Eero is fantastic! I've used 3 pro's throughout the house (all Ethernet connected though). Mesh handoff as I walk around the house is amazing.
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I have my HDHR connected to an Eero Pro "satellite" via ethernet and it works wonderfully!
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Thanks, I may have been getting confused because on the Eero website, they show a three-item set which consists of an Eero Pro and two “beacons“. The beacons don’t have ethernet, but I believe the set sold on Amazon is three pros, all with the right ports.
It should arrive later today, so I’ll find out soon enough!
I would have suggested researching the new ax band routers, wifi6...
I did, but they all seemed either un-reviewed or out of my budget.
I expect that’ll be my next upgrade, sooner or later, depending on how I get on with Eero!
Depending upon your infrastructure, you may want to look at some of UI (formerly Ubiquiti)'s options. BeaconHDs provide 4x4 MIMO meshing over ac, assuming you already have an existing controller and mesh-capable AP.
The BeaconHDs are $129/ea, but 2x2 MIMO AP Lites are $89/ea, and can also effectively act as mesh APs with zero handoff, and support wireless uplink. You can also run the controller software on the same machine that runs your Channels DVR server.
I have had great success with Ubiquiti's wifi offerings (both access points & Beacons).
Performance is excellent, interface is easy enough & PoE for the access points is wonderful.
Network handoffs are seamless through a house with multi-floor 4-course interior brick walls. Speeds have never been a problem. They replaced Apple's old wifi routers, which were quite miserable unless we had line of sight to them.
I can't bring myself to run an Ubiquiti controller and all that for a simple home network (although I know plenty of people who do). I prefer their consumer Amplifi HD line which is very simple to set up and works great.
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Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. My Eero Pro arrived today and so far it’s been fabulous- much faster speeds around the whole house and the DVR to ATV speeds are in the 150 Mbits/sec and upwards range.
Time will tell if it’s more stable than the Orbi it’s replacing, but early signs are very good.
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I use the new Linksys v6 Velop devices and absolutely love them. I got rid of my eero devices after too many bugs and configuration issues with my ISP (Spectrum).
Is there a specific model you can recommend.
I have setup various networks using homekit and channels with numerous hardware thats mentioned in this thread and they all seem to work well. The UDM is probably the most comprehensive one if you want some prosumer features. The Amplif HD is a step down but is also efficient.
In the consumer stuff, the Velops have been rock solid and my fav but Eero and orbi also are reliable. I dont like Eero's Amazon ownership necessarily.
And interestingly the aging AirPort Extreme have are also extremely reliable considering how long they have been around
If you go the UDM route, look into udm-boot. It's necessary to get proper mDNS relays working (since the mDNS repeater/reflector that is used by default is very noisy on the network, and can leak over the WAN): scyto/multicast-relay.
I see. Thanks, I will look at that. Have also got the pi-hole on the to do list.
Neither can I, which is why I don't use that stuff.
In general, I agree. Also, their EdgeMax is the same hardware, without the need for the controller.
However, the simple ARM machine that can run the controller can also act as your DVR server. (At my parents' second home, I have a Pi4 running both Channels and the UniFi controller in containers.)
I run all UniFi network myself. I run the controller on my Synology NAS via docker. Same machine that also runs Channels and Pluto and Stirr dockers as well. Easy peasy.
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I run Channels on Synology NAS + camera surveillance. And try not to run much else on the Synology. Docker containers and UniFi controller are on a RPi. NAS is wired, all ATVs are wired, all WiFi access points are wired. I would never introduce mesh APs into the topology. There is just too much bandwidth that runs through this network.
This setup works well for me. And I like the UniFi controller. After using it for a few years now, and am quite accustomed to it. I like the visual feedback, tools, and control it gives me. I don't think I would do WiFi another way ever again.
I am new to Unifi. Is the controller just like the ui for other routers and gives you the ability to remote access via cloud key etc.I have the new interface via UDM
I just recently upgraded from a horrible Verizon router to a linksys velop wifi 6 with no complaints. Only thing I wish I could do with it is assign specific devices to each node. I got the orbi, which is a beast, but with no parental controls I had to return it. Only other thing I use is a linksys 8 port extender attached to my node downstairs. Overall everything runs great. For me I needed the ethernet adapters because most tvs are hardwired.