Hi Maylyn, iMovies,
With the help from a Asus staff who is also my ex-collegue, I managed to get it up and working.. I would like to share what we have done.
First, set up all the 3 Trio nodes as usual over wireless backhaul using Lyra App.
This is can be done at one location. No need to position the nodes far away..
All 3 nodes should display
Solid Cyan after a while.
Second, leave all the 3 nodes power on, use Lyra App to configure the nodes to AP mode. Since the 3 nodes works like a single device with single ssid, all 3 nodes will be configured to AP mode at one go.
Third, power off all the nodes and:
- Remove the existing cable connecting the switch and
WAN port of node 1 and connect it to
LAN port of node 1
- Deploy node 2 to actual location and connect cable from Ethernet point to
LAN port of node 2
- Deploy node 3 to actual location and connect cable from Ethernet point to
LAN port of node 3
Lastly, power on all nodes and wait for a while until:
- Node 1 turns
Solid Cyan
- Node 2 turns
Solid Green
- Node 3 turns
Solid Green
Now, I am getting great speeds of 100~300mbps (down) and 400~600 (up) on all the 3 units using speedtest App on my handphone
But, there is one thing Asus can improve on the Trio.
I noticed that the nodes get a little warm after a long while, especially when you are going to leave it on for 24/7.
So, I would like to suggest to Asus to:
- Deem the LED lights when there is no traffic after a certain time frame
- Reduce the wifi transmission power when is no traffic after a certain time frame
- When there is any traffic or connection, it will resume normal brightness and wifi power
"Time frame" to be configurable by user. I believe this should be able to achieve through firmware upgrades..
I think this will increase the lifespan of the device and save energy.