I replaced my network of 2019 3 pack of eero pro to a network of 2020 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6. One by one I removed the 2019 eero nodes except the 2019 gateway eero node.
— Setup —
To add the new gateway eero node to my network and remove the old gateway eero node from my network, I tapped on the plus icon. Then I tapped on the “add or replace eero device” button. After that, I tapped on the “replace eero” button on that activity.
From there, the eero app showed me how to replace my gateway eero node. The app told me to plug in the new eero pro WiFi 6. However, in the next page the app told me to unplug the old gateway eero node (before it could have been factory reset / etc.) When I followed the instruction to unplug the old eero pro, the replace failed. The instruction to unplug did not make sense to me so I tried again with the old eero pro plugged in and the new eero pro WiFi 6 plugged in.
After that, the eero cloud was able to migrate my 2019 eero pro network (all settings) to my new 2020 eero pro WiFi 6 gateway-designated node.
In the future, I would like to use something similar to the following app flow.
1. Show the user a multi-selectable list of eeros they own, let the user select all the eeros they want to remove from the network in one page, remove them from the network before the replace procedure begins
2. Disable all not-removed older model nodes (if there were any)
3. After that, to keep it simple automatically replace the gateway node first (red light old, solid blue light new)
4. Automatically loop for each remaining eero node the user wanted to replace
5. Enable all nodes attached to the new gateway
Overall, the setup experience via the eero app impressed me by its simple and straight-forward pages with visually pleasing animations. The one issue I encountered during the replace procedure was not a problem for me due to my problem-solving mindset.
— First week —
I immediately saw the WiFi 6 icon on my S10+ with a 1.2Gbps link with WPA2 (WiFi is half duplex, so speed test showed half that top speed and fully saturated it with my ISP fiber gigabit link down and up)
WPA2/WPA3-Personal in transition mode is supported by eero pro and eero WiFi 6 pro, so I toggled it on in the app “eero labs” settings.
That is great news to me because I can use better WiFi security and this is one of the few routers on the market that currently support WPA3. It is an experimental setting as described by eero on their website.
Although the eero website says some Chamberlain models do not work, my Chamberlain model B1381 MyQ garage door opener with Amazon Key enabled connected and worked well with the WPA3 toggle enabled in the eero app.
I have about 50 WiFi devices on my network and all of them were able to connect immediately to the new eero pro WiFi 6 nodes.
In my mind, the gateway eero node should be the most processor-powerful node in a mesh network because all down-stream nodes’ packets going to or from the internet flow through a single gigabit port on the gateway-designated node to a modem, or ONT in this case.
— Thoughts —
In the past, I used eero secure but found that it occasionally over-protectively blocked websites that I did not want blocked. In the future, I would like to see the eero app have allow and deny lists to override the eero secure DNS blocker.
I would rather have NextDNS over TLS instead of eero secure DNS, however that is not an option in the app.
Like eero pro, eero pro WiFi 6 still does not have an admin configuration website that would be served at the gateway IP. All configuration is done via the eero mobile app. To me, this is a non-issue.
I tested the included cat.6 Ethernet cable with my Ethernet cable wiring tester. As expected, it passed because it is wired correctly.
Overall, this is an excellent mesh network system for work from home. My ping is 0ms and jitter is 0ms over fiber to the speedtest site hosted by my ISP connected directly to my PC via another cat.6 Ethernet cable. My PC speedtest shows over 900 Mbps down and up when wired through the new eero. The old eero consistently only gave my PC less than 750 Mbps down and up using the same cable and configuration. With all of the secondary nodes hardwired to the gateway node, my network gives me over 600 Mbps download speed and 600 Mbps upload speed on my S10+ phone. This new 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6 gave us great improvements over the old eero pro. My family and I are grateful and we appreciate the experience of the fastest and most secure WiFi available on the market today; we will use this to the fullest.
— Update: Week Two —
Today Tuesday at 3am, my eero network automatically updated while in bridge mode and the gateway eero blinked blue for 3 minutes then solid red on all 3 eero nodes. This may be caused by a difference in firmware, where the eero WiFi 6 pro did not figure out my network topology path from the gateway-designated node to the other nodes.
In my case, my network topology for the three eero nodes is the following:
1. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ non-managed switch ↔ second eero (hardwired)
2. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ third eero (WiFi)
The eero pro had no issues in this same network topology configuration yet the eero WiFi 6 pro had an issue and red lights all nodes after 3 minutes and until manual intervention.
Other users have reported the same issue on Reddit, so it seems this configuration is not supported well now. When all nodes are WiFi not hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. Also, if all nodes are hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. The problem now might be caused by a mixture of WiFi and hardwired eero nodes in the network.
For me, I will find a way to hard wire the third eero node.
— Update: Week Three —
After a week with 6.0.3 firmware installed on all three nodes, the WiFi connected node to the gateway node path had a latency issue that became worse over the week. So, I removed the WiFi connected node (not hardwired to the gateway node) in my bedroom via the eero app. After that, my devices that were connected to that node (which experienced the bad latency) were fixed. Meanwhile, the latency of devices (WiFi and Ethernet) connected via hardwired nodes to the gateway node remained minimal (great) since installation.
— Update: Month One —
I don't know why albeit, when my eeros updated to 6.1.0-877 the gateway was no longer gigabit (only 100Mbps max download and upload speeds)
Previously, my gateway was showing 940+ Mbps in the eero app speed test for weeks. WiFi connected devices also only speed test at up to 100Mbps through speedtest.net and fast.com apps to the same server that was showing >600Mbps up and down speeds prior to the 6.1.0 update.
No hardware in my network environment changed between 6.0.3 and 6.1.0. Only the update happened. Rebooting the network via the app did not fix this issue.
Update:
I unplugged the Gateway Ethernet cable and plugged it back in. That fixed my issue and my WiFi 6 network is back to 940+ Mbps download and upload speeds.
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eero Pro 6 system
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Title |
Amazon eero Pro 6 mesh wifi system |
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Wifi coverage |
Covers up to 6,000 sq. ft. |
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Type |
Router (connects to modem as primary router) |
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Supported speeds |
Best for internet speeds up to a gigabit |
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Wifi connectivity |
Wi-Fi 6 tri-band concurrent 2:2:4 (802.11ax), compatible with older wifi standards |
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Wired connectivity |
Two auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet ports for WAN and/or LAN connectivity |
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Speed rating |
AX4200 |
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Smart home connectivity |
Works with Alexa, Amazon Frustration Free Setup, 802.15.4 radio (Zigbee, Thread), Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0. |
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Electrical Rating |
100-240V AC, 50-60Hz |
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Processor, memory, and storage |
1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB flash storage |
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Network security and services |
Profiles, WPA3 (eero Labs feature), WPA2, TLS v1.2+, VPN passthrough, IPv6, NAT, UPnP, port forwarding, DHCP, static IP, and cloud connectivity |
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Required for setup |
Supported iOS or Android device and internet service (with cable or DSL modem, if required). See requirements. |
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Temperature Rating |
Operating: 0˚C- 40˚C Storage: -25˚C- 60˚C Operating humidity: 0% - 90%, non-condensing Operating altitude: <3000m |
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Dimensions |
5.6 in x 5.4 in x 1.9 in (142 mm x 138 mm x 48 mm). Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process. |
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Warranty and Support |
1-year limited warranty. Free customer support is available 7 days a week. Learn more warranty and support. |
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Subscription |
30-day eero Plus trial is limit one per new eero customer account. Additional terms apply, see the eero Plus Terms of Service for more details. eero Internet Backup performance will vary and you are responsible for data charges with backup connection providers. Learn more about eero Internet Backup requirements, performance, and compatibility here. |
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Software Security Updates |
This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least five years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. |
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Legal Disclaimer |
Some features require linking your Amazon account, and downloading the Alexa application or using a compatible Alexa device. Internet connection speeds and availability depend on your internet service provider; if your internet service provider does not provide you with the maximum supported speed, you will not experience that maximum speed. Maximum wireless signal rates are derived from IEEE 802.11 standard. Specifications assume wired Ethernet connection; your experienced speed may vary when connected to an eero device that is configured as a wireless extender. Coverage estimates are based on normal use conditions. Actual range and performance can vary, and maximum supported speeds may not be available to all customers, due to factors such as local regulations (including power limits), network configuration, interference, connected devices, device usage, building materials, and obstructions. Specifications are based on use of a Wi-Fi 6 or later generation client device. For more information about eero performance, visit support.eero.com. |
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| Wireless network speed | Best for internet speeds up to 500 Mbps | Best for speeds up to a gigabit | Up to 9.4 Gbps: (Up to 9.4 Gbps wired; up to 4.3 Gbps wireless) |
| Wifi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Number of wifi radios | 2; Dual-band | 3; Tri-band | 3; tri-band |
| Ethernet ports | 2 Ethernet ports on eero 6 router only | 6 Ethernet ports (2 per eero Pro) | Twelve: 6 x 10 GbE ports; 6 x 2.5 GbE ports |
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Less than 15 minutes out of the box to WiFi 6 broadcasting internet at home!
I replaced my network of 2019 3 pack of eero pro to a network of 2020 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6. One by one I removed the 2019 eero nodes except the 2019 gateway eero node.— Setup —To add the new gateway eero node to my network and remove the old gateway eero node from my network, I tapped on the plus icon. Then I tapped on the “add or replace eero device” button. After that, I tapped on the “replace eero” button on that activity.From there, the eero app showed me how to replace my gateway eero node. The app told me to plug in the new eero pro WiFi 6. However, in the next page the app told me to unplug the old gateway eero node (before it could have been factory reset / etc.) When I followed the instruction to unplug the old eero pro, the replace failed. The instruction to unplug did not make sense to me so I tried again with the old eero pro plugged in and the new eero pro WiFi 6 plugged in.After that, the eero cloud was able to migrate my 2019 eero pro network (all settings) to my new 2020 eero pro WiFi 6 gateway-designated node.In the future, I would like to use something similar to the following app flow.1. Show the user a multi-selectable list of eeros they own, let the user select all the eeros they want to remove from the network in one page, remove them from the network before the replace procedure begins2. Disable all not-removed older model nodes (if there were any)3. After that, to keep it simple automatically replace the gateway node first (red light old, solid blue light new)4. Automatically loop for each remaining eero node the user wanted to replace5. Enable all nodes attached to the new gatewayOverall, the setup experience via the eero app impressed me by its simple and straight-forward pages with visually pleasing animations. The one issue I encountered during the replace procedure was not a problem for me due to my problem-solving mindset.— First week —I immediately saw the WiFi 6 icon on my S10+ with a 1.2Gbps link with WPA2 (WiFi is half duplex, so speed test showed half that top speed and fully saturated it with my ISP fiber gigabit link down and up)WPA2/WPA3-Personal in transition mode is supported by eero pro and eero WiFi 6 pro, so I toggled it on in the app “eero labs” settings.That is great news to me because I can use better WiFi security and this is one of the few routers on the market that currently support WPA3. It is an experimental setting as described by eero on their website.Although the eero website says some Chamberlain models do not work, my Chamberlain model B1381 MyQ garage door opener with Amazon Key enabled connected and worked well with the WPA3 toggle enabled in the eero app.I have about 50 WiFi devices on my network and all of them were able to connect immediately to the new eero pro WiFi 6 nodes.In my mind, the gateway eero node should be the most processor-powerful node in a mesh network because all down-stream nodes’ packets going to or from the internet flow through a single gigabit port on the gateway-designated node to a modem, or ONT in this case.— Thoughts —In the past, I used eero secure but found that it occasionally over-protectively blocked websites that I did not want blocked. In the future, I would like to see the eero app have allow and deny lists to override the eero secure DNS blocker.I would rather have NextDNS over TLS instead of eero secure DNS, however that is not an option in the app.Like eero pro, eero pro WiFi 6 still does not have an admin configuration website that would be served at the gateway IP. All configuration is done via the eero mobile app. To me, this is a non-issue.I tested the included cat.6 Ethernet cable with my Ethernet cable wiring tester. As expected, it passed because it is wired correctly.Overall, this is an excellent mesh network system for work from home. My ping is 0ms and jitter is 0ms over fiber to the speedtest site hosted by my ISP connected directly to my PC via another cat.6 Ethernet cable. My PC speedtest shows over 900 Mbps down and up when wired through the new eero. The old eero consistently only gave my PC less than 750 Mbps down and up using the same cable and configuration. With all of the secondary nodes hardwired to the gateway node, my network gives me over 600 Mbps download speed and 600 Mbps upload speed on my S10+ phone. This new 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6 gave us great improvements over the old eero pro. My family and I are grateful and we appreciate the experience of the fastest and most secure WiFi available on the market today; we will use this to the fullest.— Update: Week Two —Today Tuesday at 3am, my eero network automatically updated while in bridge mode and the gateway eero blinked blue for 3 minutes then solid red on all 3 eero nodes. This may be caused by a difference in firmware, where the eero WiFi 6 pro did not figure out my network topology path from the gateway-designated node to the other nodes.In my case, my network topology for the three eero nodes is the following:1. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ non-managed switch ↔ second eero (hardwired)2. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ third eero (WiFi)The eero pro had no issues in this same network topology configuration yet the eero WiFi 6 pro had an issue and red lights all nodes after 3 minutes and until manual intervention.Other users have reported the same issue on Reddit, so it seems this configuration is not supported well now. When all nodes are WiFi not hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. Also, if all nodes are hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. The problem now might be caused by a mixture of WiFi and hardwired eero nodes in the network.For me, I will find a way to hard wire the third eero node.— Update: Week Three —After a week with 6.0.3 firmware installed on all three nodes, the WiFi connected node to the gateway node path had a latency issue that became worse over the week. So, I removed the WiFi connected node (not hardwired to the gateway node) in my bedroom via the eero app. After that, my devices that were connected to that node (which experienced the bad latency) were fixed. Meanwhile, the latency of devices (WiFi and Ethernet) connected via hardwired nodes to the gateway node remained minimal (great) since installation.— Update: Month One —I don't know why albeit, when my eeros updated to 6.1.0-877 the gateway was no longer gigabit (only 100Mbps max download and upload speeds)Previously, my gateway was showing 940+ Mbps in the eero app speed test for weeks. WiFi connected devices also only speed test at up to 100Mbps through speedtest.net and fast.com apps to the same server that was showing >600Mbps up and down speeds prior to the 6.1.0 update.No hardware in my network environment changed between 6.0.3 and 6.1.0. Only the update happened. Rebooting the network via the app did not fix this issue.Update:I unplugged the Gateway Ethernet cable and plugged it back in. That fixed my issue and my WiFi 6 network is back to 940+ Mbps download and upload speeds.—
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— Setup —
To add the new gateway eero node to my network and remove the old gateway eero node from my network, I tapped on the plus icon. Then I tapped on the “add or replace eero device” button. After that, I tapped on the “replace eero” button on that activity.
From there, the eero app showed me how to replace my gateway eero node. The app told me to plug in the new eero pro WiFi 6. However, in the next page the app told me to unplug the old gateway eero node (before it could have been factory reset / etc.) When I followed the instruction to unplug the old eero pro, the replace failed. The instruction to unplug did not make sense to me so I tried again with the old eero pro plugged in and the new eero pro WiFi 6 plugged in.
After that, the eero cloud was able to migrate my 2019 eero pro network (all settings) to my new 2020 eero pro WiFi 6 gateway-designated node.
In the future, I would like to use something similar to the following app flow.
1. Show the user a multi-selectable list of eeros they own, let the user select all the eeros they want to remove from the network in one page, remove them from the network before the replace procedure begins
2. Disable all not-removed older model nodes (if there were any)
3. After that, to keep it simple automatically replace the gateway node first (red light old, solid blue light new)
4. Automatically loop for each remaining eero node the user wanted to replace
5. Enable all nodes attached to the new gateway
Overall, the setup experience via the eero app impressed me by its simple and straight-forward pages with visually pleasing animations. The one issue I encountered during the replace procedure was not a problem for me due to my problem-solving mindset.
— First week —
I immediately saw the WiFi 6 icon on my S10+ with a 1.2Gbps link with WPA2 (WiFi is half duplex, so speed test showed half that top speed and fully saturated it with my ISP fiber gigabit link down and up)
WPA2/WPA3-Personal in transition mode is supported by eero pro and eero WiFi 6 pro, so I toggled it on in the app “eero labs” settings.
That is great news to me because I can use better WiFi security and this is one of the few routers on the market that currently support WPA3. It is an experimental setting as described by eero on their website.
Although the eero website says some Chamberlain models do not work, my Chamberlain model B1381 MyQ garage door opener with Amazon Key enabled connected and worked well with the WPA3 toggle enabled in the eero app.
I have about 50 WiFi devices on my network and all of them were able to connect immediately to the new eero pro WiFi 6 nodes.
In my mind, the gateway eero node should be the most processor-powerful node in a mesh network because all down-stream nodes’ packets going to or from the internet flow through a single gigabit port on the gateway-designated node to a modem, or ONT in this case.
— Thoughts —
In the past, I used eero secure but found that it occasionally over-protectively blocked websites that I did not want blocked. In the future, I would like to see the eero app have allow and deny lists to override the eero secure DNS blocker.
I would rather have NextDNS over TLS instead of eero secure DNS, however that is not an option in the app.
Like eero pro, eero pro WiFi 6 still does not have an admin configuration website that would be served at the gateway IP. All configuration is done via the eero mobile app. To me, this is a non-issue.
I tested the included cat.6 Ethernet cable with my Ethernet cable wiring tester. As expected, it passed because it is wired correctly.
Overall, this is an excellent mesh network system for work from home. My ping is 0ms and jitter is 0ms over fiber to the speedtest site hosted by my ISP connected directly to my PC via another cat.6 Ethernet cable. My PC speedtest shows over 900 Mbps down and up when wired through the new eero. The old eero consistently only gave my PC less than 750 Mbps down and up using the same cable and configuration. With all of the secondary nodes hardwired to the gateway node, my network gives me over 600 Mbps download speed and 600 Mbps upload speed on my S10+ phone. This new 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6 gave us great improvements over the old eero pro. My family and I are grateful and we appreciate the experience of the fastest and most secure WiFi available on the market today; we will use this to the fullest.
— Update: Week Two —
Today Tuesday at 3am, my eero network automatically updated while in bridge mode and the gateway eero blinked blue for 3 minutes then solid red on all 3 eero nodes. This may be caused by a difference in firmware, where the eero WiFi 6 pro did not figure out my network topology path from the gateway-designated node to the other nodes.
In my case, my network topology for the three eero nodes is the following:
1. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ non-managed switch ↔ second eero (hardwired)
2. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ third eero (WiFi)
The eero pro had no issues in this same network topology configuration yet the eero WiFi 6 pro had an issue and red lights all nodes after 3 minutes and until manual intervention.
Other users have reported the same issue on Reddit, so it seems this configuration is not supported well now. When all nodes are WiFi not hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. Also, if all nodes are hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. The problem now might be caused by a mixture of WiFi and hardwired eero nodes in the network.
For me, I will find a way to hard wire the third eero node.
— Update: Week Three —
After a week with 6.0.3 firmware installed on all three nodes, the WiFi connected node to the gateway node path had a latency issue that became worse over the week. So, I removed the WiFi connected node (not hardwired to the gateway node) in my bedroom via the eero app. After that, my devices that were connected to that node (which experienced the bad latency) were fixed. Meanwhile, the latency of devices (WiFi and Ethernet) connected via hardwired nodes to the gateway node remained minimal (great) since installation.
— Update: Month One —
I don't know why albeit, when my eeros updated to 6.1.0-877 the gateway was no longer gigabit (only 100Mbps max download and upload speeds)
Previously, my gateway was showing 940+ Mbps in the eero app speed test for weeks. WiFi connected devices also only speed test at up to 100Mbps through speedtest.net and fast.com apps to the same server that was showing >600Mbps up and down speeds prior to the 6.1.0 update.
No hardware in my network environment changed between 6.0.3 and 6.1.0. Only the update happened. Rebooting the network via the app did not fix this issue.
Update:
I unplugged the Gateway Ethernet cable and plugged it back in. That fixed my issue and my WiFi 6 network is back to 940+ Mbps download and upload speeds.
—
Less than 15 minutes out of the box to WiFi 6 broadcasting internet at home!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2020
I replaced my network of 2019 3 pack of eero pro to a network of 2020 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6. One by one I removed the 2019 eero nodes except the 2019 gateway eero node.Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2020
— Setup —
To add the new gateway eero node to my network and remove the old gateway eero node from my network, I tapped on the plus icon. Then I tapped on the “add or replace eero device” button. After that, I tapped on the “replace eero” button on that activity.
From there, the eero app showed me how to replace my gateway eero node. The app told me to plug in the new eero pro WiFi 6. However, in the next page the app told me to unplug the old gateway eero node (before it could have been factory reset / etc.) When I followed the instruction to unplug the old eero pro, the replace failed. The instruction to unplug did not make sense to me so I tried again with the old eero pro plugged in and the new eero pro WiFi 6 plugged in.
After that, the eero cloud was able to migrate my 2019 eero pro network (all settings) to my new 2020 eero pro WiFi 6 gateway-designated node.
In the future, I would like to use something similar to the following app flow.
1. Show the user a multi-selectable list of eeros they own, let the user select all the eeros they want to remove from the network in one page, remove them from the network before the replace procedure begins
2. Disable all not-removed older model nodes (if there were any)
3. After that, to keep it simple automatically replace the gateway node first (red light old, solid blue light new)
4. Automatically loop for each remaining eero node the user wanted to replace
5. Enable all nodes attached to the new gateway
Overall, the setup experience via the eero app impressed me by its simple and straight-forward pages with visually pleasing animations. The one issue I encountered during the replace procedure was not a problem for me due to my problem-solving mindset.
— First week —
I immediately saw the WiFi 6 icon on my S10+ with a 1.2Gbps link with WPA2 (WiFi is half duplex, so speed test showed half that top speed and fully saturated it with my ISP fiber gigabit link down and up)
WPA2/WPA3-Personal in transition mode is supported by eero pro and eero WiFi 6 pro, so I toggled it on in the app “eero labs” settings.
That is great news to me because I can use better WiFi security and this is one of the few routers on the market that currently support WPA3. It is an experimental setting as described by eero on their website.
Although the eero website says some Chamberlain models do not work, my Chamberlain model B1381 MyQ garage door opener with Amazon Key enabled connected and worked well with the WPA3 toggle enabled in the eero app.
I have about 50 WiFi devices on my network and all of them were able to connect immediately to the new eero pro WiFi 6 nodes.
In my mind, the gateway eero node should be the most processor-powerful node in a mesh network because all down-stream nodes’ packets going to or from the internet flow through a single gigabit port on the gateway-designated node to a modem, or ONT in this case.
— Thoughts —
In the past, I used eero secure but found that it occasionally over-protectively blocked websites that I did not want blocked. In the future, I would like to see the eero app have allow and deny lists to override the eero secure DNS blocker.
I would rather have NextDNS over TLS instead of eero secure DNS, however that is not an option in the app.
Like eero pro, eero pro WiFi 6 still does not have an admin configuration website that would be served at the gateway IP. All configuration is done via the eero mobile app. To me, this is a non-issue.
I tested the included cat.6 Ethernet cable with my Ethernet cable wiring tester. As expected, it passed because it is wired correctly.
Overall, this is an excellent mesh network system for work from home. My ping is 0ms and jitter is 0ms over fiber to the speedtest site hosted by my ISP connected directly to my PC via another cat.6 Ethernet cable. My PC speedtest shows over 900 Mbps down and up when wired through the new eero. The old eero consistently only gave my PC less than 750 Mbps down and up using the same cable and configuration. With all of the secondary nodes hardwired to the gateway node, my network gives me over 600 Mbps download speed and 600 Mbps upload speed on my S10+ phone. This new 3 pack of eero pro WiFi 6 gave us great improvements over the old eero pro. My family and I are grateful and we appreciate the experience of the fastest and most secure WiFi available on the market today; we will use this to the fullest.
— Update: Week Two —
Today Tuesday at 3am, my eero network automatically updated while in bridge mode and the gateway eero blinked blue for 3 minutes then solid red on all 3 eero nodes. This may be caused by a difference in firmware, where the eero WiFi 6 pro did not figure out my network topology path from the gateway-designated node to the other nodes.
In my case, my network topology for the three eero nodes is the following:
1. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ non-managed switch ↔ second eero (hardwired)
2. ONT ↔ OpenWRT Router ↔ first eero (gateway designated, bridge mode) ↔ third eero (WiFi)
The eero pro had no issues in this same network topology configuration yet the eero WiFi 6 pro had an issue and red lights all nodes after 3 minutes and until manual intervention.
Other users have reported the same issue on Reddit, so it seems this configuration is not supported well now. When all nodes are WiFi not hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. Also, if all nodes are hardwired to the gateway-designated node, it works. The problem now might be caused by a mixture of WiFi and hardwired eero nodes in the network.
For me, I will find a way to hard wire the third eero node.
— Update: Week Three —
After a week with 6.0.3 firmware installed on all three nodes, the WiFi connected node to the gateway node path had a latency issue that became worse over the week. So, I removed the WiFi connected node (not hardwired to the gateway node) in my bedroom via the eero app. After that, my devices that were connected to that node (which experienced the bad latency) were fixed. Meanwhile, the latency of devices (WiFi and Ethernet) connected via hardwired nodes to the gateway node remained minimal (great) since installation.
— Update: Month One —
I don't know why albeit, when my eeros updated to 6.1.0-877 the gateway was no longer gigabit (only 100Mbps max download and upload speeds)
Previously, my gateway was showing 940+ Mbps in the eero app speed test for weeks. WiFi connected devices also only speed test at up to 100Mbps through speedtest.net and fast.com apps to the same server that was showing >600Mbps up and down speeds prior to the 6.1.0 update.
No hardware in my network environment changed between 6.0.3 and 6.1.0. Only the update happened. Rebooting the network via the app did not fix this issue.
Update:
I unplugged the Gateway Ethernet cable and plugged it back in. That fixed my issue and my WiFi 6 network is back to 940+ Mbps download and upload speeds.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020
I was, and continue to be amazed, by the best tech support team I have ever dealt with. Years ago, I was having trouble with my TiVo setup and eero was able to resolve what TiVo could not, and it was a TiVo issue. I will never forget explaining to someone at TiVo tech support that they did not know what they were talking about and that eero, in resolving the issue, led me to believe that the person who cleans the bathrooms at eero knew more about TiVos ethernet issues than the TiVo tech support person did. When I have questions, US-based tech support is easily reachable, very responsive, and always helpful.
I chose eero over other systems at the time because (i) it was incredibly well-reviewed and (ii) I like the little guy (they were not owned by Amazon at that time). I did not make a mistake and have eero systems running in both my homes, have set up systems for two family members, and recommended eero to a few friends. Everyone is happy, including me as I have not had to provide technical support to any of them.
I wanted a mesh Wifi network that would allow seamless use of my computers, tablets, and phones, as well as integrate with the myriad smart devices in my home (light switches, HVAC controllers, televisions, security devices, cameras, etc.). I found the original eero to do exactly this in a 4400 sq. foot home and a much smaller NYC apartment.
I knew that eero tech support was serious about serving the interests of their customers rather than the company when I tried to expand my system and ran into an issue that, frankly, turned out to be unrelated to eero(this was a Sonos issue). eero went through my network setup with me and offered that I had TOO MANY eero devices on my network, suggested I remove some, and encouraged me to return them as they were overkill. Who does that? (Yes, I probably still have too many eero devices on my network.)
In any event, the initial eero setup was simple and intuitive. The app works great, but I've always been bothered that they do not allow computer access to control the eero (unless you run something like Bluestack to get Android access). That said, configuring things like static IP addresses works fine from the app.
Over the years, I have upgraded bit by bit, adding an eero Pro to function as my network router (yes, in addition to handling Wifi, the eero system can act as the router for your entire network - something I highly recommend doing. I've got FIOS that comes into the house via an ethernet line, that plugs into an eero, the eero heads out to a switch , that switch feeds other switches and a couple of those have eero's running through them. Setup was easy and upgrading has always been a breeze.
In this instance, for the upgrade to the eero Pro 6, I first replaced the router via the app. That was up and running in just a few minutes. Seriously, it took longer to unpack the box than to get the main eero swapped out. There is an option within the eero app to either replace an eero device, remove an eero device, or add an eero device. I don't think the swap could be made any easier. I did the same for the two eero devices that got the other eero Pro 6 devices. All told, after unboxing, the upgrade took under 10 minutes. I replaced the eeros so the new Pro 6 maintained the names (and locations) of the old devices. All network settings remained the same - same wifi network name and password, same guest network name and password, all static IPs, etc. Note: the first picture shows the size difference between the new eero Pro 6 and the initial eero (which is about the same size as the eero Pro). Although it is significantly larger, it is still relatively compact but does run a bit warmer than the original and eero Pro.
The eero network has always worked incredibly well for me. I have over 100 devices on the network, and over 20 with static IPs. One thing to note is that eero advises AGAINST using smart switches that may route different sorts of traffic differently - the eero ecosystem works best if eero controls everything.
The system is constantly improving and new features are frequently added. This week, the app started showing Data Usage that you can look at monthly, weekly, and daily and by the device. I've included a screenshot of that. I've also included a screenshot showing the recent upgrades so you can see how serious they are about upgrades.
I've also included some Speed Test screenshots of the before/after upgrade speeds on my iPhone. On the old eero, the upload/download was 205/89 (it was generally running around 250/200 but that's the last pre-upgrade I had) and on the eero Pro 6, the speed improved to 339/346. I have not yet installed any hardware running Wifi 6 to test that speed.
There is some integration between Alexa and eero and the neatest feature of that is that you can have Alexa tell you which of your eero devices to which your phone (or another device) is connected (and thus nearby).
Finally, I am happy that they've introduced the Zigbee ecosystem into the newest version of the product. I've got a Schlage door lock and it quickly moved over to the eero system when I got rid of the Wink hub.
Bottom line: eero makes a great, reliable, and easy to use product. Their technical support is best in class and US-based (at least as of the time of this writing). The only complaint I can make is that I'd rather be able to access control of my network from a computer rather than the app.
Easy upgrade from earlier eero. Best tech support. Incredible system, fast and reliable.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020
I've used the eero Wifi system from virtually the start, beginning with a 3 pack of the original eeros. What was initially a very good product has become a great product with robust and frequent software upgrades.Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020
I was, and continue to be amazed, by the best tech support team I have ever dealt with. Years ago, I was having trouble with my TiVo setup and eero was able to resolve what TiVo could not, and it was a TiVo issue. I will never forget explaining to someone at TiVo tech support that they did not know what they were talking about and that eero, in resolving the issue, led me to believe that the person who cleans the bathrooms at eero knew more about TiVos ethernet issues than the TiVo tech support person did. When I have questions, US-based tech support is easily reachable, very responsive, and always helpful.
I chose eero over other systems at the time because (i) it was incredibly well-reviewed and (ii) I like the little guy (they were not owned by Amazon at that time). I did not make a mistake and have eero systems running in both my homes, have set up systems for two family members, and recommended eero to a few friends. Everyone is happy, including me as I have not had to provide technical support to any of them.
I wanted a mesh Wifi network that would allow seamless use of my computers, tablets, and phones, as well as integrate with the myriad smart devices in my home (light switches, HVAC controllers, televisions, security devices, cameras, etc.). I found the original eero to do exactly this in a 4400 sq. foot home and a much smaller NYC apartment.
I knew that eero tech support was serious about serving the interests of their customers rather than the company when I tried to expand my system and ran into an issue that, frankly, turned out to be unrelated to eero(this was a Sonos issue). eero went through my network setup with me and offered that I had TOO MANY eero devices on my network, suggested I remove some, and encouraged me to return them as they were overkill. Who does that? (Yes, I probably still have too many eero devices on my network.)
In any event, the initial eero setup was simple and intuitive. The app works great, but I've always been bothered that they do not allow computer access to control the eero (unless you run something like Bluestack to get Android access). That said, configuring things like static IP addresses works fine from the app.
Over the years, I have upgraded bit by bit, adding an eero Pro to function as my network router (yes, in addition to handling Wifi, the eero system can act as the router for your entire network - something I highly recommend doing. I've got FIOS that comes into the house via an ethernet line, that plugs into an eero, the eero heads out to a switch , that switch feeds other switches and a couple of those have eero's running through them. Setup was easy and upgrading has always been a breeze.
In this instance, for the upgrade to the eero Pro 6, I first replaced the router via the app. That was up and running in just a few minutes. Seriously, it took longer to unpack the box than to get the main eero swapped out. There is an option within the eero app to either replace an eero device, remove an eero device, or add an eero device. I don't think the swap could be made any easier. I did the same for the two eero devices that got the other eero Pro 6 devices. All told, after unboxing, the upgrade took under 10 minutes. I replaced the eeros so the new Pro 6 maintained the names (and locations) of the old devices. All network settings remained the same - same wifi network name and password, same guest network name and password, all static IPs, etc. Note: the first picture shows the size difference between the new eero Pro 6 and the initial eero (which is about the same size as the eero Pro). Although it is significantly larger, it is still relatively compact but does run a bit warmer than the original and eero Pro.
The eero network has always worked incredibly well for me. I have over 100 devices on the network, and over 20 with static IPs. One thing to note is that eero advises AGAINST using smart switches that may route different sorts of traffic differently - the eero ecosystem works best if eero controls everything.
The system is constantly improving and new features are frequently added. This week, the app started showing Data Usage that you can look at monthly, weekly, and daily and by the device. I've included a screenshot of that. I've also included a screenshot showing the recent upgrades so you can see how serious they are about upgrades.
I've also included some Speed Test screenshots of the before/after upgrade speeds on my iPhone. On the old eero, the upload/download was 205/89 (it was generally running around 250/200 but that's the last pre-upgrade I had) and on the eero Pro 6, the speed improved to 339/346. I have not yet installed any hardware running Wifi 6 to test that speed.
There is some integration between Alexa and eero and the neatest feature of that is that you can have Alexa tell you which of your eero devices to which your phone (or another device) is connected (and thus nearby).
Finally, I am happy that they've introduced the Zigbee ecosystem into the newest version of the product. I've got a Schlage door lock and it quickly moved over to the eero system when I got rid of the Wink hub.
Bottom line: eero makes a great, reliable, and easy to use product. Their technical support is best in class and US-based (at least as of the time of this writing). The only complaint I can make is that I'd rather be able to access control of my network from a computer rather than the app.
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