Hi - read through the thread but no sure if anyone has the setup I'm planning to build.
About to buy an Asus RT-AC68U, for use with Astro TIME IPTV.
First question, will the router work correctly with the TIME IPTV? I read a couple of responses saying MAXIS IPTV wasn't supported, but is it the same for TIME? I am also using their VoIP phone services. Anything I should know?
Second, I have recently bought a WD TV Live, and I have 2 external HDDs, one 3TB and one 1TB, which I plan to use for the TV series and movies that I download. Question here is, should the HDDs be hooked up to the router or the WD TV Live, especially if I want to use the router's torrent manager to download directly to the external drives?
Third, I currently have a macbook air, a Dell latitude, HP elitebook, 2 galaxy notes, a galaxy note 10.1 and a panasonic plasma P50ST50 connected to my home network. I am planning to add a gaming laptop (most likely Alienware) into the mix very soon. I live in a condo, and as you can expect, the 2.4GHz spectrum is saturated already with crappy Unifi routers. 2 part question:
a) Are there any recommended router settings? Should I just flash to DD-WRT the moment I get the router?
b) I'm planning to set up 2 separate SSIDs, 1 for all the home devices sharing everything, preferably with a non-broadcast SSID. 2nd as a 'guest' network with access only to the internet. Is there a better setup recommended or something I should know before I do this?
I'm already aware of the need for upgrading to the latest firmware as soon as I get the router. Anything else I should keep in mind before I set up the router? Thank you very much in advance!