ASUS - ZenWiFi Pro AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh Wi-Fi System (2-pack) - Black

I purchased two of these kits to replace my Nest Wifi Pro. These have been far more stable so far with really no drops since I set it up. The range is ok on each device. My phone doesn't always switch to the closest one as I walk around, but I haven't noticed any real issues. I currently have 2 points connected to the router via a wired backhaul and those are working perfectly. I have not hooked up my last access point yet so I haven't tried the wireless backhaul. I do have one issue with the router, and that is the guest network. There seems to be a bug that when I don't let the guest network access to my local network, it also loses internet access. Everything else has been great so far.

ASUS ET12 Review, Highly Recommended!!! I had many ASUS routers in the past, 5 plus years ago with bad luck, I think it was my ISP that was bad also, but the ASUS routers just would not work with my junk ISP at the time. I purchased an Orbi 50 with one satellite (reconditioned yet), that worked great until I updated firmware, then the satellite would never perform right. So I purchased another (reconditioned), sold the first one, and firmware locked the second one, ran absolutely great for years, and now installed it at my moms. I purchased the Orbi 963 and can not firmware lock the 963, Netgear removed the ability to firmware lock it, so the 963 took a firmware update on it, and I tried everything, I even got one for work and it took down the work server and network, I found it to be Netgear armor, so I disabled that and my ping was better to the server but still was dropping slightly, so I swapped back to the original router and ban absolutely no more drops. Every time I post my bad results on Netgear forums, Netgear DELETES them every time!!!! At home my 963 satellite just dropped out, had to reboot the 963 to get the satellite working again. I returned my home and work ORBI 963. ASUS ET12 I saw absolutely stunning reviews on the ASUS ET12, so I purchased it. THE ABSOLUTE BEST ROUTER I PURCHASED TO DATE. Set up was a breeze, I also purchased a pair of Motorola Moca adapters to get wired back haul at 2.5 gigabits per second, note I have a Netgear cable modem that also has 2.5 gbps so that goes into the WAN port on one of the ASUS ET12’s then the moca 2.5gbps goes into the other lan 2.5 gbps port on the ET12 router, now the 2nd moca connects to the WAN 2.5 gbps port on the 2nd ET12, now satellite. Now in settings after you connect in WiFi you turn on Ethernet back haul. Wow this ET12 with the December update is running stunning, all 42 devices in our house perfectly, and 45 devices at work are just rocking away. I created a IoT 2.5ghz for all of the IoT devices. The ASUS ET12 out performs the 963 hands down and with only 2 nodes. (Main and satellite) Speeds are always just outstanding on the ET12, sooo much better than the Orbi 963 ever did (that was only slightly better than the Orbi 50) On the Orbi 50 and 953 I would get 200-500 mbps down on Speedtest.net depending on time of day and other devices streaming. With the ASUS ET12 it’s like an entire new network my speeds are 500-900’s and mostly in the 600-900 mbps. WiFi on my Apple TV’s never got over 200mbps on the ORBI’s 50 or 963 but now are in the 400-900mbps, mainly 500-900mbps. This ET12 is just rock solid, it just works absolutely great. It definitely keeps my devices at the fastest they can be on WiFi all the time, vs the Orbi 50 and 953 maybe 1-3 devices are at a high speed sometimes (sometimes I had to turned WiFi off and on, to get better connection speeds on the ORBI’s ). Aesthetically the ASUS ET12 is the best looking router, and space saving design I have ever seen. I also purchased one ASUS ET12 (Not the 2 pack as I purchased for home) for work (work paid for it). The work ET12 is also working stunning !!! NO drops or network issues of any kind. All I can say is WOW!!!! This ET12 just Rocks!!!! Reference Note: Xfinity 1.2gbps down, 20mbps up home. Verizon fios 400mbps down and up for work. Firmware on all ET12 home and work v3.0.0.4.388.22127

After owning these for about one year I can say they have been flawless. I live in an old home with many walls, small rooms, and multiple levels at a total sq ft of ~3000, and with proper placement I get perfect coverage throughout the home. Wireless upload and download transfer speeds stay consistent and within reason to what I pay for through my internet provider. They are expensive, but I am someone who likes to set it and forget it. After setting everything up on the app once, I have been able to forget it for the past year which is amazing. Additionally, not that it is needed right now, but they will serve as great base stations for mesh system going forward with WiFi 7 and beyond.

6G Signal disappears and does not show for Any 6e capable device constantly. Moving between node results in extreme lag and often needing to turn wifi on and off on phones to get them to re-connect or force them to move. Mesh Node restarts when certain laptops (alienware) try to connect to it. QoS does not work at all in any form what so ever. Even Wired devices on the Node will just lose connection for no reason until their NIC is disabled then re-enabled. Unplugging does not work. It is like the Node hard crashed the NIC. (Same devices work without fail on any and all other networking equipment. Patching and support is rare and worthless. Day 1 issues still exist. So the extreme price for these devices is not going towards any degree of support.

I had an Asus AC88 that was worling great for many years. I really like the coverage (no need fir extenders), security features and parental control. However, as i have been adding more and more devices and home speed i felt that it was time to upgrade. Having the two units communicate wirelessly at 6G made it easier to place the units at two sifdwrent levels on eaxh side of the house. I was very surprised that about the speed and coverage. With a 600mbps ISP service i get a minimum of 350 at the farthest areas of the house that i ised to get between 50-100mbps. Closer to the units i get full speed which is about the same as tge Ethernet cable speed. It is not a cheap solution, but after using Asus routers for about 10 years, i felt that this would be a good investment.

crazy expensive.... But might be worth it for the coverage. both towers look the same, but do not act the same ones is the router the other the extender. Might want to wait till WiFi 7 ASUS system is out though because of the price. once setup nice very nice.

Excellent coverage upstairs and downstairs in 1,300 home

Working really good so far! Setup was pretty straight forward and way easier that Linksys. Just waiting for them to be back in stock to get 1 more set.