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Easy to install, works super well
I had seen reviews saying the install was difficult or that you were forced to subscribe to some dumb security service or something. Luckily none of that was true.
Installation was a breeze, took me about 20 min to get all three units going. And most of that time is just waiting for the devices to initialize and connect to each other.
Installation was as follows:
1. Open box, see two satellite units, 1 router unit. (they are labeled as such with a temporary wrapper, but also are permanently labeled on the bottom).
2. Plug ethernet cord from my current (internet provider provided) router/modem combo into the new router unit. Then plug it in for electricity.
3. Wait for the light on the front to cycle through flashing and turn solid blue.
4. Plug in the two satellite units (to electricity) and let them do their thing until their lights are solid blue (I did this with them all just sitting next to each other in the same room).
5. On my phone, connect to the wifi network they are broadcasting (the network ssid and password at written on the bottom of the router unit).
6. Open browser on phone and go to the address listed on the installation card that came in the box.
7. The website suggests that I download and install their phone app, I declined to do so. Maybe that is where they try to sell you on some security package?
8. Follow the steps on the page to set up the devices (setting your admin password etc).
9. Then actually log into the router (in your browser, on your phone, same address as before... use the password you just set.)
10. To make things easy I chose to name my network the exact name of my old network. So first I also logged into my old router and switched off both wifi networks it was broadcasting (2.4 and 5 ghz). And then on the new router I set up the wifi network with the same name and password. Note: If you name the new wifi network something new, or give it a different password, then of course you're going to have to update every device in your house that you want to connect to it to provide it with the new name and password.
11. I had to wait a couple of minutes for all devices in my house to come on line (like 50 things), but they all connected just fine.
12. Now everywhere in my house I have full strength wifi signal.
February 2021 · Electronics · verified purchase