ASUS RP-AX58 AX3000 Dual Band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Range Extender, AiMesh Extender for seamless mesh WiFi; works with any WiFi router

works seamlessly for me
I paired this with an ASUS AX6000 RT-AX88U from 2022, and it completely resolved my connectivity issues. It doesn’t create a new SSID if you configure the AiMesh mode, it just makes the original SSID available in more areas and quietly bounces your signal to the main unit. I’m told you get lower bandwidth overall, but unless you have insanely fast internet, you’ll probably never notice. My router is on the top floor, centrally placed, and this extender is on the main level, at the back of the house, with nearly line-of-sight so the signal is strong between them. With the extender, not only does my basement get great connectivity now, but so does my backyard. I can go anywhere in the house or backyard seamlessly listening on my phone to live content, and experience no drops as it would hop to mobile connectivity; it just stays on the wifi the whole time.If I recall correctly, connecting it took a few minutes, and basically demanded I install the ASUS Router app. But with that done, I was able to get the extender connected up and everything else is totally smooth. I highly recommend this unit and may eventually get another to extend the reach off the front of my house.

complete incompetent garbage
from the top:I was connecting this as a repeater, not to an AI mesh router. this is how that went:it connected right up but I couldn’t access the settings using the unclear useless instructionsI finally did so consulting chatgpt ai which gave me the access address plus the username and PW that asus doesn’t supply that you need if you are setting it up using the phone app, which is, by the way, admin and admin, but it’s not published anywhere on the device, nor in the instructions!chat gpt isn’t the greatest either so that took me hours.at 1 point, I went to the Asus website and downloaded the router finder thing forWindows and ran it. The app found the equipment but then I couldn’t access the settings because the app said the router was on a different subnet mask than my computer. but i checked and they were the same!Eventually, by hook and crook, I got access to it’s page, initially trying that app one more time which mysteriously worked for a change and then i went to the settings and changed them , turning on security, etc. I changed it’s 2.4g and 5G settings to network name and my passcode.I thought all was fine, except this POS doesn’t stay connected to the network no way, no how whether it’s 2 feet from my network hum of 20 feet.once connected, unplugging and plugging back in a single wifi security camera from my system will knock it offline and it won’t reconnect until I recycle it by unplugging it and replugging it back in, sometimes several times!but then it goes back offline and won’t reconnect without unplugging it and plugging it back in again.but that is not all! at one point I tried to push the pin in and factory reset it, which is supposed to take 15 seconds. I held it for 0 seconds BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENED! the light didn’t change to yellow or anything. it just kept blinking blue (connecting mode).the Asus help line stays busy and the video at amazon to click on at amazon for this purchase IS A VIDEO FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND!reminds me fo the last Hewlett Packard printer I bought: total junk, new out of box that never stayed online for more than 1 day and quickly not at all, like within the first week and had non existent support.

This is my second order and this appears to be a great company to deal with!