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Bing-Stroller
Luminary
Oct 24, 2017

Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi

Hi, I am seriously considering adding an Asus router to my setup for various reasons and after reading countless reviews I have narrowed it down to the following 3:   ASUS RT-AC68U AC1900 Dual Ban...
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peteytesting's avatar
peteytesting
Hero
Oct 24, 2017

what is the reason for the asus router ?

 

yes you can run the orbi in ap mode as wifi only and run a router in front of it with its wifi disabled

 

but if you want a better router get a specific router something like a ubiquiti edge router

 

the asus wifi wont play nice with the orbi

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    Bing-Stroller
    Luminary
    Oct 24, 2017

    To clarify,

     

    The Asus would be in router mode with WiFi turned off and the Orbi in AP mode with WiFi on.

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      peteytesting
      Hero
      Oct 25, 2017

      sure that works fine , its actually how i run my orbi as i depend on the aiprotect etc of the asus

       

       

      as far as which asus , avoid the 87u as its problematic , and you dont reallyneed a tri band router in the rt3200ac , the rt-ac68u is ok but router wise i would be aiming at the fastest cpu and most ram you can afford , perhaps look at the rt-ac3100 or rt-ac86u if you can afford them

       

      or as i said look at a dedicated none wireless router like a ubiquiti edge or micrtik router

       

    • st_shaw's avatar
      st_shaw
      Master
      Oct 25, 2017

      One of the best router values at the moment is the Mikrotik RB750Gr3. It's <$60, is more powerful than any Ubiquiti router less than $350, and works great with my Orbi.  Configuration is nothing like a Netgear or ASUS router though, and could be a field of study in itself.

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        Bing-Stroller
        Luminary
        Oct 25, 2017

        Thanks Guys,

         

        st_shaw the Mikrotik looks an amazing bit of kit (especially at around £45.00) and perhaps a few years ago I would have taken it on as a project. Unfortunately it's not something that I am in a position to devote the time I think it would need to do it justice at this time.

         

        peteytesting The Aiprotect was one of the many features that was drawing me to the Asus.

        I see your point on the tri band and had picked up a few bits about the 87u so can also rule those two out.

        Hadn't really spent a lot of time looking at the 86u (relatively new so obviously no long term reviews, but with Asus track record maybe not so much of a problem as the specs are there).

        I can see your point re cpu and ram and I think that's the way to go.. 

         

        So really it's worth taking a closer look at the 86u and trying to get it for a good price.

         

        Cheers