07-04-2024 06:17 AM - edited 07-04-2024 01:30 PM
Hi,
based on positive reviews I intend to purchase a 2 pack of XT9 as I have problems on 5GHz. The 2.4 is fine.
I have one router which should stay as it is delivered by my ISP and on LAN is feeding IP TV's and printers.
So, I intend to switch off the 5GHz band on my actual router (the 2.4 remains active) and to connect to it via LAN the first XT9 to work exclusively on 5 GHz. Now the question is how to connect the second XT9?
1) via WiFi - easiest (can this cause some speed or stability problems?)
2) via LAN into to my actual router - can be done
3) via LAN into the first XT9 - problematical, but eventually manageable.
Thank you for support!
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07-06-2024 07:52 AM
When planning wiring I like to reference this ASUS article:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/faq/1044151/
The XT9 has two 5 GHz channels, so one would simply act as dedicated backhaul. (I'm afraid I'm not sure which of the two, 5GHz-1 or 5GHz-2). This is per your first option. It may not be as fast as wired backhaul, but I notice the XT9 has a single 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, which limits available "passthrough" to 1 Gb.
To answer your last question you do not need a dedicated switch. You can connect from one XT9 to the other XT9. Please look through the linked article and see which setup scenario works best.
07-05-2024 12:40 AM
Bump!
alternative to version 3 above:
- use of an exclusively dedicated 1GB switch (on main XT9 side) to connect the backhaul of XT9 node to the main XT9
- can I use on XT9 node end also a similar switch which distributes also other connection or has to be here a dedicated direct Ethernet connection ???
07-06-2024 07:52 AM
When planning wiring I like to reference this ASUS article:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/faq/1044151/
The XT9 has two 5 GHz channels, so one would simply act as dedicated backhaul. (I'm afraid I'm not sure which of the two, 5GHz-1 or 5GHz-2). This is per your first option. It may not be as fast as wired backhaul, but I notice the XT9 has a single 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, which limits available "passthrough" to 1 Gb.
To answer your last question you do not need a dedicated switch. You can connect from one XT9 to the other XT9. Please look through the linked article and see which setup scenario works best.
07-06-2024 11:24 PM - edited 07-06-2024 11:30 PM
Thank you jzchen!
I didn't find this article related to the Ethernet backbone, although I have thoroughly researched the support site! Perhaps the structure of the support pages is not quite optimal.
If possible, I always prefer an Ethernet connection because it is consistently stable and the wireless backbone doesn't eat from XT9 available bandwidth.
Admittedly, I didn't need a switch because the Node itself, with its LAN ports, acts as a switch and I was able to get direct access to one LAN port on the XT9 main unit. And the 1 Gbps speed is fine with me.
Thank you again for the very useful link!