Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy to set up and get running. Works flawlessly in three floors of the home.

cant beat a mesh system. great wifi signal and. speed through my 2 story whole home.

First node went fine, second node went fine, third node acted up. Once I got it going wirelessly, set it up to use Ethernet per manufacturers instructions. This worked but I noticed major drops in speed and node switching was almost non existent. This happened while it was set up wirelessly as well. App is useless, showed devices connected to wrong nodes, and wouldn't show some devices that were connected, I could ping these using the app, but wouldn't show them connected. This makes parental controls useless. Some forums are telling people to ignore the app....What? Linksys pushes the app from the get go, and makes the user hunt for the web interface, which doesn't seem to have all the same features as the app. This system was supposed to replace a well functioning Linksys EA9500. The app for that works fine. This app for this system, not so much. I would log in and it would show 10 devices connected, close the app and restart immediately and it would show 18 devices connected. It would report node disconnection when there was none. One node would get bypassed altogether by every device even if it was right next to it, the only way to get something to connect to it was to force it by shutting wifi off on the device and then turning back on. Even then after a few moments it would disconnect and move to any other node. These were not placed in a bad spot, was told by set up app that placement was,"just right". I even ordered three more nodes thinking I got a bad batch, and was planning on returning the first three. I tried every configuration for an entire weekend. Reset to factory settings, reinstalled, etc. etc., but no go, same issues as the first three. I really wanted this to work. When You look at the forums you'll see that every problem I ran into, is listed and talked about, These are not new problems. This is a very competitive market for mesh systems and it seems like Linksys rushed this out for people to buy and they would fix the problems as they came in. A very Microsoft way of doing things. For the price that's charged for these, you would think they would have tested this a little more thoroughly. I like Linksys, I have only used Linksys routers and switches but this product for me is a HUGE fail. I packed all six nodes up and returned to best buy. Unpacked my EA9500, which I had already set to factory settings to sell, and hooked it back up using the smart wifi app. Was up and running in 6 1/2 minutes...yes, I timed it. I would recommend holding off buying this until these issues have been addressed. Do your own research and you'll see.

Wanted a WiFi system that had multiple pods. This had 3 and our coverage has been great with no issues.

Traded in the top line Comcast for this mesh system. It is far better !! Finally have good whole house coverage

We have a large house that one modem could not cover. This gives the entire house coverage, without losing bandwidth.

I have a 4 node system and 2 of them (furthest away from the master) will randomly go offline and require a power cable pull to reconnect. They are only 50 feet from the master and just drywall between them. Could be a crowded channel issue, but every effort to find a better channel still doesn’t improve the issue.

This is a great Wi-Fi system. It took me sometime to get through the setup because I didn’t realize you had to setup each of them separately. After that it has worked great. There are no Wi-Fi dead zones in my house and I have a 3 family home. I will recommend this to anyone looking to upgrade their Wi-Fi especially if you have multiple devices connecting to the internet all the time.

Added it to my current system . I have 7 nodes in my 9000 sq ft home. They linked so easy.

This is the 2 node system and it covers my house with full signal. Our house is about 3000 sf and the product works as advertised. It has been great to go from fading signals to full signal 24/7. Worried about installation, don’t. The Geek squad can help and take care of any problems in an hour. The units are small and black is not noticeable . We have one on top of a desk and the other in the floor near a cabinet. Great product if you need more signal!

Having a 2 story house with 2 x 6 construction in the exterior walls was making it very hard to get a strong signal inside the house despite having a booster. Also, having a teacher that is teaching virtually from home with frequent slow-downs during streaming was a nuisance. Now we get good service out of our new "net router" . No more slowdowns or interrupted streaming.

this was so easy to set up. reception is so much better in the house. gaming is Fast. a much needed upgrade

Excellent. Its works very nice ly. I am happy for this product and recommended.

Will help your struggling signal to cover a full house with multiple floors, excellent, and easy to set up.

Great product and provides wifi to all ends of house. A little pricey but I think it's worth it. Supports all our devices.

Velop lives up to its hype...I was prepared to maintain ethernet connections from the Velop nodes to my devices downstairs, but found that the wifi is definitely sufficient...I've been able to retire 3 ethernet lines, and thus their clutter, while experiencing greatly increased reliability and speed...I had been using a powerline adapter to enable signal transfer to an Apple TV, a Skystream 3 Plus (Android strraming) and a laptop...I am sooo pleased!

I added 3 to the 3 I already had. WiFi throughout the house now.

I bought this because we needed faster internet and it is much faster.

Please note that I was given one of these from Best Buy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Also, this is a very long review, so the TL;DR summary is that it’s a good option for those looking at an easy to configure mesh network with good overall performance but it’s also missing usability features that should be available at its price point, such as the ability to add network storage directly to the system. Alexa connectivity helps somewhat but due to features you can get elsewhere, I think it’s overpriced and I'm slightly disappointed. I'd recommend it for those that only want the WiFi connection and nothing more, but for those that want more from their WiFi, I don't recommend it. (Best Buy doesn't have a "maybe" option.) ------------------------------------ Linksys Velop is more than a mesh WiFi system for your home. It’s a luxury WiFi system. While it’s not the fastest or most complete solution out there, it does solve these problems: 1) WiFi coverage in large homes 2) WiFi connectivity for lots of wireless devices 3) “Ugly Router” issues I’m going to start with the hardware itself. Each Velop node is small and has a distinct modern style that blends in with most décor. Connections, the power switch, and the reset button are recessed on the underside of each node, with a slot for cable management; each node features two auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet ports. Inside each node resides a quad-core processor that manages connectivity and runs the standard security things a router does. Keep in mind that none of the nodes have USB or eSATA ports, so you won’t be able to use the Velop system as a file server, DLNA media server, or print server. The “tri-band” WiFi connectivity each node is comprised of a 2.4 GHz radio capable of 400 mbps and two 5 GHz radios capable of 867 mbps each. One of the two 5 GHz radios is used for the “backhaul”, or node-to-node connection, meaning that each node has an aggregate total of 1267 mbps available for connection to your devices. However, if it’s something you’re able to do in your home, Velop has a neat trick up its sleeve – you can use Ethernet network infrastructure or power line networking (with appropriate adapters, of course) as the backhaul connection between nodes, therefore opening up both 5 GHz radios on each node for communication with your WiFi devices. You’ll still have to go through the standard setup procedure, but once that’s done, it’s just a matter of plugging the Velop nodes into your wired home network. You can even mix and match wired and wireless nodes if you need to. Setup is quite simple thanks to the Linksys app, as long as you have a smartphone or tablet with Bluetooth LE; this includes every iPhone since the 4s, every iPad since the 3rd generation model, iPod Touch 5th and 6th generation models, and a majority of Android phones since 2013. Your phone connects to the router and then configures the first node automatically through the app. You’ll want to connect the node to the modem your internet provider gave you directly; if you have a stand-alone router, you can unhook it and put it away for now. During the setup process, the only two things the Velop asks you to do are to tell it if it’s connected to a stand-alone modem or a gateway router device, and to give the wireless network a name and a password. After configuring the first node, you’ll configure any additional nodes. This configuration is automatic and takes a few moments. Once you’re done adding nodes (in theory, it supports an infinite number of nodes, and Linksys has stated it’s tested up to six nodes in the online support documentation), it will download updated firmware for the nodes and restart them all. At that point, you’re done messing with it and everything is ready to use. In terms of performance, it works pretty well. I was able to maintain download speeds of 275 mbps using my iPhone 6s and 115 mbps with my Moto Z Play. Compared to both a Linksys EA7500 and a Linksys WRT3200ACM, this stays consistently faster throughout my house, but when I’m within about 20 feet of the either of the stand-alone routers, I do hit faster wireless speeds. (Each Velop node features a 2x2 AC867 connection, while the EA7500 is a 3x3 AC1300 connection and the WRT3200ACM is a 3x3 wideband AC2600 connection.) Now for the drawbacks: First thing I noticed is there is no way to add storage to this router system, either via internal hard drive (think Apple AirPort Time Capsule) or USB (think every midrange stand-alone router on the market today). Also, this means there is no easy way to add your old USB-only printer to the network without leaving a computer on 24/7 to function as a print server or purchasing a separate USB printer network bridge device. My second problem with Velop is how configurable the system is. I am a power user when it comes to all my electronics. With my network equipment, I like to have control over what my IP range is. I like to set static IP addresses over devices that may need configuration or reconfiguration later. I also like – no, LOVE – web-based setup options. This app-only thing is actually annoying. The inability to configure the system as a set of access points so it can be used with a router that features built-in network storage capabilities or a print server is a major blow in my book; many midrange and high-end routers manufactured with these capabilities in the last few years can comfortably handle a gigabit connection to the internet via wired ports but lack wireless connectivity that can break 150 mbps. If this could be configured to be a set of mesh access points you could attach to your existing router, I’d happily up my score and you guys would be saving routers from the landfill. This would make Velop more attractive to people that use the additional features their current routers have. This would also make Velop more attractive to small to medium offices looking for an easy way to add WiFi connectivity to existing infrastructure, since it does compete with enterprise-grade gear at its price points. Speaking of, my final problem with Velop is price. Had it been able to do more than just WiFi, the price points would be justifiable. All in all, I’m giving scoring Velop at 3 stars. Performance is pretty good overall, but it just lacks features it should have at it’s price points. If you’re looking for fast connectivity and incredibly easy setup, it’s a good option. If you’re a power user like myself however, or if you do more with your existing router than just connect to the internet, even Linksys makes better options for you if you’re willing to do a little work.

Grateful for this purchase! Our home is three floors & the VELOP is working very well! Really easy set up! Highly recommend!