul they work extremely well with fibre 500mbps internet and about 25 client devices.
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing! Glad wired backhaul is working great for you :-)
@Bavinak Жыл бұрын
Great work as usual🎉
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@Linstit74 Жыл бұрын
Just order this devices 10 minutes ago, replacing a NightHawk MK63 that I will use in the chalet.
@jonajay9 ай бұрын
I aslo use the XT8, one node upstairs one downstars with a wired backhaul. I'm using both 2.4 and 5 ghz for mobile phones.
@RED882416 ай бұрын
I bet that wired backhaul is giving you a crazy good experience.
@jonajay6 ай бұрын
@@RED88241 yes it is
@Miguel-USMC Жыл бұрын
Big fan of your channel, however not a fan of that background music , maybe turn it way down. I have 4 XT8 and had them all wired for backhaul. They are a buggy mess, constant drop outs and slow speeds. ASUS recommended I turn off QOS and helped a bit. Decided to disconnect the wires backhaul and now they work great ! Saw other reviewers says they also had lots of problems s with wired backhaul with these. Still had to leave QOS off but at least they are now working wirelessly . All that time and headaches trying to make them work with wired backhaul .
@superedge99 Жыл бұрын
How long ago did this happen? I wonder if asus fixed the issue with a firmware update?
@Miguel-USMC Жыл бұрын
@@superedge99 very recent. I originally had 2 XT8 s and a old AC 86u. Figure the old router was causing the issues, bought two more XT8 so that all 4 are the same . Same issues. Just leave them at wireless backhaul, they work better than wired. Still getting over 500 down in all nodes. I have 500 mbs internet and over 90 devices spread out over 4 nodes
@superedge99 Жыл бұрын
@@Miguel-USMC dang, I heard about those issues with wired Backhaul on the xt8 a few months ago, thought they'd have fixed it through firmware by now, maybe it's a hardware issue?
@Miguel-USMC Жыл бұрын
@@superedge99 I though the same . Don’t think it’s hardware since they are working flawlessly now on wireless backhaul. Even tried doing a MoCA adapter backhaul and still a buggy shit storm. They weee made for wireless backhaul and working great as such. Maybe if I ever get full gig internet speeds wireless might affect me but until then I’m good for now
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing your situation! I'm gonna have to check out the wired backhaul situation on these XT9s then!
@TamasVarga-VatartPhoto Жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Thanks
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
@dadazero9735 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing - your videos are a good source of information. AX1100 and AX86u not so good for aimesh? Will you be able to do a comparison before ax1100 and ax86u with xt9? I had the xd6 with wired backhaul - and recently switched to 2 ax86u. Am still observing its performance. May switch back to xd6
@liukuohao1 Жыл бұрын
Basically my comment is...what you see is what you get...if you have the budget to buy (not referring that Behfor bought it) a flagship product. Actually the $$$ goes into the software development + TrendMicro feature service, like the Parent Control - Web & App Filters + AiProtection. Asus router in general perform with flying colours against other competitors brands. I am just curious, if say I have a 2 storey concrete house, main router is placed at the ground floor, and the mesh node router is placed at the 2nd floor, distance in between them are within 3 metres. How well would the backhaul connection perform? Stable?
@j-zymarz3 ай бұрын
Question: the number of connected devices to the internet has exceeded the maximum capacity, it cause lag, freezing connection. is there a way to resolve this?
@Behfor3 ай бұрын
If you mean "exceeded the maximum capacity" of your wifi, then you need to increase the number of nodes in order to increase the capacity. You might wanna watch this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fa6bi9GD16iqnnk.html
@markvera8306 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video can I use a wired back haul anyway.
@WhittyPics Жыл бұрын
I have been using the XT8 and my node won't connect to the other one anymore. I tried resetting it but it still won't connect. They are less than 2 years old. I got a pair of the ET8 but one of the XT8 seems to be covering my house
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@edyy7169 Жыл бұрын
How about Asus Aimesh in your previous video? Mesh or Aimesh, which one better?
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
AiMesh is the mesh system for the Asus devices. In other words AiMesh is a type of mesh so you can't say AiMesh or mesh, it is as if you say corolla or Car ! Corolla is a type of car manufactured by Toyota. AiMesh is a type of mesh made by Asus. Something like that.
@saYz24 Жыл бұрын
Hey Behfor Bhai. Can u make video which/what in-expensive router for Facebook WIFi or any DYI. Thanks
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I already have a video for budget wireless router but hopefully I can make an updated version too. Thanks again.
@MG-bm5oj Жыл бұрын
You seem to have a good communication with ASUS. Wouldn’t be great to be able to set up a different VPN for every single guess network? You could be connected in different countries depending on your needs. I asked them and I have no answer from them. If more people ask it, we could have it at some point
@Sean249858 ай бұрын
I have an Asus RT-AC3100 currently with some different brand range extenders. I was looking into Asus AiMesh units to get good overall coverage that are made to work together and communicate well with each other so i don't have to reboot things often, etc. Would the Asus ZenWiFi Hybrid Powerline Mesh WiFi 6 system (XP4) integrate well with what i have? Amazon has one for $119 currently (it has 2 units so that would give me 3 points total). Any suggestions? Thanks for the help.
@lv8591 Жыл бұрын
And I want more control over rogers cable
@100PercentFedUp7 ай бұрын
I have an XT8 and am dissapointed so far. My incoming fiber internet is 950MB. If I hard wire a laptop to the router it runs at 500MB. Wifi is worse. Is this typical signal loss for these? Also it doesn't like Apple devices. I have to reconnect my macbook every morning. I called their tech support and they suggested turning off QOS and Aiprotection which helped a little.
@teresalowe2237 Жыл бұрын
I have a wire /wireless ASUS that dual band Blackhawk I want to set up a static wireless system with my ax9 zen ax6600 with two just like u unboxed I was wondering if you might be able to help with some direction? Thanks Terri
@arksurvivalevolved91907 ай бұрын
Nice, I was wondering, any one knows or have an idea on how to use asus mesh and add wireless speackers on several rooms to play same music? Thank you...
@yngg2947 Жыл бұрын
can i use the 1G port as WAN port for internet and 2.5G port for wired backhaul to other nodes? I saw Dual-WAN feature mentioned on their website but not sure this means auto-sensing WAN/LAN for at least two ports?
@jesmpk2298 Жыл бұрын
Where Can I find the PDF manual? See the smart connect PDF but I want to full manual before I purchase if I do.
@jasonlimtc1Ай бұрын
Hi, Can I connect 3rd node to main router (AiMesh router) via ethernet cable to form 2nd wired back haul? I plan to connect 2nd node to main router via cable to form 1st wired back haul.
@BehforАй бұрын
I'm sorry, I don't think I understood your question. Could you please be more specific and provide clear information? I don't understand what you mean by 'to form 1st wired backhaul.
@jasonlimtc1Ай бұрын
@@Behfor Hi Behfor, sorry for confusing you. I plan to connect XT9 (main router/1st node) to XT9 (2nd node) with ethernet cable via LAN1 of XT9. I also plan to connect XT9 (main router/1st node) to XT8 or XD6 (3rd node) with ethernet cable via LAN2 of XT9. Does this works? Will I experience performance issues?
@BehforАй бұрын
@@jasonlimtc1 Yes, you can use the LAN ports of the main router to connect different nodes via cable, that should work fine. Thanks.
@gameodyssey2411 ай бұрын
When can u do real time speed test video bro
@a.h.d.h.2803 Жыл бұрын
Asus RT AX 92 U (2x, one of them is the router) plus Asus RT AC 68U, all in Ai-Mesh. RT AX 92 U wired backhaul, RT AC 68U wireless Backhaul. Curious about the results of the ZEN.! Question; are Asus Zen Ai-mesh devices compatible with other Ai-Mesh Asus devices? Thx for the video Behfor.
@superedge99 Жыл бұрын
All aimesh routers from asus work together, I'm using a mixture of zenwifi and rog rapture routers in an aimesh system, works perfectly
@8080EMike Жыл бұрын
Would be great with insight into stabilty of the system itself, but also it's wifi stability. I have the XT8 system with 3 nodes and I have over the cause of a few years now struggled with this system. Sometimes it's stabile other times its just horrible and I'm wondering if asus have capable engineers and QA staff because it's just S**T.
@JM-sn5eb9 ай бұрын
XT9 or ax86u pro/ax88u pro?
@CaliLuke Жыл бұрын
I have the XT9 and it's been nothing but trouble with constant instability and random disconnections. I have to power cycle the router at least twice per day and reconnect most of my devices at least monthly. Worst networking purchase of my life so far. Avoid this product like the plague.
@hoihoi98668 ай бұрын
Just wait till there are new updates, I had the same with ax82u.. I bought it again afther 2 years and now it's great.
@edcrow79874 ай бұрын
I was having similar issues with the XT8, and ASUS didn’t seem to care. The best (bad) solution came from a forum, but the situation isn’t tenable nor conducive to trust on the ASUS system. I’d ordered a replacement XT8 set, but after the updated app said it was no longer supported, it’s a hard pass and sending back.
@elchavode6479Ай бұрын
This is still a pain and still happened and i just bought it yesterday. I even struggled to update firm to see if wouls fix the issue but no is atill having problem
@edcrow7987Ай бұрын
@@elchavode6479 after much testing and many returns, I settled on the Amplifi Alien system, which has been working splendidly. They’re deeply discounted now, and perform much better. Depending on your home needs, you should consider either two of the routers or the set with the satellite. Note that the satellite only has one port, instead of three or four. That’s the biggest difference, which has repercussions depending on your connection of the two bases.
@roscoejenkiinz589324 күн бұрын
Same, this has been the worst networking device I've owned.
@khalid2022qq Жыл бұрын
Is this one better than RT -AX86U
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
please check out my last video
@lv8591 Жыл бұрын
Rogers but I want more security under my power of control
@hoxcc10232 ай бұрын
Wait so do I need an Asus router to use this?
@Behfor2 ай бұрын
No
@hoxcc1023Ай бұрын
@@Behfor oh okay, I can just hook up one of these to my modem?
@Displays.1234. Жыл бұрын
Is this version WiFi 6e... It doesn't say so on the box...
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Nope, it is WiFi 6 and not 6e !
@Displays.1234. Жыл бұрын
@@Behfor most phone's have been WiFi 6E For the past 3 years...
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
Past 6 years ?!!! Are you talking to me from the future?! Wifi 6e came out in 2020! And in many cases a tri-band wifi6 is better than a tri-band wifi6e because 6ghz has a shorter range.
@Displays.1234. Жыл бұрын
@@Behfor but it can be faster and connect more devices at shorter distances, I did mean 3 years....
@twinkyjohannes9 ай бұрын
Do not buy this, fresh out of the box and nothing but issues. The backhaul for connected nodes falls back to 2.4gz even if they are 5cm apart.
@America_1st_the.rest.r_last Жыл бұрын
My 2 xt8 started off great. Now, it's slow, disconnects frequently on wifi, and my ethernet just behaves as if it disconnects. I have 1 gig service from xfinity. Using wired backhaul
@Behfor Жыл бұрын
This could be due to a couple of reasons! One of them could be a possible interference on the wireless backhaul connection, because if it goes down everything which is connected to the node will also go down. Thanks for sharing.
@Mr_Shymoniak24 күн бұрын
@behfor once again great review I purchased the ax86u because of you and now my situation has changed. I’m on the fence with the xt9 and the gt6 for my 1750 square foot new purchased home. Primary node in the basement and the ai node upstairs to cover my entire home (the ASUS ax86u will not cover my home for some reason) what mesh system would you go with please advise me :). Cheers.