Price
Expand to view more details.Price includes all components needed to create a mesh/extended network.
enter value/s in increments of 1 between 99 and 649
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Power switch
Whether the unit has a physical power switch on the device.
Ethernet ports
The total number of available ethernet ports for connecting wired ethernet devices. This excludes the WAN port, which is used to plug in your existing modem or modem/router.
enter value/s in increments of i between 2 and 8
USB ports
The number of ports for connecting USB devices. USB ports may be used for physically attaching storage drives for sharing on the network.
enter value/s in increments of i between 0 and 4
Speed from origin location (Megabytes per sec)
Data throughput speed from the origin location (at the router) measured in megabytes per second (MBps)
enter value/s in increments of i between 11 and 56
Speed from extended location 1 (Megabytes per sec)
Data throughput speed from the first location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabytes per second (MBps)
enter value/s in increments of i between 7 and 48
Speed from origin location (Megabits per sec)
Data throughput speed from the origin location (at the router) measured in megabits per second (Mbps)
enter value/s in increments of i between 89 and 447
Speed from extended location 1 (Megabits per sec)
Data throughput speed from the first location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabits per second (Mbps)
enter value/s in increments of i between 52 and 383
Availability
A Similar model is identical in most aspects except for a few. This means that a majority of its test results are identical so you can reasonably expect to get the same results from the model we tested, but for those aspects which aren't identical, we'll note these as "Not Tested" in the Compare tables.
A Tested model refers to a model that is still current and available in the Australian market. You should be able to order this model through your local retailer, or find it online.
These models can't be found in retailers or online or are no longer manufactured. You may still find these models on second hand websites, or in second hand dealers. Test methods may change over time, so criteria which can't be directly compared will contain an N/A.
An Identical model is exactly that. Performance characteristics will be identical and the only difference will be something trivial such as colour, which won't have an impact on performance.
These are models we haven't yet tested but that are available.
Included in this review
- Recommended
- Yearly running cost
- Overall score
- Performance score
- Ease of use score
- Speed from origin location (Megabytes per sec)
- Speed from origin location (Megabits per sec)
- Speed from extended location 1 (Megabytes per sec)
- Speed from extended location 1 (Megabits per sec)
- Maximum link speed (MBps) [2.4GHz/5GHz]
- Maximum link speed (Mbps) [2.4GHz/5GHz]
- Tri-band router
- Complete Wi-Fi mesh system in a box
- Extra products required to create mesh/extended network
- Products we used to create mesh/extended network
- Extra nodes can be added
- Highest encryption level
- MU-MIMO antenna technology
- Ethernet ports
- Good points
- Bad points
- Tester notes
- Availability
- Brand
- Model
- Price
- Seamless roaming
- Wi-Fi standards supported (802.11x)
- Modem required
- Power switch
- Parental controls
- Indicators
- USB ports