One of the most exciting developments in home tech recently has been the explosion of mesh networking solutions, which allow nearly seamless distribution of Wi-Fi throughout your home or small office. Here's how to get started.
1. Connect to the Wi-Fi network your AmpliFi router is broadcasting and launch the AmpliFi mobile app. 2. Power on the standalone mesh router and wait for it to power on. 3. In the System / Overview page of the app, wait for the "Adopt to a mesh" pairing message to appear. Follo...
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While you often give up a bit of speed with a mesh, if you get a fast one, like the TP-Link Deco BE85, you can get multi-gig speeds over Wi-Fi. Setup takes a little longer than a standard router since you’ve got to connect multiple devices, though it’s still pretty quick ...
Here are the advantages of the Ubiquiti Unifi line of enterprise class networking gear: Enterprise-grade hardware with higher reliability Central management dashboard Seamless Wi-Fi mesh network with Ethernet back-haul Affordably priced Ability to create VLANs ...
Sorting through the mesh wireless systems available today can be tricky. Read on, and we’ll teach you how to decide which one is best for you.
Wi-Fi protected setups are a security nightmare in routers. Here are seven new mesh router systems (Eero, Google Wifi, Netgear Orbi, Linksys Velop, Plume, Luma, Ubiquiti AmpliFi) and how they support WPS.
Ubiquiti has had its name in the industrial wireless internet game for years, which is why it’s no surprise that their foray into home products knocks it out of the park. Reviewers with hard-to-cover properties and large homes tout this mesh system as one that handles the job without a...
If you want to go mesh, that usually means same-vendor gear. Having migrated off an all-Apple Wi-Fi network configured as APs (to get one SSID and roaming for the whole network), I’m now mostly using Ubiquiti for both wired and mesh. For your case here, a couple of Ubiquiti Expres...
The bread and butter of an Ubiquiti UniFi setup is the UAP AC Range. These UFO looking devices can be spotted in hotels, universities and conference centers. These are the devices you would use if you are able to run a network cable to each of your devices. For best results, this is ...