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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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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 Band
ASUS RT-AC87U AC2400 Dual Band
ASUS RT-AC3200 Tri-Band
So my question is:
Is anyone running any of these with an Orbi or have any experience of them that would help with the decision of choice.
TIA
Billy
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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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
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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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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Re: Help with Asus Compatibility and Orbi
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
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