ASUS ZenWifi AX (XT8) Mesh Router

I tried the ASUS ZenWifi AX (XT8) Mesh Router and tested for around 3 weeks. It’s a premium mesh tri-band router with strong coverage. The connection from ASUS XT8 is so powerful and I get such good Wi-Fi speeds across the house even with my WORST case scenario setup.

Do watch every second of this video especially the part on using suitable ethernet cables. Also pretty effortless to setup. The router does everything for you. No more shitty wifi

This video is made in partnership with ASUS Singapore.

➞ Timestamps:
00:00 ASUS XT8
01:02 Setup
01:56 ASUS APP
02:47 Wireless or Wired?
03:13 Wi-Fi Coverage
03:42 Speed Test (middle of the house)
04:03 Speed Test (kids)
04:34 Speed Test (studio)
05:17 Speed Test (masters)
05:58 Work FROM Home
06:25 Ethernet Cables Issues
06:48 Wi-fi 5 vs Wi-fi 6
07:03 NOTE!
07:43 Devices on 2.4GHz?
08:05 Thoughts

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[madsncakes]

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[axenlee]

Glad to know that towards the end of the video, its able to work well with all the 2.4ghz smart devices. Was hesitant to buy this but now i’m sure this is the mesh i’m looking for. Thanks for the review and A+ effort to end off the video properly haha.

[EthannnToo]

I’m curious how did u manage to place your main note in the living room, did you connect the modem to the switch which connects to the living room data point?

[A-RA-N]

very interesting as usual, I tested my ADSL very weakly, I will bring in the telecoms company to make it more powerful, thank you my friend for the explanations

[AlexTeo]

I am shopping around to upgrade my network this year end! Product review looks good and i like that it has 4 external ports. But personally, i will probably go with wifi 6e and skip 6 entirely

[justinlow]

Great video!! Question, if the cat7 cables didn’t work, am I able to use cat6 or 6A cables? Also is the default cables that asus gives is 5E? Thank you!

[justincheong]

Hihi, I just purchased a brand new zenwifi xd6. I followed your exact steps to setup the router and node. But after using it for 2 days. My node started to have blue flashing light. Tried restarting everything but it doesn't work at all to solve the issue. Have you experienced this issue before?

[haqeelsamsuri]

What chair are you using? Looks nice and slim!

[DanielPhua]

I was actually looking at its smaller brother Zen Wifi Mini. :)

[Bieffe]

Ive just encountered an issue with the LAN cables. Using flat type Cat6 and a regular round cat 6 also prompt by the app that the speed are 10mbps and 100mbps. So dunno why.

[andreliu]

What telco and plan are u subscribe to MADS. Just curious as my speed test results never got to that speed

[eliseww]

Hi MADS! thanks for your detailed video! Can i ask which broadband plan did you sign up with for your Zenwifi AX (XT8) mesh? is 1gbps enough or 2gbps? it's been some time since the video is uploaded, just wish to know what you are using now! Will be useful for my decision making! thank U! x

[ThatDays]

Wifi 6 is the new way to go(from back in 2019) but sadly some of our local ISP(even in 2021), are still giving out the AC routers with new or renewed contracts. One ISP for instance, charge monthly for a AC router(Aiyeo😅).The contract doesn't come with router as before.For AX routers, need to top up.

[hellboycody]

I'm wondering how the roaming perform. Right now I'm using AC86U + AC68U setup with AiMesh. My devices never roam as expected. I tried to change the Roaming assistant to different values but not much help. Most of time my devices connects to a random node even the signal is really weak. My phone usually takes minutes to switch to a near by node. I've heard that ZenWIFI uses same software to achieve mesh system which is AiMesh. I really want to know if my issue is casued by my old routers or AiMesh. If ZenWIFI routers handle roaming action better, I may concider to get this XT8 to replace my old routers.

[denzhonda]

Hi, for a penthouse. Is it sufficient for me to have 1 hooked up to my living room via lan line and 1 using wireless in my master bedroom?

I am worried of a break in between lvl 1 and lvl 2. Any advise pls?

[cheerlin]

Hi any disconnect of 2.4ghz IoT device (ie SwitchBot hub) after few weeks without auto restart?

[geraldcheang]

Hi! May i ask how did you know that your ethernet cable is not compatible? Also any recommendations for that?

[thegamingtaco]

HI so I need some help, I just got the ASUS xt8 and am trying to set it up, I got both blue lights to become solid but when I try to do the setup in the app it checks my internet and simply says the wan isn’t detected and I can’t proceed forward, I’ve switch cables restarted my modem and really am not sure what to do. I’ve also tested my modem with my old router and the internet works fine. What can I do?

[ichrismacuser]

Thanks for the interesting video. If my house is the same layout as yours but my modem is in the store room, how do I setup one unit at the living room and the other in the master bedroom? As I thought you mentioned that the main node must be connected to the modem. Thank you.

[arksurvivalevolved]

Has any one tried factory reseting? Following the manual, reset not working, there must be another way, any one has a solution? Thank you