New customer, looking for router recommendations

eraserheadhair wrote:

Cali Cat wrote:

Asus is pretty solid and you can use your own router with the Arcadyan. Easiest way is AP mode, but not sure if QOS works in AP mode. Otherwise use DHCP and the added bonus of DHCP is you can also change DNS service to help with latency. However, DHCP on your router creates another DHCP layer on top of the Arcadyan. Some console gaming users say that creates other problems.

You can Youtube search on how to disable wifi on the Arcadyan.

Thank you, Disabling the wifi with the scripting I’m looking at seems beyond my skillset so I might just leave the gateway’s network under a different name/password so nobody’s using it anymore, unless disabling it does make a substantial difference then I could try.

What makes AP mode the easier option? I did hear about the double DHCP layers causing speed problems but AP mode looks like it would create it's own problems, to clarify I'd be doing all of my gaming through ethernet on both my Windows PC and Nintendo Switch, the rest of the house would just be on the wifi.

AP "Access Point" mode just relays the wifi connections to your TMO gateway router to resolve DHCP thus keeping to a single DHCP layer. I would make sure AP mode supports full QOS since that is your main reason to go with your own router.

Buy your router from Amazon and see if it helps while trying both AP and DHCP modes. If it makes no difference, you have a legitimate reason to return for a full refund since QOS is suppose to reduce latency.