Samsung - Connect Home Pro AC2600 Mesh Wi-Fi System - White
Model: ET-WV530B
SKU: 5872506
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Customers consistently note the Connect Home Pro AC2600 Mesh Wi-Fi System's ease of use and compact size. Many appreciate its strong signal and wide range, allowing for reliable Wi-Fi coverage throughout their homes. However, some users point out limitations in the number of Ethernet ports and find the accompanying app to be less than ideal. The system's performance and design also receive positive feedback.
Very compact and elegant design. Setup was easy, just make sure you download Samsung's connect app in advance from the app store (android or apple). At first It wouldn't recognize my internet, but after a reboot, it caught the settings from my cable modem automatically. You can control smart things with this router too (like smart led bulbs, wall plugs etc), I haven't tried this yet, but I'm going to get a smart wall plug so I can command a light on my living room from my phone. Other than that, the speeds are great (this is a AC 2600 router in short) and the coverage is amazing, no dead spots in my home. They say you could add more of these - up to 5 to create a mesh system. However, one is just fine for up to 1500 sqf. The only con is as of my review, this doesn't support IPv6. To me, any good router in 2017 should support IPv6 out of the box. Lets hope Samsung can add support in a future firmware update (there was one after the setup process). So this is why my 4 stars, may go up if they add support for IPv6 later.
Posted by JamexRZ
With more and more smart devices entering our homes, the new Samsung Connect Home products appear to offer a great all-in-one solution: a wireless router/mesh Wi-Fi system that can also act as a central hub to control all of your connected smart devices. Samsung has delivered a great smart hub device, but the router itself doesn't quite live up to the "pro" name. PROS: - Very easy setup. The Connect Home Pro comes in a small, compact box with the router, power cord, and ethernet cord. Simply connect the router to your modem, plug it into a wall outlet, and launch the Samsung Connect app on your mobile device. - Small, compact size. This device will fit practically anywhere and has a sleek, modern design. - Wi-Fi coverage is good for such a small device. For this Pro model, Samsung claims it will cover 1,500 square feet. In my 1,000 square-foot apartment, it provides full coverage in almost every corner. - The SmartThings Hub functionality works wonderfully. I love the ability to control my Philips Hue lights and Arlo Pro camera system within a single app. Best of all, the Connect Home Pro recognizes compatible smart devices as soon as they connect to the Wi-Fi network, and it's super easy to set them up and control them within the Samsung Connect app. The more devices you have, the better it gets. If you have a smart vacuum, for instance, you can configure the app to activate the vacuum when your other devices detect that you've left the house. Simply put, the Hub portion of this router enables communication between your smart devices, allowing you immense control over scheduling and scenarios. CONS: - As a wireless router, this device lacks almost every advanced setting you can think of. As far as I can tell, Wi-Fi settings can only be adjusted through the app, and the app only has a few basic settings such as guest network, Wi-Fi name and password, and device prioritization. You can't separate the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks. I don't see any options for port forwarding. All settings are controlled through Samsung's smart service, so if that or your Internet connection go down, you won't be able to access the device's settings. This is a far cry from a "pro" router. - There is only one ethernet out port on the back of the router, so if you want to hard-wire more than one device, you'll need to use an ethernet switch. - Speeds drop off quite significantly the farther you get from the router. Standing next to the router, I can max out my 200 mbps Internet connection. However, once I get about 30 feet from the router, my speeds are cut in half. A local file transfer between two wirelessly-connected computers within 10 feet of the router indicated that speeds fluctuated between 20 and 250 mbps with no real consistency. In my testing, devices connected to the slower 2.4 GHz band first and then hopped over to 5 GHz when I did any bandwidth-intensive activity. But even on 5 GHz, I rarely saw transfer speeds of over 200 mbps. - Not a huge issue, but this device has an internal fan that can be audible in very quiet rooms. I heard it kick on three times over the past two days. - This pro model is sold individually and not in packs of three like the standard model. So if you want to create a mesh Wi-Fi network with the supposedly faster speeds of the pro model, you'll have to buy additional pro units at full price. OVERALL: As a SmartThings Hub, the Connect Home Pro really shines. Just make sure your smart devices are compatible with Samsung SmartThings, or else this device will not recognize them. As a router, the Connect Home Pro seems to fall flat. It will likely work fine for smaller homes with basic Wi-Fi and streaming needs, but busier homes with tons of devices may want to look elsewhere.
Posted by ryanmcv
If you're like me and slowly converting your place into a smart home and you're a Samsung fan(boy), then this one is for you! Since I had already started going the route with WEMO adapters and the Amazon Echo, I had borrowed my friend's SmartThings (by Samsung) adapters to play with this one... Very small and compact compared to my EA9300, I would say stylish too. Fast router capabilities, good wifi range and a SmartThings Hub! I haven't really tried out the whole mesh routing yet, but this already has a great (Up to 1500 sq ft of coverage) range. It covers my whole apartment to the sidewalk (not bad). Router speed is very comparable to the EA9300, and I think that's solid when it comes to overall performances. The Connect Home Pro makes me want to go with the SmartThings and Samsung Smart appliances route after using it for a few weeks... oooohweeee.
Posted by drklbc
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