ASUS - ZenWiFi AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (XT8)
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Based on 1 year's data from Feb 24, 2026 How it works
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"Another bonus with ASUS is you can use a mobile phone app *or* a web interface on a laptop/computer to manage the system. ... Many other mesh systems from TP-Link, Netgear, Eero only let you manage them with a mobile phone app. That is fine if you have basic needs but if you want to get more control over settings, often not an option."
"With ASUS you have control over a multitude of settings. Or just leave it on the defaults and if you ever wish to dive into the config, it will be ready and waiting for you."
"I use Asus routers in my Ai mesh network and it gives me complete control over everything and I've loved it."
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"I have a 2 ZenWiFi AX’s on each floor of my house. WiFi everywhere, including a bench at the back fence of the property kicks butt."
"Used a a tri-band mesh system (ASUS ZenWiFi XT8 - 2.4ghz, 5ghz [client] & 5ghz [mesh backhaul]) and my internet speeds were consistently right around 300mbps at both the router and the node. ... The XT8 gives me 100% of rated internet speed. Not certain if all tri-band mesh systems have such performance (I only have experience with this one), but the XT8 works very well in my environment."
"Covers everything, no dead zones"
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"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"The only one that I found to be consistently reliable is the Asus XT8 series. ... I've had them for 4-5 years and they still perform like absolute champs."
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"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"I have the xt8 mesh system (2 nodes hardwired) . Haven't had to reset it besides updates in over 2 years after I set it up."
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"it comes with Trend Micro Ai security protection for free, for the life of the product"
"it comes with Trend Micro Ai security protection for free, for the life of the product"
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"I have noticed however my devices sometimes get confused which node it should connect to, resulting in sub par speeds."
"Rarely had issues with the mesh, but perhaps once or twice a year (have been using for about 4 yrs) the mesh node downstairs would fall off net and I'd have to reboot it to re-establish the mesh connection."
"No great way to see why when the AP nodes won't show those nodes as existing in the first place."
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"The workaround was, of course, to schedule daily reboots. And then throw manual reboots on top of it."
"Well sometimes i did face strange behavior so weekly morning reboot cant harm. Even twice a week is just fine, you forget about it anyways😄"
"Rarely had issues with the mesh, but perhaps once or twice a year (have been using for about 4 yrs) the mesh node downstairs would fall off net and I'd have to reboot it to re-establish the mesh connection."
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"The workaround was, of course, to schedule daily reboots. And then throw manual reboots on top of it."
"On the previous setup, devices would sometimes just drop off the network."
"Well sometimes i did face strange behavior so weekly morning reboot cant harm. Even twice a week is just fine, you forget about it anyways😄"
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"I have noticed however my devices sometimes get confused which node it should connect to, resulting in sub par speeds."
"On the previous setup, devices would sometimes just drop off the network."
"I had noticed that behavior when long term testing the Asus XT8, certain versions of the firmware had issues with roaming clients."
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"There does seem to be a client limit at about 75-80 wifi devices whiche forced me to move iot devices to a separate wifi network."
AdFree8834 1.0I have the ASUS ZenWiFi AX6600 and the software allows you to give 2 and 5 GHZ different passwords. This router is highly rated.
BurnKnowsBest 1.0Asus XT8s and XT9s are fantastic.
calibrae 1.0Use opn or pfsense, and use WiFi routers as AP. Much more reliable. - super cheap: Cudy. Cheap Chinese routers, can mesh, can repeat, a 3 box is around 100€. - ASUS. I’ve been using XT8 as mesh for a couple years, AP only. Pretty reliable. - unifi : currently planning to migrate everything on these. The « wall » série is discrete. All are very powerful. Needs a controller software tho.
Use opn or pfsense, and use WiFi routers as AP. Much more reliable. - super cheap: Cudy. Cheap Chinese routers, can mesh, can repeat, a 3 box is around 100€. - ASUS. I’ve been using XT8 as mesh for a couple years, AP only. Pretty reliable. - unifi : currently planning to migrate everything on these. The « wall » série is discrete. All are very powerful. Needs a controller software tho.
danielvlee 1.0I loved my asus xt8. Super easy to use and the ddns came in handy when I was first hosting my own services. At ~60 WiFi devices it became pretty unreliable so we moved to a tplink Omada system
DubOhTechGuy 1.0I have 1GB service and in my area they stopped using the NEST gear many months ago. For 900 sq ft you only need the router (Google 6E - rebranded from Actiontec). It’s not full of bells and whistles settings wise, but it is better than the ASUS router (XT8) it replaced.
ElderberryHamlet 1.0I 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
FilterUrCoffee 1.0In apartment living you'll run into the same issue I have which is an oversaturated wifi network. You could consider supplementing your wifi network with these coax Ethernet adapters so you don't lag while gaming. But IMO the Asus Zenwifi AX XT8 mesh wifi is probably one of the better options out there if you're looking for straight wifi. For me personally I have the Unifi Dream Machine which I crank up my wifi power to max and drown out my neighbor's but that's overkill for most people.
Jkayakj 1.0I have the xt8 mesh system (2 nodes hardwired) . Haven't had to reset it besides updates in over 2 years after I set it up. Prior to that I had their ac one that was good.. I do admit their wifi 7 device reviews leave a lot to be desired. But they seem better with firmware updates. I've read similar bad reviews about the dream 7. Many comments and posts about people returning them unhappy with it. I'd look up the 3rd party Asus merlin firmware. The devices that have merlin firmware typically are updated more frequently and more stable. Plus the merlin firmware itself is usually fantastic
I love the Asus Xt8. The issue is when I want to upgrade to take advantage of the new hardware for wifi 7. But I feel like most newer ones aren't as stable as the xt8
KenTheStud 1.0My Asus XT8 does have separate bands. A number of their other systems do as well.
liftbikerun 1.0I had the ASUS XT8S, 2 of them did better than 4 Decos I had in the same spots in the house. I also had issues with the firmware, I ended up using WRT Merlin on them which helped but I still had to set them to reboot nightly to forego issues, but again the wifi signal definitely was stronger and more reliable than the Decos. The 2 Max 7s I have are miles better as mentioned already. So far im surprised by them, disappoined in the lack of control I have over them, they have very few options, I can't even sort by IP address in the eero app, so I'll probably set up an external DHCP server and run them on bridge mode but we shall see.
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