Hi,
I have been using RT-AC55UHP for a couple of years but lately but lately the number of times I have to reboot it due to disconnection to internet has increased.

Could being turbo-ed to 300mbps contribute to this issue somehow?

I tried upgrading the firmware to latest 3.0.0.4.382_52236-ga0f880d and issue seems to still remain. I didn't do a reset though.

Please advice what can I try next? Should I try to find alternative firmware?

Hi YabaDaba,

Try do a factory reset and redo the setup first. Monitor the modem signal if the problem happen again.

If the problem still persist, send a feedback through the router GUI and PM me your email address for checking.

Thank you

Hi bonez_xy,

The DSL-N12E is ADSL router, I believe you will need a VDSL modem router for 30Mbps line.

Thank you

For the mesh node to work in wired ethernet mode, the cable should be connected to the WAN port from the LAN port of the main router

Hi vivre,

Before setting up the Lyra, make sure all the Lyra Trio has been updated with latest firmware and factory reset the Lyra Trio once done. This is because older firmware version of Lyra Trio is not AiMesh supported.

Put all the Lyra Trio near the main router(AC88U) and add them as node 1 by 1.

Once done, move the Lyra Trio to the location you wanted and plug in the LAN cable to Lyra Trio WAN port.

Thank you

Hi kiawin,

Can you show some image how the physical setup are done, and if there is a 4G USB dongle provided by Maxis on the Maxis router, please unplug it.

And have you try to use back the Maxis router as main router to see the phone is still working or not?

Thank you

Hi shaktiv8,

1) You can try changing the WiFi channel on the router.

2) Try do some speedtest to see the whether there are speed different.

3) Try do a factory reset if still same after changing the WiFi channel.

4) You can downgrade back the firmware to see whether there is different.

Thank you

Thanks for the tips!

Done updating the firmware earlier and apparently still did not work. I even rolled back to Asuswrt firmware from Merlin, and Later I found out that only 4 lan ports are working at my AC88U, just purchased separate 16 ports switch to link them all and bingo, things worked fantastically. Managed to achieve full speedtest speed even at top floor. 👍👍

Just wondering whether u guys can accept the router for repair as the LAN port (5-8) seem kaput.

Hi ASUSmy,


> if there is a 4G USB dongle provided by Maxis on the Maxis router, please unplug it.

Nope, no dongle.

> And have you try to use back the Maxis router as main router to see the phone is still working or not?

Yup, tested twice and it's working.


> show some image how the physical setup are done

https://ibb.co/rt1RGLj (Port 3 of AC88U)
https://ibb.co/8BmKYpR (Connect to Thomson WAN port)


TM BTU (Port 2) -> Asus AC88U (Port 3) -> Maxis Thomson (WAN port) -> Phone (Tel 1/2 port)

The profile at IPTV page is "Maxis Fibre".

This post has been edited by kiawin: Aug 24 2020, 12:24 PM

Have you tried to call Maxis and request them to change their Thomson router to bridged mode so you can use your own router to perform PPPOE after their router?

<Fibre Modem> - <Thomson> - <ASUS Router (PPPOE)>

I heard they have been allowing such configuration to some users lately.

Interesting, let me try ask and see. Thanks

Dear Network Sifus,
Just wanted to test this configuration out with you and see what you think.
I have a pair of RT-AC86U routers and a pair of Lyra Trio

Assuming that a wired connection is not possible between floors, would connecting an Access Point to a Media Bridge help to boost wifi speed (vs an AiMesh setup)?

1) RT-AC86U configured as Main Router connected wirelessly (5GHz) to another RT-AC86U (configured as a Media Bridge)
2) Connect 2 units of Lyra Trio as Access Points to the RT-AC86U Media Bridge

Main Router located on 1st Floor
Media Bridge & Access Point located on 2nd Floor

Potential advantages:
- Better wifi speeds on 2nd floor
- Ability to use different channels with the Access Points (minimise network congestion and possible interference)

Downsides:
- No central management
- No automatic/seamless roaming - users need to manually change SSID to connect to a stronger signal

Any other advantages & downsides?
Would this configuration even work?

Thank you all.

Alf

Thank you, factory reset seems to have fixed the issue for now

I think a pair of RT-AC86U is more than enough.

Thanks Blacktubi for your reply and thoughts.

The reason why I have an access point (a unit of Lyra Trio) is to address a wifi deadzone in one of my bedrooms on the 2nd floor.
The signal from my 86U node located on the 2nd floor somehow is not strong enough (RSSI -80 dBm) in that particular bedroom.
Probably due to too many furniture items blocking the signal. And there's network congestion as well - so many wifi signals coming from the neighbours.

I tried running the Lyra Trio as an Aimesh node (wired backhaul to the 86U node). But my devices just won't connect to the Lyra Trio (RSSI - 45 dBm) and instead keeps connecting to the 86U node eventhough signal is so weak. I concluded that in my case, running the Lyra Trio as Aimesh node does not work because of Aimesh's poor roaming functionalities between 2 different models. So, I had no choice but had to create a new SSID with different wifi channels to differentiate from the 86U's SSID & channels. It works (speeds all good) but need to manually switch between the 86U and Lyra Trio for roaming.

This got me thinking about turning the wifi signal of the 86U node and running another Lyra Trio on the 2nd floor so that hopefully I will be able to get automatic roaming between the 2 Lyra Trios. Hence, the idea of running the 86U node in Bridge mode instead of an Aimesh node.
If this is possible and workable, I was wondering if the Lyra Trios can be set up as Aimesh nodes wired backhauled to the 86U bridge. The 86U bridge is wireless connected to the main 86U located on the 1st floor.

Sorry, I didn't explain all this earlier as I didn't want my post to be super long.

Thank you once again. Really appreciate your insights and advice.


Alf

I m using Asus AC86U and Unifi but not using their iptv. Can i use LAN4 for normal internet access? What setting required?

Just select 'Unifi-Business' for ISP Profile

TQ

I doubt adding another Lyra Trio will help due to it is the lack of actual AP steering capability on AiMesh. It's entirely up to your device you are using to decide whether to roam or not.

Have you ever able to connect to the Lyra Trio mesh network to rule out an AiMesh bug?

Perhaps if you happen to try to configure the Lyra Trio again, try enabling the roaming assistant feature. It may help.

Persoanlly my way is to turn off the WiFi on my device and turn it back on again, most of the time it will automatically reconnect to the stronger network.

Ok thank you.