ZenWiFi AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (XT8)

I used Linksys for many years before switching to Asus mesh. Was never happy with Linksys. Completely happy with Asus ( 3+ years now ). Can't speak for other brands. When I find something that works, and works well, I stick with it. 4 x Asus ZenWifi XT8 AX6600.[](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081GH8XRS?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3)

I have an Asus GT6 Triband, worked well out of the box. Now after a few years, I decided to reset my routers to see if I could make it better as I was having trouble with my ISP speed. It turns out, I made it worse. Now, I may have to put moca adapters. Or add ethernet cables to where I need them to be. I now have only one single router working, and it seems better that way for now. I also used to have the Asus XT8s but they were a pain during the 1st year. But got better after the 1st. Now I use them as Nodes and have been good at least. My vote goes to either using ethernet cables or sticking to Moca.

I use Asus ZenWifi XT8 mesh system (3 nodes) - detached house - all working flawlessly (cat 6 for ATV/Macs/gaming and wifi 6 for iPhones/security cameras etc.). Think there is a newer version of this one now though so have a check. Totally happy with performance and speed. EDIT - all nodes are CAT6 connected back to the main node so uses Ethernet as the Backhaul.

Still OK. But ideally you do want to run Ethernet cabling to any nodes and 100% run cat5/6 to the ATV - in my opinion. You then get full speed to each node and release extra bandwidth for the wifi network. You can hide them under the carpet edge/skirting or pop a board and run along floor joist. In our last bungalow I ran cat6 outside (in black conduit), up the wall into the loft space and connected all the wifi nodes in the loft via cat6 and mounted them to the ceiling in the rooms below (we have white units to match the ceiling so they are not noticed). One each end of the house and one upstairs in a central location. Perfect signal and rock solid.

I suspect there was a non-wifi router or also a switch in the cabinet which connected to WiFi nodes/routers around the house. If you decide to put a wifi router in the cabinet, use an older WiFi 5 or 6, not 6E or 7 because you're not going to get any 6 GHz signal out of that cabinet and most of the router's worth is going to be in ethernet gateway routing. You can connect an unmanaged switch to each wall outlet around the house to expand the number of available ethernet ports at waist or knee level and connect simpler, cheaper asus wifi nodes whose primary worth is broadcasting wifi on top of a bookcase or shelf at or above eye level instead of the more expensive combo wifi-ethernet gaming routers which end up looking like a spider hairball of antennas & ethernet cables. Either of the wifi nodes you've suggested above would be good but the BE58U would give you 6 GHz band for end devices with 6E or 7 capability whereas the Zen AX6600 model lacks 6 GHz band

I’ve been running the Asus ZenWiFi XT8 for a while now and it’s been solid. No dead zones, handles streaming and gaming without breaking a sweat, and the setup was dead simple. Plus, it gives you a decent amount of control if you’re into tweaking settings. Would totally recommend if you don’t need Wi-Fi 7 just yet.