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

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

Ok thank you.