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The Linksys Velop Tri-band Mesh Network System, P/N AC6600, is a relatively uncomplicated system to set up IF you understand a little about or have previously set up basic home wi-fi networking.
I don't know how easy it is for those who have no prior experience setting up a wi-fi. It may be as easy or it may not, depending on your technical acumen and how well you read up beforehand and prepare for the installation. I cannot comment since I've been fooling around with home wi-fi ever since it was mass-marketed in the late 1990s.
The packaging is crisp and very well done. You open the Linksys box easily due to a magnetic flap (no tape or seals to cut), and you see three Velop wi-fi routers, and a quick install card on the left, under which are three power supplies, one for each router, and one ethernet cable for the "home" router. Note - any one of the three Velop routers can be chosen and installed as the "home" unit when you begin the installation.
NOTE - BEFORE you begin the actual installation, get a notepad and pencil or whatever you want to use to take down some vital information. Turn each of the three Velop routers over and you will find five (5) unique numbers on labels on the bottom. The print (font) is microscopic so if your eyes aren't great, get a magnifying glass and be under a good bright desk lamp. I strongly suggest that at this time you choose which router is going in each of your three home locations. So for mine, I had "Office" (which is in my basement), "Living Room", and "2nd Floor". I stuck a temporary lable on the side of each router. Your names will probably be different. Leave 5 lines under each router designation on your notepad. Under each of your chosen router names, record the following numbers from its bottom labels: Name_____, Password_____, Recovery Key____, Serial No.______, and MAC (address)________.
The Name and Password on the labels are from the factory and only temporary and will not be used once you have developed your unique router names (I used the room name), your wi-fi home network name and password during the installation of the first router. But the label names & passwords may be needed in the future so don't lose your notes. You will find the MAC address versus router name handy to know once your system is running so you can tell which router is which and what devices are connected to it.
I had read in advance of how to transition from my existing Apple Time Capsule/Airport Wi-Fi network to the new Linksys network. My previous Wi-Fi using the Apple Time Capsule router included a separate Arris cable modem that I was using to connect to my Comcast broadband cable internet service. The modem was not changed for this new system, it works just fine. Just connect the modem ethernet output to the first Velop router (either one of the two bottom ethernet ports on the Velop). But if you're not familiar with your existing network, fear not! Just follow the installation app instructions that you will be using - see my next paragraph. - and you should do fine.
Linksys requires you to install their Velop app on your smartphone in order to install the system. You DON'T use your pc. The app is available on Apple's App Store and I assume from elsewhere if you're not an Apple user as I am. The app is free and installs easily. Once it installs, start following it's step-by-step instructions. I found it handy to pre-read the instructions from the Linksys website (using my laptop browser) before downloading the smartphone app and beginning the actual installation. It's just a suggestion. Also, if you've turned off your old wi-fi router, using the smartphone app is handy because that can communicate with Linksys via your cellular connection until your first Velop router (and its wi-fi signal) is up and running.
The app requires you to establish a username and password which becomes your Admin credentials for modifying or customizing the Linksys settings if you want to use features other than the standard default settings. I won't go into those details because it's well-covered in many websites online if you search on "how to setup Linksys velop mesh wi-fi system".
So once I started the linksys app and connected the first Velop router to my modem, it took about 10-15 minutes for that to recognize the internet signal from my modem and indicate it was ready (a light on the top goes to purple when its ready to install, and when all is done it turns solid blue). I followed the sequential instructions on the smartphone app; at one point I had to register for the Linksys Cloud account (needed for some optional features) and you have to have a home network name (SSID) and a password ready to type in. PS - CREATE YOUR NEW NETWORK NAME (SSID) AND NEW NETWORK PASSWORD BEFORE YOU START** SO YOU DON'T GET CONFUSED DURING THE PROCEDURE - HAVE THEM WRITTEN DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU.
**I used a free website called Random Strong Passwords to generate a very strong 16 character password for my network since i live in a neighborhood where houses are on 1/8 acre lots and relatively close to each other. Everyone sees everyone else's SSIDs (I can see about 8 other people's SSID's inside my house) so its best to name my wi-fi network using nothing that gives away that it's my network and a password that no one other than NSA with their supercomputer can crack.
After the first router setup was complete, the next two were so easy it was ridiculous. I simply took the second Velop router to the first floor, plugged it, waited until the light on the top turned purple, then followed the prompts on the smartphone app to "Add another node". It went much faster and easier now that the network had been created by the first router. Just had to name it "Living Room". That was easy. The third Velop router went on the second floor, again, setup for the added router was fast. Named that one "2nd Floor". Easy peasy.
Coming back down to the basement, I could see that my new Velop mesh network was up and running fine, and we have strong wi-fi (5/5 or 4/5) throughout our house. All that remained was to go around and re-program every device that connects to wi-fi with the new SSID and new password. Two smart TV's, one home stereo, a security camera, one smart thermostat, two Apple TV boxes, 3 laptops, 2 wi-fi printers, four iPads, and two more iPhones. After entering the 16 digit password so many times, I was grateful this only needs doing once or (hopefully) *very* seldom. Whew!
Everything works! MUCH better signal & speed than before when I had only a single router. Today is 3 days after installation and the system has remained rock solid with no dropouts. I'm impressed.
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Customers find the WiFi system easy to set up and appreciate its excellent coverage that seamlessly envelops homes and yards. The speed is good, with internet access being much quicker in townhouses, and they consider it one of the best routers they've used. The signal quality and reliability receive mixed feedback - while some report amazing signal strength, others experience poor signal everywhere, and while some say it works well, others find it extremely unreliable. Moreover, connectivity issues are significant, with customers reporting that secondary nodes have trouble staying connected and iOS devices keep disconnecting. Value for money opinions are divided, with some considering it well worth the price while others say it's not worth the cost.
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301 customers mention setup, 244 positive, 57 negative
These things work great! Got the 3 pods. Easy to set up. Now I can get WiFi way on the other side of the house and even outside. Definitely recommend!Read more
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177 customers mention quality, 124 positive, 53 negative
Great product. I have a 3628 sqft house and now I got WiFi every corner of the house and around the house from the mail box to my back yard all cover.Read more
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134 customers mention speed, 96 positive, 38 negative
...If you want a setup that is fast, easy and just plain works, this is terrific. Covers about 2,700 sq feet of my 3,500 sq ft home....Read more
Excellent Coverage, speed, reliability! Easy App to manage too!Read more
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95 customers mention coverage, 82 positive, 13 negative
Easy to set up. Great coverage in our 3000 sq ft split level home. We have the three node setup and it’s FAST and consistent. Highly recommend!Read more
Easy setup, excellent coverage. One unit didn’t work but a replacement was sent right away.Read more
Easy set up, great WIFI coverage. Very satisfied. I would recommend to friends and family.Read more
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378 customers mention reliability, 216 positive, 162 negative
...Very expensive, but works great. There was a feature that would e-mail me when one of the devices went off-line or had issues....Read more
...day return policy had expired before we used it and found it to be unreliable. We replaced it with the Netgear Orbi from Amazon and that works great!Read more
I have a 12-node Velop system that works well and seamlessly supports our many devices....Read more
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190 customers mention signal quality, 122 positive, 68 negative
The Velop mesh network provides seamless coverage with strong signal and excellent wireless performance throughout our house....Read more
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...Good signal throughout my 2500 SqFt home. Writing this review because they are consistently dropping sync and needing to be reset to reconnect....Read more
83 customers mention value for money, 34 positive, 49 negative
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Worth every penny!! It was extraordinarily easy to set up. I've had it for 2 weeks and haven't had to reset the wifi!! I'm so glad I bought it.Read more
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...Extenders and other products just never worked These are worth the money and are easy to set-up I have had to call customer service twice and they...Read more
143 customers mention connectivity, 29 positive, 114 negative
...No internet! I tried everything I knew how....Read more
Horrible. Very unreliable. It keeps dropping connections with several of my devices randomly....Read more
...(except that you're moving around) but you definitely notice the dropped Internet....Read more
...with the ability to cover a relatively large area with a stable connection....Read more
WiFi Freedom, Finally!
I was so tired of trying to figure out seamless WiFi. My modem is on one side of the house with a 50' CAT cable running through the attic to a router with WiFi extenders and the whole bag. 4 network ID's so when anyone in the family walks from one side of the house to the other we would need to disconnect and reconnect to the stronger signal. Not only is that a pain in the neck but the chrome casts or really any household device your trying to control may or may not be on the same network as you are. Casting Netflix, controlling the thermostat Ect. all just a major hassle. So, I make the painful purchase of 3 nodes, setup took an hour or so and WALA one network ID. That in and of itself was worth the price of admission. We have 4 wireless cameras, 4 computers, phones, Ect. 20+ devices using bandwidth at any given time and it all works flawlessly. Our internet is 300/20 and I get 300+ by 25 wireless pretty much everywhere. I was so impressed I added a 4th node in the garage to cover the backyard and the garage and spent a couple of weeks hard-wiring all the nodes to the parent node so I would have a very fast, very solid network. I am thrilled with the performance! I don't know anyone at Linksys, they didn't ask me to do a review I'm just so grateful to have a end to my WiFi headaches I wanted to share my experience, thank you Linksys!!
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Hasta el momento llevo 1 mes con producto y me tiene encantado, la verdad es que había investigado varias marcas y protocolos para saber si realmente valdría la pena dar el salto de mi módem tradicional (el que viene con el Internet que pago) y efectivamente hay muchísima información sobre el Wifi-mesh así que estaba entre este sistema y el utilizado por google. Al final opté por este debido a las recomendaciones que leí en diversas páginas web. El sistema de nodos que compré me tiene siempre la máxima cantidad de MB en todos los dispositivos de la casa (aunque el ancho de banda no es mucho 60 MB approx) incluso aunque coloqué un nodo bastante lejos de los otros (está a 2 muros de concreto separado y hay una cocina en medio) pero ahora siempre tengo ese mínimo para todos los nodos y mi pin para los videojuegos tuvo igual una mayor eficiencia, no tengo retardos de conexión, fue muy fácil de instalar y su aplicación es muy sencilla de entender, aunque me gustaría que los servicios plus que ofrecen vinieran incluidos con la compra del dispositivo. Conforme vaya pasando el tiempo iré actualizando mi comentario para ver si el rendimiento sigue igual de bien. 05/04/2021Alfredo FeregrinoEficiencia.
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