WAVLINK AX3000 WiFi 6 Mesh System 3 Pack – Covers up to 7300 Sq.Ft., Speeds up to 3.0 Gbps, Replaces Wireless Router and WiFi Extender Signal Booster, Easy Setup, Smart App Control

What Can I Say But Wow!!! Powerful & Easy to Setup.
Wow! This is a great system. I have now bought two (3-node sets) of these, and they work wonderfully well. They are easy to configure and just work. I bought the second set for another home we have, and it works fine there, too. We use it with 1 GB up/down fiber Internet services at both locations. They are very lightweight. Each unit is identical and has Ethernet ports, too, so you have options to connect devices via Ethernet, not just wi-fi.The user interface is via an app and also via a browser. Each is a great user experience, well laid out, and thought through. See photos. Using the devices for daily Internet activities is very fast…I mean noticeably so. Since each device is identical, you have easy options to use alternative sources of Internet, such as a cellular router, hotspot, etc. So if your primary source is out, you can easily connect to another source without a lot of technical effort.While it is not a stated requirement to do so, I have connected each node to a small UPS for protection from power fluctuations and short-term outages. Those UPS can also power my backup Internet source (cellular router). So we truly have a backup Internet capability if our main fiber source goes down. After over a month of usage, for now, I see no reason to use an Ethernet “backhaul” between each unit. As is, the nodes simply connect via mesh and can be moved around as needed. This was especially helpful as we began Christmas decorating this year. If decorations displace it, just move it across the room…it still works. After Christmas, just leave it or move it back to its original location. Easy peasy!Antennas are contained within the tower-shape of the nodes and don’t detract from a room’s appearance. I can also tell you that dusting these nodes is much easier than any router or node that has exposed antennas. I suggest that you give each node a little space for signal propagation and ambient room temperature air flow…even so, these are perfect for placement on desks, bookshelves, etc. Vertical antennas tend to radiate signal away from the antenna in a flat, doughnut shape- or a basketball shape-pattern, so there is no need to place these high in a room or below the top-of-chair “line”. Yes, furniture can absorb and sometimes degrade wi-fi signals, so pay a little attention to location. Place them from eye-level to waist-level so that the doughnut signal pattern remains where YOU and your Internet/wi-fi hungry devices live. Even in our basement, we get plenty of signal from the above, main floor-placed units. If you need more signal, then you can easily relocate a node and test its coverage, or in a worst-case scenario, buy another node to “join the family”.As new devices connect to the system, it keeps track of the connections and automatically draws a topological map of what is connecting to each node. This helps with understanding how to balance the loading of each node. The basic system configuration is that 1 of the nodes functions as the “router” and the other nodes act as “extender” nodes which handle traffic that is closer than the router-node or other nodes…just like a cellular network does. You’re connected to the “tower” with the best signal/connection…as you move around, your device is handed off to other nodes that have better connectivity. Previously, such handoff capability was only used by commercial-grade systems like Ubiquiti…now it is available without spending a fortune.One of the technical “beauties” of mesh is that if you need more coverage, just buy another node…about $55-60 US dollars at the time of this review. No need to climb ladders to mount access points to ceilings or other awkward places.I write this review as the owner of 4 large-scale (100-150 devices) Ubiquti Systems at various places. So I’ve been around the block a time or two. I’m very impressed with these mesh devices, their ease of installation/configuration/ placement, and performance for the buck.

A the most frustrating setup experience ever
I had high hopes for this device, but they were quickly dashed during setup. It was so frustrating that I gave up and returned it. Now I’m no IT tech, but I’ve set up many WiFi systems and never had an issue. But with this system once it was connected it would immediately loose the connection to my FIOS ONT. I had to reboot the ONT then it would connect then drop the connection again. I was stuck in an endless loop. Ridiculous! I have no idea why the Wavlink didn’t want to play with the ONT. the app is also useless so you have to set it up by a web browser, another frustration. Then, when it came setting up the guest network I was lost and that’s not a difficult setting on MOST routers except this. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to set up the guest account security. They have a setting to tap to set it up for guests to use but nowhere did I see the normal security settings with password, etc. since I use my cameras and smart plugs or similar devices on guest to isolate them I wasn’t going to leave guest network with no security. Anyway I played with this system for too long, got too frustrated and packed it back up and sent it back. No, I would not recommend this mesh system to anyone. Save your time and buy a user friendly system you can configure to use DNS servers or guest WiFi, etc