Customer Ratings & Reviews

The setup utility destroys customization options. You're forced to download the Linksys app to set up the router, and there is no option for setting it up as an access point connected to a router by ethernet. If you try to enter the IP address of the router, it blocks you, displaying a page that tells you to download the app. This product goes too far in the direction of creating an easy user experience, and severely limits its functionality. Im going to try to return it.

Should you buy a new router to replace what Comcast/Verizon/Cox has sent out? This unit will give close to the performance that Verizon’s premium router delivers. Even out to the extremes of my house on the 2nd level, the Verizon router delivered faster throughput to my phone. Reliability for older devices was another matter. The MR 8300 is a good router with 4 gigbit ethernet ports and a USB port. It supports parental controls and 3 network channels. 1 channel is set up to be used as a backhaul to it’s smaller siblings, the Velop nodes. The value of this router really shines when you use it as part of a mesh network, rather than stand alone. I connected the router to a dual band Velop node (WHW0101P) which more typically comes with the mesh kit. It’s recently available on a stand alone basis. Performance with the extender node was noticeably better than without the node. In particular, it was better for my “smart” devices which run on older technology. These devices would occasionally drop out or buffer when connected directly to either my Verizon router. I did not have this issue at all when they were connected to the mesh network. What’s also nice is all the nodes in the mesh use the same SSID, making transitions between nodes seamless. As other reviews have noted, the setup in the Linksys app was very easy. It takes some time for the nodes to synch up initially, but they work well in the long run. In terms of cost, mesh setups charge for the intelligence in the network. Both the base station and node cost more than a comparable router coupled with a network extender. What’s nice about this set up is that you can buy what you need today and not overpay for what you need. Overall, I find it a reasonable cost to save me time in troubleshooting the network for my family and keeping everyone happy.

So, I am capable of reading instructions well and applying tech principles in usage. However, I am not a tech guru. I have a large 2 story home with a basement and had previously been using an older Linksys router and a Velop system. In all honesty, I would have trouble, from time to time, connecting and maintaining Wi-Fi connectivity in certain areas of the home. I would often have to wait to connect my HP laptop/tablet in the far west corner of my 2nd story. The setup was easy, just follow the Setup Guide. If you have not done so already, download the Linksys app, disconnect the old, plug in the new, and then connect. As a matter of fact, there was a postcard sized paper with a toll free number that is operational 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm PST to help with any assistance; I wonder if this will remain open once the early release period has abated. I love that in my case, they included an additional Mesh Wi-Fi extender that is the white rectangular box featured on the left side of the attached photo. I put this mesh (repeater) in my home office located at the far west side of the 2nd story. Just plug this box into a power source and then install the additional Mesh Wi-Fi extender as prompted by the app. I do pay a higher monthly fee for more bandwidth with my internet provider. Bottom line, I want to be able to run all my wireless devices and not have them stop and stall. I have only had this working for a short time so I cannot vouch for long term use, but so far so good.

This is for the AC200 Whole Home WiFi; MR8300 with a Velop AC1300 Once up and running this is solid piece of tech that will enhance your home’s WiFi experience. The quad core 716 MHz offers the equivalence of a gas guzzling V8 under the electronics hood. There is no update to the core frequency from the prior model and that is fine, assuming there are refinements to the hardware and software of the device. The AC200 offers plenty of tech and features to keep your network up to maximum potential up-time and capable of serving most all internet speeds wireless to the maximum speed of present WiFi technologically available. Data transfer rates and router management are as fast as can be and the GUI snappy for an appliance. Tri-Band - Now, this is cool. I have way too many devices for my older wireless router to effectively keep up with. I used to have a lot of issues with my older router. Now, I can view each connection anytime in the app with their name, icon and what band they are using, i.e., 5GHz, 2.4GHz, or Ethernet. Congestion has been remedied. We are a house of streaming and occasional intensive data use. We depend on OTA DVR streaming, streaming services and all wireless except only the DVR, a Sonos and gaming console that are Ethernet, using 3 of the 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports available. The dedicated 5GHz for streaming was noticeable while other 5GHz and 2.4GHz devices were being used with file transfers/work, etc, with no hiccups. Very solid connections and after a few weeks, there have been zero issues. The above said, I believe this is really the guts of what sets this router apart; being able to serve the three bands to all the connected devices, intelligently and with solid performance. The Tri-Band is able to self-configure with the connected device to intelligently determine what bandwidth usage will be best and then assign the channel/band and traffic cop the total bandwidth. Intelligent Mesh - Comes at a cost. The VELOP AC1300’s aren’t cheap, but they are worth it. These nodes will expand your WiFi range for larger homes and applications. In short, the configuration of the AC1300 was seamless but what it is doing in the background is far from light duty. The expansion adapter is constantly in communications with the router to adjust bandwidth and total network utilization. There is a protocol that is nested into the hardware of the router and each node. When the node is setup, it gets it’s parameters from the router and behaves as part of the mesh. It is very fast, acting as the router in the form of an access point. This is invisible to the user. What you get is an expansion of your WiFi range and it’s capable bandwidth. MU-MIMO - Multiple users, multiple inputs and Multiple outputs. This is cool tech that has been around for consumers since around IPhone 6. The protocol is chip based and newer devices using this tech will be able to have individual sub channel data streams to connect to the router versus the older 802.11 spec where there was more of a token type prioritization where, when multiple users waited in a queue to get to the Net. Now, there is no line; when multiple users with today's WiFi controls request to get out, there is no line - it is more of a concurrent connection without a lag in connectivity. With more users, the lag used to be noticeable. So this, in my opinion, is a must have in a busy home/WiFi environment. USB - Unfortunately the USB is unavailable for any real use other than acting as a 5V power supply, at this point. Talking with Customer Support they did mention a future firmware will allow this to connect to a USB HDD and serve files. "Looking forward to that." The App, (good parts:) Once setup you can change the name and icon for the device. This was nice since I have so many strange wireless devices, from streaming to smart plugs and temperature/humidity monitoring devices. It took some time to copy the mac addresses/device list from the old router, log the names of each device and rename them into the new router. There are still about 7 more devices to add and with updating security on the router, it takes a time to get to each one and configure it to the new router. I wanted to make sure that only the devices in my home were connected, verified mac and each device settings. Regardless, After setup the app does a nice job presenting the devices with the icon and as you’ve named them, showing who is active, who is prioritized, who is inactive and who is in parental lock down. Prioritization. Prioritization means that if the kids are gaming or doing heavy internet utilization surfing and there is a lag in the ISP then the main TV, Chromebook or dad’s laptop don’t take a hit. That’s all there is. 3 devices can be added to the priority list. And with today’s bandwidth you’ll probably not need this or notice, anyhow. But it is nice to have with larger homes with more data intensive users, small businesses, dorms, etc. Parental controls. This is more of a basic on/off switch with limited scheduling options, i.e., setting on and off on the hour or half hour. You can also add in specific websites to block for each device per schedule. ‘Nothing fancy to see here, just a schedule you can set for each device and the ability to enable or disable the device. For me and the two school aged girls in the house - this works. For others, they may want something more extensive and that is not to be found in this device. And most offerings of parental controls are subscription based. Not to be found here and honestly I don’t want to task my router with this and experience has shown that it is a painful policy to police. Parental controls are weak. Guest access - Nice to have. Instead of giving people your login info - you can turn this feature on from the App when needed and have a separate username/password for temporary guests. I will use this and it is nice to have. We all have to do a better job of controlling our passwords and access to our networks. This is a feature that will help protect your network and information. “Nice.” The bad. Setup via App was extremely painful. Having configured countless routers and similar gear over the years, this was one of the modern worst experiences. I was really missing yesterday's Linksys/Cisco web interface to plug in and play. This was no the case out of the box. Plug in internet, setup App, wait for blinky light, tap on head, rub belly, and hope for the best. By default the response from the app during setup was to call your cable provider and ask for new device configuration. What happened to plug in and mac cloning? It’s there, but nested - after setup! In my case, I own my cable modem so my ISP doesn’t care what is hooked up past my modem. Only my modem is registered to their network. Long story short, I stumbled on the manual configuration after many trials and failures all while listening to the persistent Mrs. ask if I should return it or maybe it was beyond me, etc. “It’s like when they tell you to stop and ask for directions and you keep saying you know where you are going, but in reality you can’t see the road. Lol. Extremely frustrating. I really wish they would have given the ability to plug in and configure the basic router settings to get the router talking to the net, then let the app take over and do what it needed to do. Rather the app takes everything over from the get go. Not until you unlock the App’s desire to setup the internet can you get into all the settings and web interface. It is all there but it is unnecessarily frustrating that you are locked out until you get through the setup interface part of the App. Support - Linksys does have 24 hour support. I was able to reach them on a Saturday evening and during the week, both with very reasonable call back times. Many companies cannot offer this. So good job with this part. In all fairness - My recommendation is to know what you are going to be up against. Take your time and reset your home network. Take the time to put a hard security password and identify every connected device. You may have issues getting through the basic set up and expect a lot of patience or maybe just call in and have someone walk you through it if you fail to get it going right away - if you are having any difficulty, just call their tech support. Further, you should have any username and password ready for your cable company in case you are not familiar with mac address cloning and are swapping out a router connected to a cable company’s modem. If you have experience, just dig in, let the app fail to connect and find the manual setup in the app. Conclusion: After the frustration of initial setup, this Max-Stream is really a 5 star rating and the star off is for their App during setup. Yeah, maybe a bit pricey for a router, but I believe in this case you are getting what you pay for. You are future proofing a bit and the Tri-Band with all the extra tech is pretty sweet. And notice how I never said Access point? Because my configuration is Router - not access point. So good luck if that is your path, but for a Router, this thing is the bomb. I cannot speak on behalf of more than one VELOP, but for my home, one is all I needed and there is no signal degradation in any corner of my house, Excellent WiFi.

Linksys' Velop line of mesh routers have been a popular choice for people struggling with WiFi dead zones in their homes. The MR8300 gives you the look of a traditional router with the benefit of working with the Velop mesh system. -= Who should buy this router? =- First off, you don't want to use this router by itself. To fully take advantage of this router, you'll need at least one of the Velop nodes. This allows you to the expand the WiFi coverage as needed. You can think of a mesh system as placing multiple routers around your home to blanket it in WiFi coverage. While the best place for your router is a central location in your home, who actually places their router there? Usually, you need to connect your router near a cable or phone line jack, which is typically located on an exterior wall of your home, which limits the coverage in your home since half of your WiFi signal is going outside. -= Setup =- The setup process is very easy as you only need your smartphone and the Linksys app. Thanks to Bluetooth technology built into the Velop system, the app automatically detects the router and your internet connection, and then configures it with the network name and password that you want. This sure beats the setup of traditional WiFi routers, which usually involved connecting to a temporary WiFi network, configuring it, then disconnecting and reconnecting to the new WiFi network. And it's definitely better than installing a program from a CD-ROM disc (anyone remember that?!). If you have an existing router in your home (perhaps your internet provider gave you a combo modem-and-router-in-one), the MR8300 can be placed into "bridge mode" which allows you to use your existing router with the range-extending antennas of the MR8300 and any associated Velop nodes. -= Performance =- The MR8300 broadcast 3 bands: - a 2.4Ghz band that most WiFi devices use - a 5Ghz band that newer smartphones and streaming boxes use - an additional 5Ghz band dedicated to connecting the mesh system together Typically, if your device supports 5Ghz, you'll want to use that because it's faster. However, the 5Ghz band doesn't go through walls or travel as far as the 2.4Ghz band does, so having a mesh system that gives you multiple 5Ghz spots throughout your home can improve WiFi performance. My internet service maxes out at 100 Mbps and I was happy to find that I was able to hit that speed in the far corner of my home where it would previously only reach about 30-40 Mbps with my old router. I only needed one additional Velop node to get coverage throughout my whole home. With the Linksys app, you are able to monitor which of your devices are connecting to which node. Although I have a node setup in my home office with my Mac, I've found that my Mac will skip over it from time to time and connect to the MR8300 router on the opposite end of the house. I've noticed my other devices occasionally doing the same thing: connecting to the node located furthest away from them. It baffles me, but all my devices seem to be performing fine regardless. -= Features =- Oddly, the USB 3.0 port on the back of the router is currently non-functional and is reserved for "future expansion". I imagine it will function like the USB ports on other Linksys routers and will allow you to plug in a USB flash drive and hard drive for use as network storage, but at this time (February 2019), it doesn't do anything. Power users will appreciate features such as port-forwarding and MAC address filters, which can be administered through the Linksys app. More features are also available on the web interface to the router, but oddly some things can only be done in the app (such as setting up and viewing nodes) while others can only be done in the web interface (such as creating separate names for the 2.4 and 5Ghz networks). -= Overall =- With about 40 devices on my network, the MR8300 has performed very well and has definitely improved areas of my home where the WiFi was lacking with my last router. One of the major benefits of the Velop system is that you can expand it as you go by adding nodes individually to your mesh network. The MR8300 is a great starting point, but remember that it will work best if you purchase a Velop node to go along with it.

Being a tech geek I don’t hesitate to upgrade my network if I can make it faster and more reliable at the right price. The Linksys MR8300 (AC2200) router came with a plug-in “mesh extender” that I plugged in around halfway across my home (approx 60 feet and 3 rooms away). Set up was easy and the Linksys app is nice for checking status of your router and the connected devices (including priortization). What’s to say after set-up? It’s great! I have near-total coverage in my house and even within 10-15 feet outside. Connections are stable and fast. One very small note is that unlike many routers, the antennas are not replaceable. I doubt this would bother 99% of home users.

Went with Linksys as have had a few of them. This one replaces a Linksys that is 5-6 years old. It was having to be restarted every few weeks to maintain speeds and was struggling at times with multiple streams (3 tv’s + 3 iPhones). This unit’s range is slightly less than the old one. It still works well enough to stream you tube in the backyard about 50 feet or so from the house. It handles multiple streams with ease (why I specifically got a 3 band) and if there is any buffering, it’s due to the spectrum connection slowing down. (Everybody home due to Covid) It does seem good inside the home as my daughter’s tv never buffers anymore like it did frequently with the old one (something about her bedroom getting good signal). I got it on a great sale at 139.99. My house is 2 story and about 1900 square feet. Minor issue with range out in the yard by my fire pit which is maybe a 100 feet from the router. Otherwise, handles 5-7 devices streaming at once without a hiccup (I don’t have any 4K devices). Would have given 5 stars but range is not as reliable at my fire pit as the one that was 5+ years old.

The Linksys MR8300 Max Stream AC2200 router has the power and bandwidth to cover an average one-story house on its own. However, with the Velop mesh capability, you can expand coverage with a single SSID for as long as you have plugs to put nodes. If you currently have a Velop router, the MR8300 can be used as a primary node for the Velop nodes or you can get the Velop Whole Home Intelligent Mesh WiFi System Plug-In nodes. The plug-in nodes are interesting as there is nothing much to them. They are a small box that you plug straight to a wall outlet, they have a reset button and an indicator light and that is it. The rest is handled by the software and the primary node. One issue I had with the original Velop was that there were only two ethernet ports in which one had to be used for your modem. This one has four ethernet ports and one internet port for the modem and gives the same simplicity of the Velop. The setup is supposed to be simple. Download the app on your mobile device, connect to the WiFi using the information on the bottom label and run the app. However, I ended up in a loop, never making it to the next step. With a little Google searching I found the manual setup that essentially is connect to the myrouter.local web page with the connected device. Then manually change the end of the URL that says blocking.html to setup.html and follow the steps to give it an SSID and password. Once this was done and I connected to my new WiFi, the app loaded just fine. From that point on the app is simple to manage your home network and adding a new node was just as simple as it should have been for the router. Plug it up, wait for the light to change color and follow the on screen directions. After several minutes of it setting up, I was given a warning that the signal strength was low, however the placement of the only outlet in my hallway had no other option and I accepted the warning and everything works as intended. From a user perspective, there is only one wireless network in my house. However, with additional tools you can see the different bands being used and the coverage looks strong throughout my 3 story house. Even at the point where the added node said it was weak. Another slight disappointment is that there is a USB 3.0 port on the back of the router. As with most routers that have a USB port, this would allow for an external hard drive so that you can have network storage. However, this is not the case for this router and it is listed for future expansion. This may be something that they add in the future through firmware updates. Which by the way can be automatically done when available and applied at night to try and avoid average use times. For simple, easy to setup and and easy to manage full coverage mesh WiFi, if you don’t get the issue I had, this is great. If you expect to have more technical controls, like other routers used to allow, such as splitting your 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks into separate SSIDs, this is not meant for you.

I’ve been a Velop Mesh system user for two years now. While it seems to do what’s expected, throughput will DROP over time - to the point where everything needs a reboot. Nodes will also go “red” and drop off from time to time. I’ve also had to hard-reset the system to defaults 4x in those 2 years. When I received this LINKSYS MR8300 / AC2200 to review, I’ve had quite a bit of experience setting up the Linksys Mesh systems. I’m a techie - I’ve beta tested networking equipment from various vendors, so I try to play ‘newbie’ when setting up systems for product reviews … because that’s what most people will likely be. Without wanting to cause too much disruption to the network in the house, I gave myself a goal of 10 minutes of downtime to get the new router in place & servicing devices; I promised the family that I’d roll-back to the Velop if it was going to take more than 10 minutes. I started off by using the App and setting up the new router in a ‘faux offline’ state --- no true public-addressed Internet connection, but rather connectivity via my network switch. I gave it a test SSID and passphrase, and kept the default LAN IPs. I shut off my old Velop system, rebooted the Modem and I was able to make a cut-over on the ‘test’ SSID. I then adjusted the LAN IPs to my existing scheme, as well as starting / ending DHCP addresses so it wouldn’t wreak havoc with the addressing scheme I currently use when I activated the house’s SSID. After a few reboots, I changed the ‘fake’ SSID over to the real wireless name + passphrase and got the house online in 7 minutes. Very cool. Next, I added a WHW0101 wall-plugged node (box seen in one photo) via the app, one floor up and across the floor. That process alone was more than 10 minutes, however no downtime to the network that I noticed. Lastly, I added a traditional Velop node (the white pillar in the other photo), one more floor up and across the house - making a diagonal line of Mesh Nodes across the house. Another 10 minutes for the Velop node, but this time - a firmware update became available and I applied it … because, why not, right? That did cause a hiccup in service while the system rebooted. As much as they want you to use the App to control this setup, you just can’t do it all. Going to the IP address of the router will get you to a login screen, where you use the password you chose during setup. Note: Things like Parental Control won’t work until you disable IPv6 in the LAN settings. Once you turn it off, you can block websites for devices, or apply previously blocked websites to additional devices. I was able to do this across 3x systems: 2x Apple devices and 1x Chromebook. Port Forwarding (if you run your own website, VPN, RDP, etc) works as expected. The one thing that I caution you on, is the “Speedtest” functionality - either on the admin web interface, or via the Linksys App. Both means of accessing this feature seem to be pretty bad - and they literally lock up my Motorola Surfboard Modem. It’s so bad, that I need to power-cycle everything to get back online. The symptom? Well, the Router goes “red” on top, as do all of the Nodes installed throughout the house. At that point, I can reboot the Linksys pieces all I want, but it’s rebooting the modem that gets everything back online. At this point, only using it for 2 weeks, speeds have been solid and I haven’t had to reboot any of the components. I’ll go with 4 stars because speedtest crashes my network. Every. Time.

I purchased during COVID to make sure everyone in our home could access internet. The coverage is excellent and reaches both floors and into our bonus room. We’re all online (3 high school/college students and myself) at the same time and haven’t had any difficulty. We have printer and streaming TV services too, and no interruptions. Signal reaches outside as well, and I can walk outside with my laptop and still work with signal. It only took 5 minutes to set up and directions are easy. You just need to download their app to your phone/tablet, and have LTE service turned on. Much better than my previous router, and would recommend.

Let me get this out of the way: I've had heartache with Linksys before. Had an issue with their app (THEIR OWN APP) and the "help center" wanted $29.99 to troubleshoot and resolve. To me, that's not how business should be done. But, like Apple, though I may despise their business practices I can't deny the quality of their product. I upgraded from the AC1750 to this after reading the CNET and PCMag reviews - and it was half off, to boot. For my first foray into mesh networking, this was a pretty good intro. Install the app, follow the directions, should be a piece of cake. It's pretty thoroughly dumbed down as well, so that's helpful. However, ran into an issue where it couldn't connect to the cloud to finish doing something related to my account, and it went into a cyclic reboot/retry process that never got resolved. Went online for troubleshooting assistance, found that my issue was far from unique, but the Linksys support folks were less than helpful across numerous boards. Figured it out myself by connecting my phone to the temporary Wifi source provided by the router setup using the password under the router itself, but this is not part of the official troubleshooting procedure and is far removed from someone who has little to understanding of network functionality. My wife, for instance, would've straight up returned this and called it defective. Once that hiccup was resolved, the (much improved but still meh) app allowed me to name/tweak the icons of my various Wifi receptacles (tons of icons to choose from, even one that matched my Roomba). It allows you to prioritize devices (up to three) that will demand the very best of the available bandwidth, but for someone like me that has roughly 10-12 devices spread out across four family members at any given time, I hesitate to put a stranglehold on any one set of devices. The parental controls section hides the ability to turn off the Wifi for a given device (planned or otherwise) - mighty helpful to get the kids to do what they need to do. Range is good thus far; I have the router in the master bedroom and my smart TV/Xbox One downstairs roughly as far as they can get from the router seem to have no issue connecting and streaming video on playing online. Not having to manually select a frequency band is a plus, as trying to monitor what devices were riding which band was always somewhat tedious and limited their capabilities - this router chooses the best based on signal strength and available load-shared bandwidth across both the 2.4 and two separate 5 GHz channels - much more hands off. Overall satisfied, may add a relay to the mesh if I find that too many devices downstairs are causing sluggishness in the future, but everything seems to be perfectly fine thus far -- nice to have that as an option though.

I was on the look-out for a fast and reliable router. This one exceeded both these traits. The range of this router is simply amazing. My house is 2100 plus square feet, and I manage to get signal in each room with great speed. The set up procedure is both simple and quick. I love the option to have three separate channel bands. I have my own channel, and guests can use the other two to ensure privacy and speed. It does cost a bit more than others, but I assure you, it is worth the cost.

This replacement has really shined so far. It's powerful and readily extendable if I need more range, although this looks like it could be the first router that we have had that covers the whole house. Streaming quality is top notch. Plus, set up was super easy and the app is a great way to keep tabs on the network. This router takes our home network to the next level.

Needed a new wireless router for our home, wanted to place some devices on my Xfinity, TV’s and appliances. Wanted to place phones, computers and tablets on the internet through the Linksys AC2200, this would allow me ease of tracking, monitoring and troubleshooting whatever I added to this device. Setup was so easy, just download the app and poof, completed. Once done, you can easily add items and if wanted setup additional filters for devices! I named all the devices as I added them. I have a 10 year old and his internet on any of his devices are limited to times that assure me he will have supervised access, and not be accessible to the online world, at nighttime hours. Very useful for me and my wife. I can easily see other devices on guest network, if you set one up! I initially planned to install this in my attic to maximize signal and range, but after initial setup, it was clear that I could leave it conveniently placed where all of my other “service devices” are secured. No dropouts, fading signal, or anomalies. If you need something that does an overall well rounded job for a great price, this is for you. You can spend more and maybe you need more performance, we are running 12-16 devices simultaneously with not one issue.

This is a pretty good router and one of the best I’ve used. Setting up and using it was a breeze and you should have little to no problems at all. I greatly appreciate the Smart Connect Band Steering feature which basically places your devices on the most appropriate of the 3 possible bands ( a single 2.4ghz band and two 5.0ghz bands) offered by the router. Through this feature a slower device won’t negatively affect faster devices by hogging all the band. With 15+ devices ( multiple consoles and computers) connected there was a consistent connection with no drop off in performance until you went too far from the router. I’d also like to add that there were a couple rooms to which I’ve always had connection issues with even when a wifi extender was being used. This is no longer an issue as this system has given me full coverage in those rooms and I no longer suffer any dead-spots inside.

After a lot of research and looking at reviews, opinions are like Bellybuttons.. and having Linksys wireless routers since the early 2000's I decided to purchase this one.. ok, I am also cheap, I have never spent over $100 for a wireless router, This one had a price drop and I grabbed it to replace an older router.. After walking through the configuration, which are fairly straight forward, although, being forced to use the app on my phone is not what I wanted to do. (there are lots of complaints about that) it is up and running and wow! It is in my basement like the old router, but I have better coverage! I can even get a good signal in the garage! I am not a gamer, but with 18 devices to connect, it hasn't slow it down.. I am very pleased with this router.

I switched internet providers and decided to use my own WIFI Router instead of paying rental to the provider. The night before the switch I plugged this into my old providers router created a new SSID and switched ever device in my house to the this router. It was so so simple to do. This router was even able to send the password (with my permission) to several devices so I didn't have to type it in. Very cool! My MBPS speed tripled just by switching to this router. I was able to eliminate the repeater I had needed to reach my back porch as this router reaches outside with full bars handley. The next day when I switch providers I Just plugged this router to the new providers cable modem and I was done . Switchover was completed in 30 second. This IS the router you want to buy!

Upgraded from the router that came with my Internet Provider. And wow! Not only am I getting constant speeds without dropping, even when very far away from the router where I have only 1 bar, im still getting fast reliable speeds. This whole time, I thought that my laptop's wifi card was dead because I couldn't maintain a connection for more than 30 mins with my old router. This one fixed all my problems. Also loving the app where I see every single device that is connected. This router will not disappoint. Got this on sale at $150 but I would gladly purchase it again at full price if needed.

While the settings for more advanced users are either not accessible or one step harder to get to, this is nonetheless proving to be a formidable router. It's speed and range are both significantly improved from our Linksys E series wireless N router. Look is cool too, which is important if displayed on a wall (even partially hidden) as it is in our place. And, wasn't certain the range would be all we needed before buying, so the flexibility to incorporate Linksys Velop nodes made it a certainty. One thing I'm unsure about is the device priority and seamless roaming features. Every once in a rare while, a device will be disconnected from the router. I'd almost separate out the 2.4 and 5 GHZ bands to have choice.

I paired this router with 3 Velop Tri-Band Nodes. We now have full strength signal upstairs, and it’s FAST! I am not super tech-y at all, so i was happy that it was so easy to set up! I live out in the country and I’m sure its speed is hobbled by satelite service. Since setting this up I have discovered my old satellite modem is fritzing and will need to be replaced, but I could not be happier with this set-up.