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Please excuse the slight messiness but I believe this is what you need in order to be able to place the Asus router in the basement. Let me try and explain...

The ONT will be directly connected to the first smart switch on the switch's port 1. Port 1 will be an untagged port assigned to VLAN 1. Port 2 on the first smart switch will be a tagged port and tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. All other ports on this switch will be untagged ports, assigned to VLAN 2.

See where this is going?..

The second switch will have port 1 tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. Port 7 will be untagged and assigned to VLAN 1 and port 8 will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2. Ports 7 and 8 represent the WAN and LAN going into your Asus router. All other ports on this switch will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2.

What we've effectively done is use 2 VLANs to separate WAN and LAN traffic along the same ethernet cable; VLAN 1 representing WAN traffic and VLAN 2 representing LAN traffic. This should work absolutely fine and is the sort of thing VLANs were designed for. As I mentioned previously, the only downside is that everything is effectively sharing the 1gbps ethernet link between the two smart switches. This may be absolutely fine and still meet your needs.

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Okay, it is unlikely to be the cable then.

The most likely cause that I can think of it radio interference of having your Asus router in such close proximity to your Ubiquiti AP. Have you confirmed that you're able to get greater than 250mbps by connecting a laptop to the various switches via ethernet?
Don't have a laptop with an ethernet input but do have my apple tv connected to the switch. Ran a few different tests.. (with the Asus connected to the upstairs switch via ethernet)...

Apple TV connected via wifi to the Unifi AP (which is connected to the switch) - Max 150mbp up and down

Apple TV connected via ethernet directly to the upstairs switch - 500 up/down

Apple TV connected via ethernet directly to the Asus router - 500 up/down

Didn't expect this, and it perhaps suggests the switch isn't at fault because its delivering full 500/500.

I changed the ethernet cables connecting the Unifi AP to the Switch - no improvement, still 250/250. Even connected the AP directly to the Asus - still 250/250. Bizarre
 
Please excuse the slight messiness but I believe this is what you need in order to be able to place the Asus router in the basement. Let me try and explain...

The ONT will be directly connected to the first smart switch on the switch's port 1. Port 1 will be an untagged port assigned to VLAN 1. Port 2 on the first smart switch will be a tagged port and tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. All other ports on this switch will be untagged ports, assigned to VLAN 2.

See where this is going?..

The second switch will have port 1 tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. Port 7 will be untagged and assigned to VLAN 1 and port 8 will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2. Ports 7 and 8 represent the WAN and LAN going into your Asus router. All other ports on this switch will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2.

What we've effectively done is use 2 VLANs to separate WAN and LAN traffic along the same ethernet cable; VLAN 1 representing WAN traffic and VLAN 2 representing LAN traffic. This should work absolutely fine and is the sort of thing VLANs were designed for. As I mentioned previously, the only downside is that everything is effectively sharing the 1gbps ethernet link between the two smart switches. This may be absolutely fine and still meet your needs.

View attachment 12673
This is really helpful. I see where you're going with it.

My current second switch (in the cellar) is a power injector one, so not sure how this changes the picture but in summary, it looks like i'm ordering some Smart switches on amazon this afternoon i think!

Appreciate all the help here - very kind
 
This is really helpful. I see where you're going with it.

My current second switch (in the cellar) is a power injector one, so not sure how this changes the picture but in summary, it looks like i'm ordering some Smart switches on amazon this afternoon i think!

Appreciate all the help here - very kind
No problem!

When you say power injection, do you mean power over ethernet? If so, it doesn't change much; just means you need to get a PoE smart switch if you want to retain that functionality. I used one by TP Link in the past.
 
No problem!

When you say power injection, do you mean power over ethernet? If so, it doesn't change much; just means you need to get a PoE smart switch if you want to retain that functionality. I used one by TP Link in the past.
I do mean that indeed (my brain is scrambled)

Ordered those bits so let's see how it goes. Thanks again
 
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Please let us know if you need any help with the configuration. I don't know if its the case for these switches but on the one I had, the graphical depiction of the ports in the setup was the reverse of the port order on the actual switch! It caused many many hours of head scratching.
 
Please let us know if you need any help with the configuration. I don't know if its the case for these switches but on the one I had, the graphical depiction of the ports in the setup was the reverse of the port order on the actual switch! It caused many many hours of head scratching.
Update: someone on reddit suggested flipping the width on the 5Ghz channel from 40 to 80 and it's INSTANTLY doubled the up and download speed. The settings on the Unifi were hobbling the wifi performance - mad eh?
 
Update: someone on reddit suggested flipping the width on the 5Ghz channel from 40 to 80 and it's INSTANTLY doubled the up and download speed. The settings on the Unifi were hobbling the wifi performance - mad eh?
Oh I assumed you’d had much higher speeds before and this was a new issue. Was it just that you’d never had the internet connection speed to notice until now?
 
Please excuse the slight messiness but I believe this is what you need in order to be able to place the Asus router in the basement. Let me try and explain...

The ONT will be directly connected to the first smart switch on the switch's port 1. Port 1 will be an untagged port assigned to VLAN 1. Port 2 on the first smart switch will be a tagged port and tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. All other ports on this switch will be untagged ports, assigned to VLAN 2.

See where this is going?..

The second switch will have port 1 tagged to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2. Port 7 will be untagged and assigned to VLAN 1 and port 8 will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2. Ports 7 and 8 represent the WAN and LAN going into your Asus router. All other ports on this switch will be untagged and assigned VLAN 2.

What we've effectively done is use 2 VLANs to separate WAN and LAN traffic along the same ethernet cable; VLAN 1 representing WAN traffic and VLAN 2 representing LAN traffic. This should work absolutely fine and is the sort of thing VLANs were designed for. As I mentioned previously, the only downside is that everything is effectively sharing the 1gbps ethernet link between the two smart switches. This may be absolutely fine and still meet your needs.

View attachment 12673
Nice picture which makes everything much easier to understand.

It's worth pointing out the tromboning for devices attached to VLAN 2 on the top router. The incoming datapath goes down to the ASUS then returns to the top smart switch and crosses the VLAN 1+2 trunk link twice (once going down and the second time going back up). This could impact available throughput and latency and your mileage may vary.
 
lol. Unreal scene to wake up to this morning. No engineer until 5th April!! Guy who installed - who left his sealant gun which my dog found and ate - is claiming I’ve done something to the box. Absolute shambles customer service

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