ASUS ZenWiFi Whole-Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System (ET8 2PK), Coverage up to 5,500 sq.ft & 6+Rooms, 6600Mbps, New 6GHz Band, AiMesh,Instant Guard

Most complicated over information filled inter face ! Took so long to find my router , then could not find the node ,( never did ) then adds a third ? Finally got it up and running then I made the mistake of updating firmware , that was it . Nothing could not find the network or nodes , did everything dumb thing , reboot everything in install and reinstall . Nothing . Waisted a day .

Bought these because I wanted something high-end. Had these setup at home for remote work, but they werent constantly losing internet connection. I brought them to the work office, and same thing.

When it worked, it was great. Super fast, good signal strength, all the things... Even a great mobile app (I think so anyway).

So not even 90 days into it and one of the two units is DOA

I purchased a white Asus ZenWifi mesh system (2) units to replace what was a wifi router and an extender from a competitor which had lackluster results. Nevermind the fact they had stellar reviews and at the top of the list where Asus didnt even appear.

We were so happy when our new router connected so easily! Literally, plug and play!

I did play around a bit with the location of the 2nd mesh router, but once optimized, it worked amazingly.

The performance Ive been getting on this mesh system has been pretty good. When using 6E for back haul it only allows for connections to base satellite unit which limits range significantly. Wish 6E performance was better.

I did not deduct a star because I was able to figure out exactly how to use these in my situation. I did not want one to be the router and the other as the node. What I wanted to do was add both as nodes and continue using my Asus RT-AX86s as the main router. I must note that all my hardware is connected via Ethernet - lucky for me, my house came prewired for it in all rooms. I reset both devices and then was able to add them both as nodes - one on main floor in my room and one upstairs in my sons room (the RT-AX86S is in the basement) It has worked flawlessly. I did not try to use these as WiFi so cannot comment on those. If you can connect via Ethernet cable, that would be best IMHO.

I have had the router since December 2022, so approximately 3 months. During that time we have experienced near daily disconnections of all WIFI devices from the WAN connection. WIFI devices are able to connect to the network, but lose all access to the internet through it. Wired connections are completely unaffected.