A:AnswerOn the eero AX1800 dual band wi fi 6 there are two Ethernet ports on the main router. One of these ports are used to connect to your isp’s modem so there is only one port available for wired Ethernet expansion. The satellite units do not have any ports on them.
A:AnswerAs a follow up to my initial question, I installed this with T-Mobile wifi and got little to no improved coverage. Once the new software update kicked in it has worked great. I now have full coverage throughout the house, backyard and garage with great signal. It must be set up as mentioned above and works great. Thanks.
A:AnswerNot sure what is going wrong but I would try to connect the extenders directly in front of the main router. If they show up then I would move them to a new location. I added an extender in that manner and it worked fine. If yours doesnt I would return them for new ones.
A:AnswerIt works just fine. If you need to connect specifically to 2.4 ghz in the settings>troubleshooting>device won’t connect. You can temporarily pause the 5 ghz so that your devices can cannot to the 2.4ghz only.
A:AnswerIt is faster.. I haven't done a head to head but knowing the the 2nd gen was marginally faster than the first gen, and knowing this is sometimes twice as fast as the first gen... yeah, it is faster on paper (and when measured). But put that in perspective, these are raw numbers we are talking about, but what do they really mean? if you are not having problems with your second gen (lagging or excessive buffering) that means its good enough, and for most applications you wouldn't notice faster.. You might notice faster if you are downloading huge video files before playing (like 5 gb). And I believe your 2nd gen is tri-band? This is only dual-band. That extra band is for node to node communication and no doubt makes things smoother. Should you upgrade? I would be tempted to go to the tri-band Eero Pro 6 if I had money to spare and lots of WIFI-6 devices, but not sure the speed increase on the dual-band Eero 6 is enough to get me to change. Bottom line is WIFI-6 is new, a lot of dust has to shake out so waiting for the next gen might be smart.
A:AnswerI used our at our lake in Michigan, previous we could not get access to the Wi-Fi near the water, but put in sunroom and currently getting wifi on the water! These are incredible. I would say as long as it’s not in the direct Sun light in the sunroom/garage it should be fine
A:AnswerWill it work with your Xfinity router? This depends on how you have your router configured. If it is providing any type of wireless service today it could create issues because it could contend on the same frequencies as the new eeros would. This is not unique to eeros - this would be problem with any new mesh network. Hopefully the new eeros mesh will see that the existing router frequencies are being used and then choose different frequencies. If you can turn off the wireless on the existing router that would be the best solution. If you cannot turn off the existing wireless be certain to use a new SSID (network name) which is different than the existing router. I turned off the wireless on my existing router and reused the old SSID but even still I had to go through the installation process for about 50% of my devices because they did not automatically connect or show up in the eeros network. If you use a new SSID you will have to go through the installation process for 100% of your devices. As for Ring devices I have two of the door bells and they work fine with the eeros. Sorry for the long explanation but wanted to make sure you got the right info.
A:AnswerYes, the eero will work with any modem as long as it provides access to the internet via an ethernet cable (which the head/gateway eero will plug into). While you do not need to bridge the Nighthawk modem it is strongly recommended that you turn off its wifi. Having two devices both generating wifi in close proximity will guarantee interference.
A:AnswerIdeally it would. It does depend on how far the guest house is from the normal house. You would have an eero 6 plugged into your Hotbox via ethernet, the eero 6 would be your head/gateway eero and will create a new wifi network. The other eero 6 will connect to that gateway eero (wired or wirelessly) and broadcast the same wifi. You can arrange them in a chain to give you the best chance for coverage. For example you will have your hotbox with the gateway eero, eero B will be in that same house as close to the Guest house as possible. eero C will be in the guest house wirelessly connecting to eero B. We like to see around 30 to 50 feet between eero (in a direct line). If you have a larger distance between the house and the guest house you may want to check in for a point to point wireless bridge. You can go Hotbox->eero A (gateway eero) eero A->wireless bridge 1 (--wireless connection--) wireless bridge 2->eero B and that can all work.
A:AnswerYou can have a great many extenders. The largest network I've personally seen had 54 eero on it. You will run into more practical concerns first, like cost and having the eero too close. If the eero are too close your devices won't move around form eero to eero and it can cause a decrease in speed overall. In general we like to have about 30 to 50 feet between eero (this varies with wireless environment so experimenting will be the key, start slow and add them a few at a time)
A:AnswerYou can make a daisy chain of eero to reach a long distance. For example you can use: eero A gateway (...)eero B (...) eero C. In this case eero C can only talk to eero B, it is out of range of eero A. This will work.
A:AnswerAs long as Hawaiian telcom ISP provides internet access via ethernet the eero should work fine. The way it would be setup is by going modem->gateway eero (this will be the head eero). The other eero can either wirelessly connect to the gateway or can be hardwired into it (if you want to hardwire both go gateway eero->unmanaged switch->multiple eero)
The eero is setup via the eero app on your android or iOS phone/device
A:AnswerThe easiest, but cluttered, option is to get a 5 port ethernet switch. Netgear and TPLink sell tons of them. You will need one ethernet cable to connect to the base unit and it also needs a power outlet.
A:AnswerIt will depend on the ISP, some require you to use their ONT modem and some do not. Since the Netgear is already setup that way, it is very likely you can remove the Netgear and put the eero in its place.
