Asus Cd6, Ac1500 Dual Band Mesh Wi Fi System, Coverage Over 465M2, Aiprotection With Trendmicro For Life, 4 Gigabit Ports, Adaptive Qos, Aimesh Compatible Pack Of 2, White

The Wifi coverage is average although I purchased two sets (total 6 units) to cover the house, but the coverage is less than satisfying. The biggest problem is the total internet drops of all units randomly, I updated the software and followed all troubleshooting recommendations, but nothing works. The units continue to drop without any logical reason which makes a normal MS Teams meeting or similar Apps near impossible. Very disappointed from ASUS, especially that the set is quite expensive and there are much better routers with less cost....

I already had Ethernet ports in my rooms when I bought the house, but the max speed was 100Mbs so not fast enough when paying for full fibre. I bought these to add on to my asus rog Ax5400 router used as additional nods for around the house. I'm blown away by the speeds and coverage around the house now. I'm getting in excess of 500Mbs on any given device now.These can used as Wan router and node or both as additional nodes to a existing WiFi economy system.Set was a breeze using the Asus router app. Everything linked up right away. No stress.Honestly a very good bit of kit for anyone who wants better coverage and more cosistent speeds.There are 3 lan ports one node and 2 on the other. They are sleek and compact so want hinder any minimalistic lifestyles

I've had these for over a week now and as expected from Asus, my wifi has been super reliable. Speeds are consistent and it even has a an identical web management interface as my old ASUS router (RT-AC3200).These units are tiny (when compared to other mesh units on the market) and blend well into the background with a simple small colour changing status led on their front (which can always be toggled off if needed).Setup was simple enough, plug the main node into a modem and run through the web interface quick setup. The main router then uses WPS (to send config to the extra nodes) and that's it working. WPS should be switched off once completed - as WPS isn't a secure function anymore. It can always be switched back on when adding any future nodes.These also run AiProtection (from Trend Micro), this can be setup to monitor specific usage, block sites and can even checks the router options are configured correctly. It also has some great monitoring tools including parental controls, infected device isolation, malicious site blocking and wifi timed scheduling to name just a few.Placing the nodes is made easy as the main routers interface shows a simple schematic displaying the wifi backhaul connection strength (shown by connected coloured lines) on the Aimesh menu - this should help guide where to place them.One small gripe (which is why this isn't a 5 star review) is this routers resource don't seem enough (specifically for memory) which seems maxed out all the time. This may bite me long term however presently it seems stable and no issues have occurred since setup. Cpu however is barely touched when running.*I did try a TP-Link S4 mesh prior to this however sent them back as can only be administered via the TP-Link deco app (which uses a non 2fa capable TP-Link web account). These ASUS units are different and can be administered either by cloud or a local web interface - personally I always switch off cloud functions.Overall I think these units are great, yes - its not the wifi 6 or tri-band model but, I don't have any wifi 6 devices simple wanted a wider wifi coverage than previous - which units these provide in spades. Well done again ASUS.--edit--One small annoyance found, is one of the child nodes (which is placed in a bedroom) seems to randomly turn its LED light on when you are stood nearby (I kid you not - its when you stand near it), this is even when the LED light setting to switched off. I've contacted ASUS who stated the unit may be faulty so must return however the same things occurs on its replacement - so assume there is another reason for it?ASUS provide no documentation as to why this occurs however it doesn't seem to be affecting this nodes operation - so will live is simply with it.-- edit -- 3 months on..I've recently updated my configuration to make these nodes run in AP mode - so still use my old Asus router as a primary gateway / DHCP. I did this as the main mesh router unit struggled occasionally with performing both routing and running its mesh function (I have 30+ devices always connected) - so things did slow occasionally and especially when trying to administer / make changes or when looking at the monitoring tools. This was no biggie for me as my old router was gruntier anyway (dual core with twice the memory than the single core mesh system). My old router now handles the main heavy lifting and the mesh deals with wifi and mesh actions only. Using the Zens in AP mode does mean some of the in-built fancy functionality is now disabled however I have these missing functions on my main router (which is also an ASUS) so again no biggie.Overall these are great and are working well, I've even just added two more nodes - to cover those harder to reach garden areas (now making 5 nodes in total). The new coverage means wifi is everywhere and at 5ghz too. The two new nodes were bought for £85 (via amazon warehouse) so nabbed a real bargain as well. For those who don't know, adding two nodes is a simple case of buying another one or in my case a two pack (1 x router and 1 x node in the box) - both are then simply setup as extra nodes using the Asus router app.. Super easy.

If you don't have experience, I still recommend as it is easy to setup if you want a mesh network.This is my second pair. One unit from the first pair was faulty and I'm going to describe this for others that may have the same issue.TLDR; It was replaced by Amazon and now works great. The wifi performance and coverage is excellent. The app is very good. Loses a star for ASUS being difficult/impossible to contact (in the UK).After setting everything up and positioning my units, everything worked as expected with maximum speed (google speed test reaching maximum from my ISP) everywhere including an outbuilding and at the end of the garden. A few days later, I noticed that I had no connection in the outbuilding and discovered through the app that the node was disconnected. No red LED as it should display though. Rebooted it and it was back up and running. This then started happening frequently and sometimes wouldn't connect after a reboot and both needed rebooting. Having looked around for solutions, I saw that someone had swapped the units around so that the 'naughty' one was the main unit. With them swapped, it became apparent that the problem unit was randomly rebooting as I was able to witness it happening via the LED this time. Unlike when set as a node, it was recovering and going back to normal. It wasn't obvious from the logs how often this was happening but my security and heating had a perfect log of when connection was lost and it turned out to be happening several times a day. After a chat with Amazon, attempts were made to contact ASUS but their telephone support was useless. Despite multiple attempts, their phone tree simply wouldn't put me through to anyone. Amazon agreed to send a replacement. This all took place within 24hrs from first contact an I cannot fault the service from Amazon.Odd quirk that might be a fault symptom but the app would not display the LED guide on the faulty unit's detail page. I've mentioned this incase anyone else has the same behaviour.The replacement pair are working as expected.There are no dead zones in the house or indeed anywhere within my property boundary. I can even stay connected (in AC) from 20m down the street!I recommend separating the 2.4 and 5ghz so that you can guarantee that devices always go on the 5ghz. The slower 2.4 always pops up first as it has greater range and many devices will pick that one and stick with it. The dedicated 5ghz backhaul between the two units is essential for me to get the speeds I required in an outbuilding. My previous wifi extender just didn't cut it. This reason along with not having to manually switch between access points were the main reasons for getting the ZenWifi.The configuration and monitoring app is superb. You can easily see all connected devices and rename and label them with suitable icons if they don't broadcast exactly what they are. Easy access to loads of settings and the web GUI is great for even more detailed setup. Free security protection and parental controls is a nice bonus. You can also setup remote access via a permanent custom URL with SSL if you don't have a static IP; you can securely check on the system from anywhere in the world!If you know your way around a router, this is one of the easiest and quickest domestic systems I have worked with. Very happy.Extra detail. I am connecting it to a Virgin Superhub2 in modem mode. I live in a standard brick house with both units on the ground floor; one at the front and one at the rear. There is a wall between the two units and they are ~12m apart and I get an RSSI of -45dBm which is reported as 'great'.

I had a different mesh system that was giving me a headache!!.. as in it didn't work as expected (poor signal and connectivity)Purchased these as they were £100 on an offer..I cant fault them, unboxed them.. connected to my router.. and they just worked... updated to the latest firmware and have had no problems with them (well except DCHP settings (my router was handling this but these come with DCHP turned on..) easy fix... just told them my Router was issuing IP addresses.. and rebooted the Zen Wifi .. took a few mins to re-establish connection with the 2 nodes.. but all worked wellBest thing is each node has 2 1GBIT sockets in it.. so you can have 1 as the backhaul connection (hard wire to the Zen base Router, which suits me perfectly ) you can also connect another rj45 ethernet to the other socket so the Zen Node is a mini ethernet 2 port switch! really useful.. you can also disable the ethernet port and have it as a normal 2 port switch that uses the wifi as the backhaul.The Main Zen Wifi has 4 ethernet ports.. (one for the internet and 3 for anything else you want to hard wire connect)I have a 74mbit internet connection.. this mesh handles that with ease.. providing 74mbit on the wifiThe web interface for setup/configuration is excellent and very comprehensive..You can even connect to Alexa (so you can turn the internet off or disconnect individual devices !!! VERY USEFUL - so many voice commands .. I love this feature..Pros• Good Price Point• 1Gbit ports• Easy to set up• Comprehensive setup options• Alexa CompatibleCons• None so far..Review Update:Having used this mesh for several months now I can find no real fault with them. They have worked non stop since I purchased them, without any re-boots, just the occasional software update... (which was successful and the nodes all retained their settings.I have a strong signal all over my house now (45db is the lowest connection!)Speeds are well within the design specs.. and although this is not WiFi 6 it is sufficient for all my wifi devices (Amazon alexa devices, WiFi Smart home devices - I have over 30 different devices connected, several tablets, 4 laptops, and All work fine.Very pleased with the product and will be purchasing an additional node to cover my garden area.

I'll start with cons:- lack of user manual supplied ( just a quick start guide) so google is your uncle- it took me some time to figure out the best and only set up that works without having poor speed/range on the node- my smart TV finds it hard to connect and remember wifi settings on 2.4GHz which makes youtube streaming not as straight forward as it used to be- if you change Asus account's password while on wifi it will give you hell - it won't accept neither new nor old password, you'll need to perform a hard reset and start over again from scratch- setting up a USB drive to act as a media server or for back up not that straight forward as with Netgear- if you're connecting the node via wireless backhaul you'll need to set it up the right way otherwise wifi speed will suffer a lot (10-20 Mbps)I wish someone had written this simple instruction and attached it to the device. The only configuration that works for me ( after extensively testing all possible options) is:- smart connect switched off- 2.4 and 5 GHz wifi separated with distinct names- second 5 GHz hidden and dedicated for wireless backhaulIt's very handy to save your router's settings once you get it up and running - in case you mess up this will save you a lot of time.Overall I am happy with the speed and coverage now - wifi signal reaches the end of my garden with wifi speed upstairs up to 200 Mbps.Hope this helps.