ASUS ZenWiFi AC Whole-Home Tri-Band Mesh System (CT8 2 Pack White) Coverage up to 5,400 sq.ft, AC3000, WiFi, Life-time Free Network Security and Parental Controls, 4X Gigabit Ports, 3 SSIDs

Hacen lo que dicen, aunque de ves en cuando pierden conexión entre nodos y hay que re conectarlos. Pero de ahí en fuera bien.

Easy setup, liked the lifetime Trend Micro and Parent controls, also coverage and speed was immediately noticed. Used EERO 2nd gen and had 15-20 connected, now coverage is great. Haven't had to use tech support yet. I think that their is an option for web but did everything from the app.

I bought both the XT9 2-pack in Black and XT9 single-pack in white for a total of 3 node AIMesh network.They all set up reasonably quickly and easily, starting with the one in the two-pack which is clearly marked on the front as the one to start with. Then I added the 1-pack white XT9. I'm not using ethernet backhaul, depending instead on 5G wifi for the backhaul. My internet connection is not that great, so I am not able to really test the 2.5Gbps WAN or LAN aggregation features. My clients are a handful of PCs (variously connected via wifi, wired directly, or wired through a switch), a handful of android mobile devices, smartTVs, and a dozen or more IoTs [thermostate, smart bulbs, etc]).WiFi coverage is pretty good, and the system is fairly powerful in terms of features, although the documentation is not that great. It tells you what you can set, but rarely explains why you would want to make one selection over another.I like that you can admin it via a web-browser, which is one reason I did not go with other brands which require a phone app. That being said there are some features which are only available in the app, and others which are only available in the webUI. For example:In the app, you can set some interesting "parental" controls such as ad blocking, malicious content blocking, etc. The way to do this in the webUI is not very clear or perhaps not even possible.In the WebUI, you can "Manage" the different nodes of the mesh and do things like set the USB port for different purposes. As an example, on one node, I have a USB Drive serving uPnP media service. On another node, a different USB HDD is serving files via Samba and (LAN-restricted) FTP.Some features don't seem to work such as the ability to make the WPS button control the LED. And some of my devices (Smart Bulbs especially) don't seem to bind to the nearest mesh node, instead binding to the farthest one, which surprises me. Another thing that baffles me: 2 of the Cat5e-connected devices on my second node show "yellow" in the app (with vague description and confusing "Things to check"). One is a smartTV and the other is a connect AV-Receiver, both purchased this year. The one wired device showing green is a 10 year old Laptop.One thing I really don't like is that you cannot NAME the different nodes for where they are located. Yes, you can label them (as I've done) for Office, Living Room, and Master Bedroom, but when you see them in a list they all say "ZenWiFi XT9".Overall, this is a powerful system, more powerful than the single-node netgear WiFi router I've been using for years. I'm glad I upgraded!

It took me a long time to decide to switch from my Google Nest Wifi, not because it was great, but because I was so used to the full Google ecosystem and wondered how a non-Google device would fit. And of course, also deciding which device to switch to was a challenge. After an extensive search (shout out to Dong Know Tech), I settled for the Asus ZenWifi Pro XT12 and it was the best decision I made. For me, it has been miles ahead of the my previous mesh router. From wifi speed, to range, to throughput, it has been simply fantastic. For the first time, I've getting the true internet speed from my ISP all around the house!Having the choice of wired or wireless backhaul, dual WAN capability, 2x 5Ghz wireless bands, etc. is truly phenomenal. The amount of control you have in choosing how to setup and the simplicity of using the mobile app or web browser having been a joy.In summary, so far, arguably the best mesh router in the market.

In my setup I get 1+ Gbps backhaul speed.The extra throughput is due to additional 5.9 Ghz band in the 5Ghz-2 channel, which is the default for wireless backhaul. XT12 wifi6 generally is said to be preferrable to the wifi 6e version of the same mesh when used with wireless backhaul, because 6e has only one channel of the same band type.if 6E dedicates the 6Ghz channel for the backhaul (which i take it is the default in that version), then for the clients the whole mesh becomes the equivalent of wifi6, not 6e. On the other hand, the 6GHz band performance for backhaul may vary -- it would perform slightly faster if the nodes are close but worse if the nodes are farther and/or there are obstacles. The latter is usually the case. (certainly is the case for me).The XT12 wifi 6 on the other hand has a flexibility to chose between 5 and 5.9 Ghz bands in its wifi 5Ghz-2 channel which is its default setting for the wireless backhaul. In practical settings this yields faster speeds for backhaul than with a generic wifi6 5GHz. I don't know how intelligent this algorithm is, but balancing open clients between 5 and 5.9 GHz it in theory can use the best combination as a appropriate. Also, 5.9Ghz is way less crowded (there are no actual wireless clients for this band, and very few router models). And there's no loss in functionality for the wireless clients when 5GHz-2 channel is dedicated for the backhaul, either (since there are no 5.9Ghz clients).Conducted 3rd party benchmarks for wireless backhaul seems to confirm as much.Of course if one has a wired 2.5Gbps backhaul to the satellite, then the wifi6E version becomes more versatile in terms of type of client connections. Note that this system has 2x2.5Gbps ports, so it is possible to daisy-chain XT12 satellites with multi-gig speeds (rarely available on other mesh types).Bottom line, the advice is to stick with wifi6 version if one plans to use wireless backhaul; otherwise, wifi6e has ability to connect 6E clients on 6Ghz band (those that support it).I also like the ability to have management both in app and via web UI, neither of which requires an asus account (only if you want the remote internet-side management).I like the AI mesh feature as well, which makes this mesh cross compatible with other AI-mesh enabled Asus routers, including the less expensive xt8 models. XT8 are said to also have ability to use 5.9GHz band (enabled with a firmware update), so they may constitute a cheaper way to extend the mesh further if needed (although their radio apparently not as advanced as XT12's).On the cons, i noticed the satellite having an intermittent connection drops after about 1 month uptime. Seems to fix itself after reboot of the satellite (without eco mode), but that's a bummer.Also, it seems that even though i can hit my nas at 1.2...1.3Gbps speed with smb over the wireless backhaul (a pc connected via 2.5Gbps wired port to the satellite), the ookla speed test from the same pc maxes out at about 900Mbps, even though the Asus ookla test client at the router connected directly to the internet (same test server) consistently shows 1.4 Gbps connection. So there seems to be some additional speed loss when routing from wireless backhaul to WAN as opposed to LAN, at least for the test protocol. So even after spending $700, my local router-to-office bridge is still slower than my internet connection! Still, it is a huge improvement over my previous tri-band wifi 5 mesh performance.All in all, because of the advanced firmware/hw features, Asus seems to be the winner at this point if you need a fastest wireless backhaul mesh. AI mesh really just has no analogs in other brands, as well as the external account-free android app management.Update: With the latest firmware i still observe annoying satellite disconnects. They anecdotally seem to be less frequent if I disable DFS channels, but it is annoying nonetheless. Hope it will be fixed with upcoming firmware (still beta). -1 star (for the money!).Update: disconnects seem to have gone away now. There has been a few firmware updates, so perhaps the issue was resolved. Going back to 4 stars. Still not five as I feel it might be cheaper. But imo, in the end it is totally worth it.