That eliminates the issue of sharing bandwidth and delivers more range – say, stretching to an outbuilding. The alternative is to use a wired backhaul, with Ethernet cables between the satellites.
Instead, all available wireless networks can be used for communication between satellites.
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The Eero Pro 6 comes with a dedicated 5GHz channel for this purpose, but the Eero Pro 6E doesn’t its 6GHz channel replaces this dedicated link. The default way to do this is via a wireless connection (a wireless backhaul, as it’s known). Once the main device is set up, other Eero satellites can be added to the mix. Either way you cut it, two Ethernet ports isn’t a generous allowance, with many people likely ending up having to buy a switch to increase capacity. If you use this connection from the Eero, then you’re left with only a single Gigabit Ethernet port. While connections in the UK don’t need 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet at the moment, it’s only a matter of time. It’s nice to see the faster networking standard on the rear, particularly since it runs over standard Cat 5e cables, so you can get a speed boost without having to replace any fixed wiring. On the back of each satellite are two Ethernet ports: one Gigabit Ethernet and one 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet. This involves setting up one of the satellites as the router, and plugging it into a modem. In my home, the Pro 6E ran at 80MHz only.įor the purposes of this review, I’ve installed the Eero Pro 6E as a complete mesh system. While dropping down to 80MHz effectively halves the bandwidth available, 160MHz isn’t well supported by clients and, because it uses a huge amount of the available wireless spectrum, interference from neighbouring networks can force the Eero system to run at 80MHz anyway. That may not be quite the issue it sounds.
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If you install the Pro 6E satellite into a system that doesn’t support this, then Pro 6E will run at the standard 80MHz. There is one caveat: the Eero Pro 6E supports 160MHz networking on the 5GHz band. Unlike most other mesh manufacturers, Eero has cleverly enabled all of its devices to work with one another, so you don’t have to replace everything to add a satellite with new features. First, to expand an existing Eero Pro 6E network and second, to expand any Eero network. The latter makes sense if you’re starting from scratch, delivering whole-home coverage with support for up to 100 devices. The Eero Pro 6E is sold as a single device or as a three-pack. Compared to a lot of other mesh systems, the relatively small satellites here are exceptionally easy to place and aren’t particularly noticeable. The Eero units look identical, looking like individual keys prised off a giant keyboard. Design and FeaturesĮxternally, the Eero Pro 6E could be mistaken for the Eero Pro 6 system. Speeds are impressive, as is the feature set but the overall package is a little lacking, and this product doesn’t quite feel ready for mainstream use. Here we review the big product, the Eero Pro 6E, which uses Wi-Fi 6E including its new 6GHz channel. Having been a little slow to release new models in the UK, Eero has now upped its game, with the past few months seeing a handful of new mesh systems from the company.
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