ASUS - RT-AX92U

I have a half wired half mesh home setup with external buildings that have a wired connections I have RT-AX92U mesh routers where they are all wired into the main router except for one RT-AX92U as that is in mesh wifi6 mode (the only mesh on its own dedicated back haul connection) which is also the router connected to the moonlight client device that is streaming a 4k120 stream with no issues The advantage of RT-AX92U is they do come in twin packs but I wouldn’t know what the CAD price tag would be You just need a good wifi6 or above for wifi mesh network and if you are going from house to garage I would recommend a good external grade cat6 or above cable connection for Canadian weather but a wifi6 mesh would cross that distance fine as long as there isn’t to much dense obstruction

I have a few ASUS mesh units, they are great. Easy to get set up. Easy to manage and extend. I just got an ET12 pair and added my older 92U units, covers a large 3 story concrete building just fine.

I have an Asus ROG AX11000, two AX86Us, and one AX92U. 4000Sq home, seems to work fine. I will be replacing them with Ubiquity equipment once I decide to upgrade.

You are right they are apples and oranges but they are complementary tech …. However afaik you’ll not get 802.11r on consumer gear unless you can set up a radius service on it. My mesh setup ASUS AX as far as I know uses 802.11k & 802.11v in its implementation. I can actually see in the logs where it boots clients off the network when it detects they’ve a weak signal from their connected AP and I can then see the client reconnecting on another AP. This is all managed from the main node.

Asus with Ethernet back haul. Router + 2 APs. Works great, gigabit access all over the house!

Upgraded our RT-AC68U router to a Wifi 6 capable RT-AX86U Pro.  Ran an ethernet cable for wired backhaul, put the AC68U as a mesh node.  The Asus mesh system works really well. 

I've been using AiMesh since the beginning, and it was rocky at first, but now I'm currently quite happy with it. One solid main router and two APs outside. What unifi did you get to replace your setup and do you think it was worth the cost?

Older ASUS AiMesh user here, and similar story. Portal plays shockingly well, and my PS5 isn't even hardwired.

Most mesh systems will support as many nodes as you wish. But not all nodes are created equal. You’ll obviously need fewer nodes with a high powered node vs a cheap node with little range. I would HIGHLY suggest wired backhaul if possible, no matter the hw you ultimately decide upon. Ubiquity has a good solution for your use case at attractive price points. Asus’ AIMesh setup also works well, allowing you to easily tailor the hw for your home’s needs

Asus AiMesh can be configured without an app and uses local credentials for management.

100%. Just make sure you reboot the doorbell once your mesh is set up. It will then hop on to the WiFi node with the strongest signal. You should be able to configure your mesh so that the doorbell remains connected to that node, probably by assigning its MAC address to that node. I have two regular ASUS routers that have their own proprietary mesh called AiMesh. I’ve connected them to each other via an Ethernet cable that runs up through the attic (single story home). It also supports a dedicated WiFi connection between nodes, but hard wired is the way to go if at all possible.

I went from DD-WRT for years to ASUS AiMesh and have been on Unifi equipment for a good four years now. I never have any issues with roaming (3600+ home) and I can fine tune whenever necessary (rare). I love the Unifi and don't plan on moving away any time soon. If you want peace of mind, I definitely also recommend Unifi.

Avoid tp-link and any other CCP networking equipment. Don't intentionally put stuff with backdoors in them just to save a few bucks. Unifi is great but it's expensive and you really should use it wired. If you're just looking for plug and play mesh Asus has good offerings. Their AI mesh system works well