ASUS ZenWiFi BD4 (3-Pack) Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh, 3600 Mbps, 6500 sq.ft, Dual 2.5G Ports, Security and Parental Controls Included, Smart Home Master SSIDs

Impressive Product
I had to return this router because my ISP doesn’t allow other equipment, which I had not known.However, I did set it up before I found out.The process was extremely simple and fast- about 15 minutes. Plug them in, connect one to the cable, let them communicate. Then take two nodes and put them where needed. They reconnect and you’re about done.Instructions are clearI had it working as a wifi system with perfect signals, with all my devices connected in 15 minutes.The router could not connect to internet, not its fault.I do recommend the product.

Really unstable
I just got this tonight and tried setting it up. What a nightmare! It seemed to work great at first. I plugged it into my modem and a switch, and it went through the setup. It told me that everything was working perfectly, but for some reason it immediately gave me a red light, indicating that there was no connection to the internet. I tried restarting the modem. Still no connection. It turned out that it had decided to make the switch the WAN connection, so I disconnected the switch and plugged the modem into that port, restarted both devices, and I finally got a connection. That lasted all of 20 seconds.So I reset the thing to factory settings and tried to start the process again. This time, it connected to the internet right away and I got a notification that there was a firmware update. I let it download and install, and was them met with a red light and no internet again. I tried everything I could think of to fix this, but ultimately had to reset it to factory defaults again and set it up a third time.This time, everything went smoothly. I started getting my devices connected and even got the switch to work. All seemed fine until I did a speed test and got a mere 100 mbps. I was expecting more than ten times that. So I restarted the thing again, and was met with a red light when it booted up. No more internet. But this time, I couldn’t even connect to it through the app, and it would start restarting itself every five or six minutes.I don’t even know where to begin to troubleshoot this thing anymore. I’m going to contact support tomorrow and I’ll update this review based on what happens next, but this thing has been such a huge pain that I thought I should mention it.—Edit—I got a new unit sent to me, and I successfully set it up, but that also wasn’t without problems. The short version is, for whatever reason, I have to restart my modem every single time the router restarts, even during setup. If I don’t do this, the router can’t figure out that it has a WAN connection. This took entirely too long for me to figure out, and I don’t like it one bit, but at least it works now.I have confirmed that the previous unit is definitely not working this way, and so I really think it’s just a broken unit.Now that the new one is working, it is a fairly decent router. Speeds are high, latency is low, and I thoroughly enjoy having a 2.5G wired connection to my switch and NAS. It does take a very long time to reboot, however, and that’s definitely not nice when you have to troubleshoot. I also just really can’t shake the feeling that this thing could stop working like the first unit did. Fingers crossed, I guess.If you do buy this, just make sure you give it plenty of time to do it’s thing during setup. If you get a red light or it seems like it’s not doing what it’s supposed to, give it an extra 2-3 minutes longer than you want to and try restarting your modem before you do anything with the router. Same with firmware updates. If you think it’s broken, give it a lot of extra time and reset your modem before you try to mess with it.

First Mesh System, No Complaints
Having set up many routers over the years, I had low expectations for mesh routers based on my experience with wi-fi extenders (worthless and finicky) despite knowing that mesh routers were far superior from reading reviews. I looked at a few mesh systems and read reviews from a number of tech review sites before deciding on this system. My use case is a ~3400sqft 3 story home, 300mbps internet, smart home devices (switches, plugs, etc), and I generally do not need to worry about more advanced router settings.Pros:- Incredibly easy set up but does require the Asus Router app- Strong connection between nodes, only the main one is connected via Ethernet- Even coverage. I get nearly the same speeds (+/- roughly 20mbps) on every floor- Combined 2.4/5Ghz bands work great, makes smart home setup easy- Small unobtrusive nodesCons:- Only 1 LAN port on the router and nodes. Not a big deal for me as I have extra network switchesOverall this system is perfect for me and I couldn’t be happier with how it has worked so far.

Routeur moyen, la maille ne fonctionne pas. Tous les devices se connectent au routeur principal même ceux qui sont juste à côté du routeur secondaire. Le contrôle parental pas fameux. Je vais retourner à mon routeur eero. Je le retourne au vendeur. Pour ceux qui cherchent des fonctions de contrôle parental avancées comme vanté ce n’est pas votre produit.