ASUSZenWiFi AX Whole-Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System(XT8), Coverage Up to 5500 sq ft or 510 m or 6+ Rooms, 6.6 Gbps WiFi, 3 SSIDs, 2.5G Port, White

TL;DRIf you have a lot of WiFi devices and need speed, stability and range - just get it, you won't regret.I've had a lot of routers and mesh networks, pretty much from every brand, and this is by the the most stable, fastest and seamless network.I'll cut to the chase now - in order to get most of it you need you tweak settings a bit. It'll work plug & play, but it really shines once it is fully setup.1) For initial setup, it needs to be close together, connected via wireless backhaul - easiest to do with the mobile app. Once done, I would recommend wired backhaul between nodes, however 4x4 160MHz 4800Mbps backhaul is fast enough, even at a distance.2) Setup 2.4GHz, 5GHz-1 and 5GHz-2 networks as 3 separate SSID and don't use smart connect.Use 2.4GHz for all IoT smart devices, 5GHz-1 for TVs and non-WiFi 6 gear, and 5GHz-2 for WiFi 6 gear only (set network as AX only)3) From then on, I recommend using web browser console, you have more settings there and it's easier to use.4) For those working from home on VPN and having issues with MS Teams calls and Outlook desktop client - use your broadband provided kit as router with wi-fi off, and switch ZenWifi to AP mode.5) Turn off smart connect, don't turn on any QoS or AI protect stuff6) Tweak roaming mode to your own needs. I've included sample settings for 5GHz-2 network which gives full 1.2Gbps, I also get 1.2Gbps on 5GHz-1, this maxes out our 910Mbps fibre optic broadband anyway.With all above, our 2 x Galaxy S20s and laptops with Killer 1650 M.2 Wifi 6 AX are a lot more responsive - not to mention much faster max speeds - that's thanks to improved latency on WiFi 6, regardless whether it's 5GHz-1 or 5GHz-2, but separation gives better overall performance kids with their TVs and tablets are not impacting our work.Note 1 - currently it is not possible to use 5GHz-2 network in 4x4 mode, so max you can get is 1.2Gbps rather than 4.8Gbps, but this is irrelevant since you would need multi WAN internet connection to go over 1Gbps anyway, and gigabit is plenty fast.Note 2- NAS functions (whether FTP or Samba) maxes out at ~67MBps (536Mbps) even with Samsung T5 which gives me over 500MBps (4Gbps) when connected directly to PC - that's not great, but fast enough for a NAS.Note 3 - I'm currently on firmware 25524, it is stable, no issues, everything gets signal across 3 floors and in both front and back garden - and I have rather large network:2 x XT8 in AP mode3 x network switches4 x 4K smart TVs (2 wired, 2 wireless)5 PCs (2 wired, 1 on VPN all the time)5 tablets4 x TV streaming devices (1 wired)4 x phones7 x Ring devices14 smart plugs9 smart speakers13 other smart wifi devicesTo finish off I'm going to add that the actual hardware is a lot smaller and lighter than I thought it is, less obstructive, looks very good in any room, it shows quality and it's very well designed and built.Highly recommended, especially considering it is actually cheaper than WiFi 6 mesh from other brands.UPDATE:Attached 2 more screenshots with speedtest over wire and wireless. Can't get much better than that!

I bought 2 x 2 packs of the ZenWiFi AX to replace 7 Linksys Velop 7 Pros that were failing miserably, given I was in a late Victorian multi-storey house covering 3,000sq.ft., due to their poor coverage in my environment. These ZenWiFi AXs are fantastic, cover a large area with client speeds in the 500-700Mps range and backhaul in the multi-gigabit range.A stable mesh system makes for highly reliable inter-node connections and for trouble free 4K+ video streaming. I ran a ping for a week and only 1 in 20,000 packets dropped (34 out of 636,000 packets sent). The 4 units cover all four floors with the lowest speeds I am seeing around 300-400Mbs mark.Setup when using the router capability looked straight forward, but I did not want to change my addressing scheme and have subnets so needed to run in AP mode with AiMesh. This proved not so intuitive to set up and took a few hours, using a combination of the App and the Web Interface. That said it all works beautifully.The Asus App and Web interface knock spots of Linksys equivalent.Very happy with my purchase, highly recommend.

Expected more of a faff after reading the reviews, but found the setup reasonably straightforward. These were purchased to replace an old home LAN setup that was increasingly unstable, with intermittent dropouts.Used the quick start guide - downloaded the phone app, plugged in the APs and updated the firmware in 10 to 15 minutes. I use double NAT, with the home LAN the only connection into the ISP modem. And with a few home devices set for 10.x IP range, needed to change the factory DHCP settings. Found it much easier to use the browser based manager, rather than the phone app, to do this. Still took a few goes to figure out (you have to reset the host / gateway IP on one page first, and then the DHCP range on another page second), but other than that it's quite a nice and clear set of features, controls and monitors.Am not currently using the Trend micro provided monitoring feature; if you would like to use the features must agree and consent to their data collection policy:"Please note that your information will be collected by Trend Micro through AiProtection, Traffic analyzer, Apps analyzer, Adaptive QoS and web history. "Not all of those features should require Trend Micro to have access to your home LAN activity, so it loses a star for that.Otherwise, solid and fast enough connection, with good coverage through several Victorian brick walls.

I found the instructions a bit feeble and struggled initially to set it up (especially as I wanted to keep the IP range I used on my old routers to avoid re-configuring every device). A couple of hours later though and it was setup beautifully and has worked flawlessly now for 2 months.I have 2 units, both downstairs in opposite corners of my 4 bed house and the WiFi signal is strong in all rooms on both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. I use Ethernet back haul and therefore can use the 3rd band for WiFi - oddly the 3rd band gives faster performance than the other 5 Ghz band - so I save that for my favourite devices.My Virgin Hub 4 is in modem mode and I get 924 Mbps (D) / 50 Mbps (U) speeds directly from the routers and typically get between 250-600 Mbps (D) / 50 Mbps (U) from connected clients (laptops and phones).The router web portal is well designed and has lots of features. I have successfully configured port forwarding, parental controls, etc. I'm yet to use the Alexa and IFTTT features. Easy to backup router settings.In summary - I'm very happy with the Asus ZenWiFi AX. Very good coverage - no more black spots in my typical UK 4 bed house. Reliable and plenty of standard features. Would buy again.