Amazon eero 6 dual-band mesh Wi-Fi 6 extender | Expands existing eero network

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Note that with the arms gaily extended, this can take up so much space that you can struggle to plug something into the adjacent socket. The Eero 6 nodes are moulded in shiny white plastic, with a wedge-shaped design that makes them look sleeker than they really are. Orbi’s software can alert you if a new device is connecting to your network and can troubleshoot any issues. All the components are beautifully designed and pleasing to look at, so you won’t feel you need to hide them away. You then plug in your other eero devices in your home and use the eero app to get them all set up and working together, giving you strong Wi-Fi signal in minutes.

If you’re currently using a combined modem/router, you may be able to put it into modem-only mode, or you can allow the Eero to run its own subnet inside your existing network (an arrangement known as double NAT). The extenders are the ones you’ll dot around your home after you’ve finished setting up the router, allowing you to extend coverage to those parts of your home where better Wi-Fi coverage is needed. I’m using a Virgin Media Super Hub 3 (which I’ve set to modem mode when using the Eero 6) for comparison.It sends that signal to other eero devices around your home to create your mesh Wi-Fi network and deliver whole home coverage.

The product will supply additional eero 6 devices so that the minimum throughput speed is above 10Mbps or sufficient in even the furthest reaches of a home to stream a High Definition movie. Add a subscription to eero Plus to get additional online protection for your connected devices with parental controls, ad blocking, and more. Set up in minutes: the eero app walks you through adding an eero 6 extender and it’s backwards compatible with previous Wi-Fi generations. This will be the closest part of the house to my driveway where in the summer months I will be using my outdoor golf simulator.With an ambient light sensor and automatic dimmer, it intelligently adjusts brightness depending on the time of day. If you live somewhere with walls that wifi finds hard to penetrate, then a powerline system like this can help.

The home screen also lets you create and edit “profiles”, which are how the Eero manages parental controls.As usual with mesh networks, the Eero 6 is designed to connect directly to a broadband modem, replacing your existing router.

This also requires both adapters to be in the same room as you set up, and for you to move the second one later, which is a little counter-intuitive. Thomas has tested, benchmarked, and messed around with several phones, laptops, soundbars, speakers, printers, and smart watches over the last decade and a half, and during a visit to a Wi-Fi testing facility, locked himself inside an anechoic chamber "to see what it felt like. If you need advice or support for your product, please in the first instance contact the support provider using the number on this support page.Once the Eero router is up and running, you’ll be able to give the network a name, as well as create a password for the network (so people can connect to it) and the admin password (so you can log in from a desktop device to configure settings in the future). Unlike traditional Wi-Fi extenders, the eero mesh Wi-Fi system behaves as one unified network, so you won’t need to change passwords or connect to separate eero devices as you move through your home. You’ll be guided through the simple setup process by the eero app which will tell you exactly where to place your eero devices for maximum Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home. As the name implies, the router is the device you’ll connect to your existing modem with an Ethernet cable, and to all intents and purposes, can act as a standalone router.