ASUS ZenWiFi Whole-Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System (ET8 2PK), Coverage up to 5,500 sq.ft & 6+Rooms, 6600Mbps, New 6GHz Band, AiMesh,Instant Guard

This provides excellent speeds and coverage. However, I have never had so many issues with stability in a router.

Tried two other mesh routers but this one really stands out. Game changer!

I purchased an Asus Zen WiFi ET8 (AXE6600 Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6E System) and an Asus RP-AX56 Extender. Using the Asus Router Mobile APP, I installed both the router and extender. I installed the extender as an AiMesh node to the Asus Zen Router. Installation was a breeze using the mobile APP. The router (primary node) is installed in a back bedroom with node #2 (second ET8 unit in 2 unit set) installed in the kitchen and the RP-AX56 (3rd node) is installed in a front bedroom. This system has definitely improved my WiFi signal. Buffering has been totally eliminated. I am writing this on day 3 since the installation. The system has worked flawlessly. So far, I am extremely pleased with these Asus products.

I recently cut the cord on cable TV and upgraded to 1Gbps (fastest I can go in my area) service to my house. I started out the with typical all-in-one modem-router provided by my ISP but I was having the typical 1st world problem of coverage, lack of flexibility/control, and stability - so I used the money I saved on my cable bill to splurge on Mesh WIFI. It was between the Zen and Netgears Orbi and I ultimately picked Zen - I cant imagine going wrong with either, but the Zen was a bit more affordable and I used the extra money to pick up a pair of MoCA 2.5 adapters (Hitron HT-EM4) to backhaul the paring mesh node by wire vs. wireless.

The mesh system worked great for the first 5 months of operation. The remote node maintained a back haul connection on the 6ghz channel with out any problems. After 5 months in operation, the node has started dropping device connections, and dropping its back haul connection. Now I am having to continually optimize the node to reestablish connections. When that doesn’t work, I have to reboot the node I order for it to reestablish the back haul connection. Sometimes it will switch to a 5ghz back haul, and when that happens, speeds drop to 1mbps down and .5mbps up. Basically useless. I wish I would have listened to the other reviewers before purchasing. Firmware is up-to-date. Problems started happening without any changes to the firmware. I’m now looking to switch to a different brand to solve our Wi-Fi needs.

This product kept dropping my Ring security system from the network throughout the night. I am returning the unit because I cannot have my security system running on cellular data all the time or even at all.

I have a rather complicated and large home network and after much research I decided to buy this router. I had a few bumps along the way when I first migrated my devices over, and had a hiccup or two getting the mesh running at first. BUT, since then, smooth sailing and fantastic reliable speed. After much testing I found that I really didnt need a second AP with coverage from my main router. But I added the second because, well, why not? We have a 1300sf 2 story town house with a massive amount of nearby networks. And just the one router covers the home, back yard and garage great! But, I still added the second router so I could cover an even bigger area, and while completely unnecessary, its impressive! I had read numerous reports of bad experiences, but I found that by setting up the router, and mitigating many different bad devices, cables, and converters in my LAN, Im getting stable fast internet everywhere.

Replaced an old Google mesh Wi-Fi system, Also bought a new TP link router That worked perfectly with this. Running in back haul mode, 3000 ft² home, no problems no drops, been 2 months

I bought this highly rated router and 7 months later I did a factor reset and turned it into a brick. That was not the worst part - the worst part is ASUS customer service!

Most complicated over information filled inter face ! Took so long to find my router , then could not find the node ,( never did ) then adds a third ? Finally got it up and running then I made the mistake of updating firmware , that was it . Nothing could not find the network or nodes , did everything dumb thing , reboot everything in install and reinstall . Nothing . Waisted a day .