ASUSZenWiFi Pro XT12 (2 Pack) - AX11000 Wi-Fi Mesh System: up to 557 Square Metres of Coverage, Security Functions, Parental Controls and Two 2.5G Ethernet Ports

I bought these as i have Gigabit internet & wanted a mesh system & scrap the ISP router. Due to skys DHCP option 61 i was limited on what consumer products i could get without going into enterprises gear like ubiquity udm pro etc.So cant do tp link with skys fttp. looked at the orbi RK852 but loads of reports of issues with poor app loading / laggy, mesh disconnects.Originally decided on the ASUS ET12 with wifi 6e as i have a few 6e devices like PC.I saw dongknows review on XT12 vs ET12 & for a full wireless mesh the XT12 is better with wireless backhaul and ET12 is better with wired backhaul. For me defeats the purpose of a wireless mesh.Easy to setup the XT12 just unplugged sky router from the openreach ONT, logged into the router’s networking page, did option 61 protocol & was up and running. Plugged node next to the main one so its synced and once synced placed it where i wanted it.Great thing about these and the nodes you can change the roaming sensitivity so if devices are hanging on to a node when another is closer you can change the sensitivity of when a device is dropped & picked up by another node. Will take a few days to get the number right but once sorted devices flow perfectly. (This also matters depending on how far 2nd node is away from main node aka router)My node is on a different floor and has -55db signal from main node which strength is great.I have the 5ghz-2 setup as the wireless backhaul and works like a charm. Ive attached a picture of the speed im getting from the 2nd node so not the main router. Main router I basically get the same speed but lower loaded/unloaded latency.I game on this mesh as well so i have gaming packets setup for QOS & works a treat i avg 18-25 ping in games like COD on wifi. If i was ethernet it would ovbs be lower. I have plugged into the node via ethernet to my pc to test and get around few ms more latency which is great means the routers work well at keeping the signal quality. Overall i really recommend these if you have gigabit internet!

Preface :: I am a technical person who has worked in the IT industry for around 15 yearsThis mesh system was bought to replace my existing 2 node mesh system, the CT8 models.It was a breeze. Literal plug and play.Powered off both my CT8 nodes, brought them down beside my fibre modem where I was setting up these new ones incase I needed the auld ones.Plugged in my primary XT12 to power and the fibre modem, and the ASUS app near enough immediately picked up the new system, and hand-held the setup nicely.Applied my existing settings, so reused the WiFi names, passcodes, DHCP scope, line details, and security settings with no conflicts in the Asus setup.Almost immediately my devices started connecting to it across the house.Paired the second node via ethernet cable, then disconnected the cable once set so I could put it in situ in my office.Think the only devices that had any form of issue connecting was my Windows 11 pc that connects to the 2nd node via ethernet cable. To resolve that, all I needed to do was disconnect the cable between PC and Mesh node, forget the network in Windows, reboot pc, reconnect cable to node, and done.The mesh system has been running consistently with no bottlenecks, issues, hangs, or crashes since I installed it in April. That includes upgrading the fibre connection to 900Mbps as well, which the Mesh handles no problems. Shown in the screenshot of this review is the speed test ran from the Asus app while writing this review, running 950mbps down and 104mbps up. Great wee handy feature built in to the app.

I had a AiMesh combo GT-AX11000 + RT-AX92U which was very unstable (wireless backhaul constantly dropping to 2.4GHz band). After much hesitation I decided to give Asus AiMesh another chance with a system dedicated for it, and this XT12 seemed to fit the bill.So far I'm very happy with it. The AiMesh has been stable for weeks, the range with 2 units is amazing.One issue I had when setting up: I originally left Smart Connect on to have only 1 SSID for 2 bands (the other 5GHz being dedicated for backhaul), and with that setup, AiMesh was very unstable, with the satellite unit loosing connection (fast blinking green LED, not sure what that means). As soon as I removed Smart Connect, everything was good. As it's my preferred setup, I'm not too bothered, but still, that costs 1 star... It may be down to firmware as this product is fairly new.In term of speeds, nothing to complain about. It's handling well the BT FullFibre 900, and Wifi speeds are satisfactory.Bonus: Merlin firmware is supported on this device, and has been working like a charm (gives a much more reactive UI as well...)

Replaced a Vodafone Hub which I did not get higher than 1Gb/s speeds over Wifi (neither via ethernet as Vodafone hub does not do more), this one does almost the full incoming one up to 1.5 Gb/s measured. Going through 2 walls and about 10m distance, I still get on the other mesh router a Wifi speed of up to 700Mb/s. These two also look very good unlike gaming routers with lots of antennas sticking out. Can only recommend, specifically if you do not need Wifi 7 as the price has come down for these.

While expensive, I have found this mesh system to be reliable and perform well. I have no issues with signal in my 3 bedroom house and can comfortably stream 4k+ video anywhere.

I bought this 2 pack router system just over 3 months ago. For a couple of months it worked very well with excellent speeds etc. However in the last 4 or 5 weeks the wifi has become almost useless. Even when I removed any possible interference, moved the routers within 30ft (and direct line of sight) ,made sure the firmware was up to date, tried to adjust the multiple router settings had several emails with support and spoke to them on the phone the wifi is dreadful. I am returning this product with great disappointment.